La danse
A film by Frederick Wiseman following the ins and outs of 7 ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet.
Offshore Incorporated
Donne’s film points out the major features of the tax avoidance landscape: tax havens, brass plates, capital flight, crown dependencies, and the like.
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
After 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, questions about her past, physiology and the law itself call her guilt into question.
Tribal Justice
Two formidable Native American women, both chief judges in their tribe’s courts, strive to reduce incarceration rates and heal their people by restoring rather than punishing offenders, modeling restorative justice…
Who Is Harry Nilsson
The documentary explores the enigmatic life and music of Harry Nilsson in an attempt to answer the question, “Who is Harry Nilsson?” The film includes new and archive audio and…
Hollywood to Dollywood
Gay twins Gary and Larry have always loved Dolly Parton. They left their small town home ten years ago to make it in Hollywood and are finally ready to get…
The (Dead Mothers) Club
Three women whose paths never cross, yet are bound by the shared experience of losing their mothers during adolescence, exploring each one’s sometimes-complex relationship with her mother.
Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping
Patton Oswalt delivers a fresh hour plus of stand-up, covering everything from misery to defeat to hopelessness. It’s his most upbeat special to date.
I Am Secretly an Important Man
A portrait of the writer and poet Steven J. Bernstein (aka Jesse Bernstein), one of Seattle’s most celebrated and troubled voices. His angry, surprisingly fresh, lyrical writings are about sensitive…
A House Made of Splinters
A temporary house for abandoned children near the front line in eastern Ukraine is run by a small group of social workers determined to provide comfort and safety. It may…
Endgame 2050
What will the future be like in the year 2050? Endgame 2050 is a feature-length documentary that gives us a glimpse into that future, and it does not look good….
3-D Rarities
Selections include Kelley’s Plasticon Pictures, the earliest extant 3-D demonstration film from 1922 with incredible footage of Washington and New York City; New Dimensions, the first domestic full color 3-D…
I Know That Voice
Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the characters.