American Delivery
Amid a growing maternal health crisis in the U.S.—especially for women of color—nurses are at the core of systemic efforts to catch new mothers before they fall through the broken healthcare safety net.
Applause
Critically acclaimed alcoholic actress Thea Barfoed (Paprika Steen) has gone through turmoil, resulting in a divorce and the loss of custody of her two boys.
Film, the Living Record of Our Memory
This documentary argues for the importance of film preservation through the voices of archivists, curators, technicians, and filmmakers who have contributed to making sure moving images survive and remain accessible.
The Giants
THE GIANTS is a moving coming-of-age film about small kids with enormous hearts. Brothers Seth (Martin Nissen) and Zak (Zacharie Chasseriaud) are two young teens left to their own devices when their mother abandons them in their dead grandfather's house. As money grows thin during the long summer da…
King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record...from Montgomery to Memphis is the landmark 3-hr documentary that chronicles the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Academy Award nomi…
Martin Eden
Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London and operating in the tradition of the great Italian classics, Martin Eden tells the story of a dashing young proletarian who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station in order to marry a bourgeois university student.
Meet the Fokkens
Meet Louise and Martine Fokkens: 69-year-old identical twins who have worked as prostitutes in Amsterdam's red light district for over 50 years.
Obit.
Every day, editorial obituary writers deposit the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Obit. explores their world, inviting essential questions about life, history, and the inevitable passage of time.
Prey for Rock & Roll
Prey for Rock & Roll, based on Cheri Lovedog’s autobiographical stageplay, stars Gina Gershon as Jacki, a rocker who’s hitting her “I’m still here” years and worrying that she may never make it big. Also starring Drea DeMatteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole, Marc Blucas, …
The Robber
Based on the real-life story of one of Austria’s most-wanted bank robbers, The Robber is a breathless thriller “as lean and taut as its marathon-winning title character.” (LA Times).