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Bowery
A compelling portrait of New Yorkers living on the streets as they struggle with mental health, addiction, and the onset of a global pandemic..
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Canuto's Transformation
In a Mbya-Guarani community straddling the Brazil-Argentina border, the legend of Canuto, a man believed to have transformed into a jaguar before his tragic death, remains vivid. Filmmakers Ariel Kuaray Ortega and Ernesto de Carvalho collaborate with the community to reenact Canuto's story, blurring the lines between myth and reality, fiction and documentary. This film-within-a-film delves into indigenous storytelling, collective memory, and the transformative power of cinema.
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Desire Lines
Desire Lines is a hybrid documentary blending candid interviews, archival materials, and narrative fiction as a framework for exploring the complicated and often unwritten history of transmasculine sexuality. The fictional story centers on Ahmad, an Iranian expat who arrived in the US at the onset of the AIDS crisis. Now in his 60s, concealing his trans identity for decades has meant distancing himself from intimacy. Ahmad comes to the LGBTQ archives to explore his latent homosexuality and engage in fantasy to reimagine his life as an out, gay trans man. He is assisted by Kieran, a twenty-something nonbinary archivist who is immersed in queer culture and trans community. Though they come from radically different cultures, their bond is strengthened by a shared fascination with Lou Sullivan, a gay transgender AIDS activist. The film pivots between fantasy, fiction, and fact using the letters and interviews of Lou Sullivan as the historical core. Interspersed throughout are interviews with a diverse group of trans men across the US, candidly discussing the evolution of their desires and illuminating their struggles with gender (non)conformity, fetishization, transphobia, safer sex, and sexual racism.
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Eleanor the Great
After seventy years with her best friend, Eleanor suffers a devastating loss and moves to New York City for a fresh start. Making new friends at ninety proves difficult. Longing for connection, she befriends a 19-year-old student.
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Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
Television broadcasting debuted in Sweden in 1957. And Swedish public broadcaster SVT began covering Israel and Palestine almost from day one. Filmmaker Goran Hugo Olsson (The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975) masterfully weaves together some of this footage, telling the story of the rise of the Israeli state and the Palestinian struggle for self-determination as seen by Swedish media. For the first decade, SVT coverage is mostly positive. There is a sense of affinity for Israel's collective efforts in agriculture, housing, medicine, and what is then openly called colonization. But over time the Palestinians move from the sidelines to center stage. The result is an illuminating look at a changing media landscape and the framing of one of the most significant and intractable conflicts of our times.
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Red Fever
RED FEVER is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound -- yet hidden -- Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. The film follows Cree co-director Neil Diamond as he asks, "Why do they love us so much?!" and sets out on a journey to find out why the world is so fascinated with the stereotypical imagery of Native people that is all over pop culture. Why have Indigenous cultures been revered, romanticized, and appropriated for so long, and to this day? RED FEVER uncovers the surprising truths behind the imagery -- so buried in history that even most Native people don't know about them.
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The Roses
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing. As Theo's career nose-dives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites in this wonderfully wry, dark comedy.
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Speechless: The Polar Realm
Beautifully filmed by New Zealand nature photographer Richard Sidey over a decade throughout the Earth's polar regions, Speechless: The Polar Realm is a non-verbal visual meditation of light, life, loss, and wonder at the ends of the globe.
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Unexpecteds
After falling for a bogus crypto scheme, Gary and his misfit friends team up with a mysterious operative, Mauricio, to take down the scammer who conned them. "The Unexpecteds" is a fast-paced, feel-good caper about revenge, redemption, and the power of unlikely heroes.
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Viet & Nam
Viet and Nam, a visually stunning journey chronicles the passionate love affair of two miners. Desire and their undying commitment to one another unfurl in this romantic and erotic tale of choices they must make to stay together.
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When Fall Is Coming
After a tumultuous life in Paris, Michelle has retired to a quiet existence in Burgundy, tending her garden and attending services at her parish. The voracious hostility of her adult daughter Valérie remains Michelle's great puzzlement: how can a child for whom she sacrificed so much treat her with such contempt and suspicion? When Valérie drops off her son for a week with his grandmother, Michelle sees an opportunity to repair the relationship, but a culinary accident soon undercuts whatever trust remains. With the help of her best friend Marie-Claude, whose son has recently been released from prison, Michelle plots a path towards restoring the family life so long denied her.
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Young Hearts
Elias (14) feels attracted to his new neighbor, Alexander (14). Soon he realizes that he's truly in love for the first time. The interactions with his friends and family bring more questions than answers. Confused by his burgeoning feelings, Elias tries to sort out his inner chaos to prove that he is worth Alexander's heart.
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