Astor William Stevenson is on the verge of a big step in his career, but when his girlfriend leaves him, insecurities boil to the surface and he transforms into a wrecking ball to all around. Seeking distraction and a return of confidence, Astor sets off on an endless stream of often misguided romantic…
This film, the first from the Central African Republic, takes us inside the world of the 'pygmies' or more properly BaAka. A well-intentioned school reformer, disgusted by the corruption in his country, attempts to bring modern learning to what appear to him as the last remaining 'noble…
Eight professors of color discuss the special pressures minority faculty face in majority white institutions.
When Faye Banks secretly enters a competition to win a seat on the first manned mission to Mars, she never expects to win. But when the dangerous one way trip becomes a reality, her life on Earth is turned upside down. With time running out, Faye must decide whether to leave her husband, family and friends,…
Based on a true story, a small-town paramedic named Susette Kelo (two-time Academy Award nominee Catherine Keener) never expected to be clashing with corporate execs and powerful politicians in one of America’s most controversial legal battles. She’s starting over in a new town. She buys…
When they find one another by chance in the middle of the woods, old friends Zach and Ellyn seem smiled-upon by the gods of summer, fated for a carefree season ranging across hills, lakes and forests. Gradually, however, their charmed reunion is distorted by an unseen but ever-expanding presence. Are…
"A freewheeling narrative enacted almost entirely through movement and music, Her Magnum Opus is an ode to creativity and community. A diverse cast weaves in and out of the action like revelers in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Presiding over the festivities is Aileen Passloff, a grey-haired force…
Antonio and Paolo live happily together in Berlin and are finally getting married. They decide to celebrate in the small village in Italy where Antonio grew up. While his mother immediately supports his intentions, her husband Roberto, the town mayor, is much more reluctant. Paulo, who has not spoken…
A poetic exploration of traditional and modern concepts of freedom is set in the landscape of Madagascar. [In French and Malgasy with English Subtitles]
The fable of an old African king and his wayward daughter is updated to present day Brussels to make provocative points about racism, tradition, class struggle, cultural identity and corruption. [In French with English subtitles]
Exploring a recurring and divisive issue in African American communities - skin color, this film is candid, sometimes painful, but also often funny. It inter-cuts intimate interviews with darker skinned African Americans, lighter skinned African Americans and inter-racial children of Black and white…
The story of the 1939 Missouri sharecroppers strike reveals the complex issues of cotton farming in the early 1930s and what it was like to be a sharecropper in that time.
