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On the Way to School
2014 Cesar winner for Best Documentary, ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL interweaves the stories of four children from around the world whose desire to learn and better their lives through education forces them to contend with arduous, often perilous journeys every day on their way to the...Watch Movie
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Monsoon-Reflections
A deeply felt reflection on labor, gender and fleeting pleasures in rural Nepal, filmmaker Stephanie Spray's short but powerful documentary on two strong-willed female field hands captures the monotonous and arduous nature of their work during Monsoon season. Spray's close...Watch Movie
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Night Across the Street
On the verge of a forced retirement, Don Celso, an elderly office worker, begins to relive both real and imagined memories from his life: a trip to the movies as a young boy with Ludwig van Beethoven, listening to tall tales from Long John Silver, a brief stay in a haunted...Watch Movie
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Planet of Snail
A wondrous documentary that's been winning over audiences around the word, PLANET OF SNAIL is a journey into the life of a most extraordinary couple. Young-Chan is an accomplished poet who can no longer hear or see. He communicates with his wife through finger braille, a unique form of...Watch Movie
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As Long As There's Breath
Following the acclaimed documentaries KALE AND KALE and MONSOON REFLECTIONS, AS LONG AS THERE'S BREATH is Stephanie Spray's third film documenting the lives of the Gayeks family in Nepal. Building on a deep bond of trust and filming their most private moments, Spray captures a...Watch Movie
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Centro Historico
Commissioned to promote the sleepy Portuguese city of Guimarães as a 2012 European Capital of Culture, this omnibus curio brings together an illustrious quartet of international cinema auteurs and invites them to roam through picturesque town squares, abandoned industrial...Watch Movie
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The Makes
In 1967, following the success of BLOW UP, Michelangelo Antonioni planned to make a film in Japan. The project was cancelled, and Antonioni opted for the United States instead, where he shot ZABRISKIE POINT. In 1983, Antonioni published "That Bowling Alley on the Tiber," a compilation of notes...Watch Movie
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Still Life
"The Arab governments pushed us out of our homes... I was twelve years old... I've been here for 60 years." A beautiful, poignant documentary, STILL LIFE examines the effect a collection of personal photos showing life in Palestine before the 1948 displacement have on an elderly Palestinian...Watch Movie
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Untitled
A revealing one-shot portrait of two Nepali newlyweds in a moment of rest and playful interaction, Stephanie Spray's UNTITLED challenges our perception of two themes at the very core of ethnographic filmmaking: human relationships and the ways in which they can be experienced by the viewer. Only...Watch Movie
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Kāle and Kāle
In exploring the lives of two wandering Nepali musicians, an uncle and nephew who share the same name and are featured in filmmaker Stephanie Spray's and Pacho Velez's acclaimed documentary MANAKAMANA, KALE AND KALE exposes the rootless occupation of the Gaine caste and communicates both its joys...Watch Movie
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Letters to Max
What is the job of a diplomat for a country that does not exist? With this question, acclaimed filmmaker Eric Baudelaire initiates a wide-ranging correspondence with his friend Maxim Gvinjia, former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Abkhazia, a country with physical borders, a government and its...Watch Movie
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Save and Protect
A retelling of Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" as a surreal story of universal suffering, the film emphasizes the heroine's internal transformation as she slowly loses her grip on reality. Her fascination with rich clothing and her almost childish desire to be lost in...Watch Movie
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The Law in These Parts
What is legal and what is just? Through candid, first-ever, interviews with Israeli judges, prosecutors and legal advisors, THE LAW IN THESE PARTS, winner of the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, is a gripping and revelatory investigation into the...Watch Movie
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Elemental
ELEMENTAL delivers a powerful and unusually intimate portrait of modern environmental activism through the story of three eco-warriors united by their deep connection with nature and commitment to confront some of the most pressing ecological challenges of our time. The film follows Eriel...Watch Movie
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Zipper
A documentary about greed, politics, urban development and renewal, the award-winning ZIPPER: CONEY ISLAND’S LAST WILD RIDE is an absorbing chronicle of the efforts to redevelop an iconic American landmark. On a small rented lot in the heart of Coney Island’s gritty amusement district, Eddie...Watch Movie
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Come Worry With Us!
What happens to female artists once they become mothers? A heartfelt exploration of how motherhood affects and impinges on one's creative life, COME WORRY WITH US! follows violinist Jessica Moss and singer/guitarist Efrim Menuck, members of internationally acclaimed...Watch Movie
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Musicwood
For hundreds of years, the acoustic guitar has been manufactured from the same high-quality Spruce tree. Today, due to a logging practice known as clear-cutting, this tree is on the brink of disappearing, taking with it, this historic musical instrument. In this captivating, beautifully shot...Watch Movie
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Karama Has No Walls
2014 Academy Award® nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject, KARAMA HAS NO WALLS is a gripping, eye-witness account of the tragic day that changed the course of the revolution in Yemen; when pro-government snipers opened fired on a peaceful gathering of protesters, sparking...Watch Movie
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Shakespeare High
Executive produced by Kevin Spacey, SHAKESPEARE HIGH is an inspiring documentary that follows a diverse group of California high school students as they prepare for and compete in an annual Shakespeare Festival, a program that counts many of Hollywood's biggest stars among its...Watch Movie
