Cinema Guild
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Puppet
Unlike almost everywhere else in the world where puppets are embedded in religion, folk crafts and high art, America has long thought of puppetry only as a children’s medium. Since the nineties, however, serious adult puppetry has exploded in the United States. Although it still sits at the...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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André Gregory: Before and After Dinner
ANDRÉ GREGORY: BEFORE AND AFTER DINNER is a wonderful exploration of the life and work of groundbreaking director, actor and artist André Gregory. A witty and often hilariously funny raconteur, Gregory looks back on a career that spanned decades, shattered boundaries and...Watch Movie
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BAM150
A captivating history of the nation’s oldest performing arts center (which mirrors the evolution of performing arts in 20th century America) BAM150 chronicles the vibrant past, present and future of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Through footage of recent performances, intimate interviews, and an...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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Our Beloved Month of August
In the heart of Portugal, amid the mountains, the month of August is abuzz with people and activity. Emigrants return home, set off fireworks, fight fires, sing karaoke, hurl themselves from bridges, hunt wild boar, drink beer and make babies. OUR BELOVED MONTH OF AUGUST is an...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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Step Up to the Plate
French chef Michel Bras, one of the most influential chefs in the world, has decided to hand over his renowned 3-Michelin-Star restaurant to his son Sébastien. Having worked with his father for 15 years, Sébastien is ready. But it's not easy to take over the family business...Watch Movie
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Time Zero
An in-depth chronicle of the birth, death and resurrection of Polaroid instant film, TIME ZERO is an illuminating documentary that recalls the hey-day of Polaroid film and its impact on popular culture while shedding light on the changes currently transforming our media landscape. TIME ZERO...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
