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An examination of how the Black Lives Matter movement sparked activism at the University of Missouri, its football team, and across the rest of the United States.

In the mid-1990s, Orlando was the epicenter of excitement in the NBA. The young franchise, led by mega-stars Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway, beat the mighty Bulls en route to the 1995 NBA Finals. They lost that year but it was clear this team...

Two countries, two restaurants, one vision. A Tale of Two Kitchens explores how a restaurant is a place of dignity and community across Mexico City and San Francisco.

After a long illness, two sisters return home to a distant father and a cruel stepmother. Dreams about their late mother awaken Su-mi the next morning. Strange things begin to happen from that moment on. Based loosely on an old Korean folk tale,...

A beautiful history professor (Leonor da Silva) and her 8-year-old daughter set off on a cruise from Lisbon to Bombay. Along the way, they talk about myths, legends, and the milestones of Mediterranean civilization. This latest cinematic parable f...

A Taste of Sky delicately details the journey of two students from Gustu, the groundbreaking cooking school and fine-dining restaurant founded by Noma’s Claus Meyer in La Paz, Bolivia.

Henry lies at the side of the road, bleeding out from a gunshot wound. A young mother with a bizarre sense of what's appropriate uses his final moments as a teachable lesson for her 6-year-old son.

Three heroin addicts crisscross Los Angeles in search of relief in this comedy balanced on the fine line between reliance and dependence. With a sensitive eye and gift for the absurd, writer/director/co-star Tommy Swerdlow crafts both the inevitab...

A Time and A Time is a short film made entirely from archive footage shot in three specific locations in Bristol over the past 100 years.

A box office smash in Greece, this mouth-watering crowd pleaser is divided into appetizers, main courses and desserts. Fanis, a Greek lad, lives in multi-cultural Istanbul and develops a life-long passion for cooking in his grandfather's fragrant ...

One of the unsung heroes of avant-garde and documentary filmmaking, Hammid, who died last year, is best known for his collaboration with his one-time wife Maya Deren on experimental films such as Meshes of the Afternoon and his documentaries, whic...

A collection of work by Korea-born, New York-based video art pioneer Nam June Paik, who died in January. Presented in collaboration with the Nam June Paik Studio, Electronic Arts Intermix, and John Hanhardt, Senior Curator of the Film and Media Ar...

Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) was one of the most significant avant-garde artists of his generation. This program features three portraits of Stan, by fellow filmmakers Benjamin Meade and Bill Pryor, Pip Chodorov, and Ken and Nisi Jacobs, as well as f...

A lone motorcyclist travels the empty streets of Tehran at night. He wears an aluminum suit to guard against the electromagnetic waves that raise his body temperature. Yet he is determined to make his appointments to kill cockroaches and fumigate ...

The lives of two strangers-a struggling mother (Minnie Driver) and a gambling addict (Jeremy Renner)-converge in unspeakable tragedy. Years later, they must come to terms with themselves and one another. As two pivotal days, one past and one prese...

Ray is in the boutique simulated abduction business. It’s an understandably threadbare market, so he jumps at the chance when a mysterious call contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it...

These documentary shorts illuminate personal passions, diverse dedications and occassional obsessions.

In 1970, a group of young Puerto Rican activists took over a decrepit hospital in New York City, launching a battle for their lives, their community, and healthcare for all.

Four young strangers meet after their failed suicide attempts land each of them in the hospital on the same day. United by circumstance, they may yet discover a reason to live. This fresh, original take on city life pays tribute to the vitality an...