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Adrianne & The Castle

Shannon Walsh

Adrianne & The Castle A true story of love and loss, "Adrianne & The Castle" documents the unique life of the…

Agent of Happiness

Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó

Agent of Happiness Up in the Himalayas, sandwiched between China and Northern India, live the happiest…

Apocalypse in the Tropics

Petra Costa

Apocalypse in the Tropics Evangelical fundamentalism is rapidly on the rise in Brazil, with popular TV evangelists…

Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It

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Paris Barclay

Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It With his signature gospel sound on the Hammond B3, Billy Preston doublehandedly elevated…

Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story

Sinéad O'Shea

Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story In 1960 a young Irish woman named Edna O'Brien wrote a sexually frank debut novel, The…

Bring Them Home

Ivan MacDonald and 2 co-directors

Bring Them Home Bring Them Home tells the story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to…

Checkpoint Zoo

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Joshua Zeman

Checkpoint Zoo In the early stages of the Russian-Ukrainian War, almost 5,000 animals were trapped…

Counted Out

Vicki Abeles

Counted Out A thought-provoking documentary on the need for reforming math education to address…

Desert Angel

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Vincent DeLuca

Desert Angel In the unforgiving Sonoran Desert, Rafael Larraenza leads a volunteer organization…

The Diamond King

Marq Evans

The Diamond King Dick Perez, official Baseball Hall of Fame artist for over 20 years, painted the game's…

Diane Warren: Relentless

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Bess Kargman

Diane Warren: Relentless Diane Warren, a prolific songwriter with an unparalleled track record of writing…

Driver

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Nesa Azimi

Driver Driver follows a dynamic community of women long-haul truck drivers. Threatened by…

Good Men

Bobby Roth

Good Men Filmmaker Bobby Roth embarks on a thought-provoking journey seeking candid answers to…

Group Therapy

Neil Berkeley

Group Therapy A witty exploration of mental health challenges through relatable conversations, striking…

Headhunting to Beatboxing

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Rohit Gupta

Headhunting to Beatboxing The story of a tribe in the far North East of India engulfed in the depths of violence…

His Own Way: The Cinema of Avi Nesher

Yair Raveh

His Own Way: The Cinema of Avi Nesher Avi Nesher was only 25 when his first feature, The Troupe, was released to outstanding…

Homegrown

Michael Premo

Homegrown Three Trump supporters from different backgrounds unite to campaign across America in…

Igualada

Juan Mejía Botero

Igualada In one of Latin America’s most unequal countries, Francia Márquez, a Black Colombian…

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

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Varda Bar-Kar

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence Janis Ian had one of the most remarkable debuts in modern music history. At the age of…

Jean Cocteau

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Lisa Immordino Vreeland

Jean Cocteau The director of wonderful documentaries on Cecil Beaton and Diana Vreeland turns her keen…

LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Bruce David Klein

LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Rich with archival gems and Liza Minnelli’s own point of view, Bruce David Klein’s…

Mistress Dispeller

Elizabeth Lo

Mistress Dispeller Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover…

My Sweet Land

Sareen Hairabedian

My Sweet Land For 11-year-old Vrej, life in his homeland Artsakh is like a paradise, but when war…

Nasty

Tudor Giurgiu and 2 co-directors

Nasty 1972 was a turning point in Ilie Nastase's career: winning US Open, reaching Wimbledon…

No Other Land

Basel Adra and 3 co-directors

No Other Land Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta on the West Bank, has been…

Paul Anka: His Way

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John Maggio

Paul Anka: His Way One of the world’s most prolific and successful singer-songwriters participates in a…

Sabbath Queen

Sandi DuBowski

Sabbath Queen A 39th generation ex-Orthodox rabbi embarks on a remarkable 21-year personal journey,…

Schindler Space Architect

Valentina Ganeva

Schindler Space Architect Architect R.M. Schindler, transformed the way we see space and laid the foundation for…

Shelf Life

Ian Cheney

Shelf Life A surprising global odyssey exploring the world of cheese. Parallels are drawn between…

Space Cowboy

Marah Strauch, Bryce Leavitt

Space Cowboy Joe Jennings, a pioneer of skydiving cinematography, looks back on a lifetime of creating…

The Stamp Thief

Dan Sturman

The Stamp Thief Part detective story, part heist film, and part historical reckoning, The Stamp Thief is…

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

Mark Cousins

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things One of the most important women in British modern art, the painter Wilhelmina…

Tokito: the 540-day Journey of a Culinary Maverick

Aki Mizutani

Tokito: the 540-day Journey of a Culinary Maverick "Tokito" chronicles the 540-day journey of maverick Michelin-starred Chef Yoshinori Ishii…

Transfers

Nicolás Gil Lavedra

Transfers Through powerful testimonies from former detainees, victims’ families, and experts, along…

Walk with Me

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Heidi Levitt

Walk with Me In 2019, casting director Heidi Levitt’s husband Charlie was diagnosed with early-onset…

Whatever it Takes

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Jenny Carchman

Whatever it Takes In the summer of 2019, a middle-aged couple are subjected to cyberstalking threats and…

Zurawski v Texas

Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault

Zurawski v Texas Women denied abortions under Texas’ ambiguous and unforgiving abortion bans band together…