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Back to the Future
Archived Festival Film
Back to the Future
In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. read more
Apollo 13
Archived Festival Film
Apollo 13
This Hollywood drama is based on the events of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) find everything going according to plan after leaving Earth's orbit. Subsequent ... read more
Television Event
Archived Festival Film
Television Event
With great detail, Jeff Daniels traces the production, controversy and impact felt by the 1983 airing of the TV movie The Day After, a fictional account of a Soviet nuclear attack on the US. read more
Bobbie Blood
Archived Festival Film
Bobbie Blood
Bobbie Blood is a short documentary series shot on 16mm film chronicling the love life of a newlywed octogenarian couple and the story that brought them together. read more
Queerskins Ark (off site)
Archived Festival Film
Queerskins Ark (off site)
The story of Queerskins: Ark extends beyond the virtual world into the physical in this large multimedia installation featuring video, audio monologues, photographs, and garments. This experience will be presented off-site at ... read more
Battlescar: Punk Was Invented By Girls
1978 New York City. Lupe, a teenage Puerto Rican American, meets Debbie in the cell of a juvenile detention center. Debbie introduces Lupe to the city’s punk rock scene and the secret worlds of Alphabet City. This experience will be p... read more
Critical Distance
Archived Festival Film
Critical Distance
The Southern Resident Orcas of the Pacific Northwest face extinction. Meet Kiki: the youngest female in her Pod. Her diet of Chinook Salmon is under threat from destructive noise pollution and human impact. In 10 years she needs to be healthy e... read more
In Event of Moon Disaster
Archived Festival Film
In Event of Moon Disaster
In Event of Moon Disaster illustrates the possibilities of deepfake technologies by reimagining this seminal event. What if the Apollo 11 mission had gone wrong and the astronauts hadn’t been able to return home? A contingency sp... read more
Book of Distance
Archived Festival Film
Book of Distance
In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Hiroshima, Japan, and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. Three generations later, his grandson, artist Randall Okita, leads us on... read more
Linha
Archived Festival Film
Linha
A Linha is an interactive narrative experience about love and the fear of change. Set upon a scale-model of 1940s São Paulo, you’ll experience the story of Pedro and Rosa—two miniature dolls perfect for each other&md... read more
1st Step
Archived Festival Film
1st Step
1st Step is equal parts documentary and fairy tale, telling the magical story of a dream come true: the Apollo missions. Follow the missions from launch all the way through to return, and find yourself gazing at lunar panoramas re-crea... read more
Shirley
Archived Festival Film
Shirley
Shirley Jackson, the celebrated author of the iconic 1948 short story The Lottery is brought to blisteringly sharp life in Josephine Decker’s immersive drama. read more
Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
While the country was embroiled in a divisive election with racial tensions flaring, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte guest hosted The Tonight Show for one week in 1968 transforming it into a multicultural political experience. read more
With Drawn Arms
Archived Festival Film
With Drawn Arms
At the 1968 Olympics, gold medalist Tommie Smith iconically raised his fist in a symbol of black struggle and solidarity. With Drawn Arms follows Smith as he looks back 50 years to the moment that helped define a movement and changed the... read more
Stardust
Archived Festival Film
Stardust
In 1971, David Bowie embarked on a transformative road trip through America with struggling publicist Rob Oberman. Stardust provides an intimate glimpse into the moments that inspired Bowie to reinvent himself in order to truly become him... read more
Citizen Penn
Archived Festival Film
Citizen Penn
On January 12, 2010 a devastating 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti altering the landscape and lives of millions. Aid workers from around the globe descended on the island, along with one unlikely leader – actor and filmmaker Sean Penn. read more
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
Archived Festival Film
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
In 1989, a black youth was murdered in Brooklyn when he was misidentified as the boyfriend of a local white girl. The aftermath of Yusuf Hawkins' death exploded into a social movement, exposing racial prejudices that continues to plague us toda... read more
Mr. Somebody
Archived Festival Film
Mr. Somebody
A former member of the Crips searches for redemption after 14 years behind bars. read more
P.S. Burn This Letter Please
Archived Festival Film
P.S. Burn This Letter Please
A box found in an abandoned storage unit unearths a time capsule of correspondences from a forgotten era: the underground drag scene in 1950’s New York City. Firsthand accounts and newly discovered footage help cast a long overdue spotlig... read more
Dear Mr. Brody
Archived Festival Film
Dear Mr. Brody
In 1970, eccentric hippie millionaire Michael Brody, Jr. decided to give $25 million away to anyone who needed it, sparking a media frenzy and thousands of letters from strangers all requesting his help. read more
Girls Can't Surf
Archived Festival Film
Girls Can't Surf
Under the radical glow of Australian sun, peroxide hair and fluorescent surf-shorts, a dark wave of male chauvinism crashed down on 1980’s surf culture. Girls Can’t Surf shares the untold story of pioneering women who surfed against this ... read more
12 Hour Shift
Archived Festival Film
12 Hour Shift
Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift alive, but her nasty drug addiction, annoying coworkers, needy patients, and devious cousin are making it pretty tough, not to mention organ-stealing criminals and an injured convic... read more
Larry Flynt for President
Archived Festival Film
Larry Flynt for President
Assembled from never before seen footage shot in 1983, this fascinating film documents controversial Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt’s unlikely bid for the White House after a gunman’s bullet left him partially paral... read more