Interest: Discovery

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

The healing powers of sisterhood take on a new meaning in this luxuriant portrait by Anna Hints. Following a group of Estonian women who gather…
The Gravity

Something is a little off in a housing project in the Parisian suburbs. Up in the sky, the planets are clicking into alignment, while on…
Something You Said Last Night

Luis De Filippis’s story of a one-week family vacation makes an indelible leap forward in the depiction of trans lives on screen.
Bad Press

Assaults on press freedom and independence make reporting challenging worldwide but for First Nations journalists, reporting the news is wildly complicated. Transparency and fact finding…
King Coal

Documentarian Elaine McMillion Sheldon grew up a coal miner’s daughter, identifying with Loretta Lynn’s classic country tune. As she distills this unique version of Americana,…
Fremont

A former translator for the US military, Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) now lives among the Afghan diaspora who call the eponymous Bay Area suburb home…
Home Is a Hotel

“You gotta build your whole life in a room,” says one of the protagonists of this memorable documentary focused on residents of San Francisco SROs…
Milisuthando

Using striking archival and vérité footage of her family along with deeply personal interviews, Milisuthando Bongela bravely constructs this personal essay about what it meant…
Martinez

In this satirical take on workplace culture, human resources informs elderly employee Martinez (Francisco Reyes, A Fantastic Woman) that it is time for him to…
Against the Tide

As the Arabian Sea’s fish population dwindles, two fishermen from Mumbai’s Koli community endeavor to change their fortunes.
Animalia

In this wide-ranging debut, mysterious green apparitions above a remote Moroccan lake bring chaos to the world around pregnant Itto.
Hummingbirds

During a stifling summer in Laredo, Texas, two adolescents stargaze from a car’s rooftop, share worries that they could be deported, and fret over their…