Interest: Documentary Feature
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House of Cardin
Before the phrase “early adopter” existed, Pierre Cardin was one: The first designer of haute couture to make ready-to-wear for the masses, a pioneer of…
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Welcome to Chechnya
David France’s vital new film uncovers extreme human-rights abuses against LGBTQ people in Chechnya. Profiling a group of Russian activists performing rescues and providing shelter…
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Feels Good Man
Pepe the Frog first appeared as a loveable and goofy character in the comic Boys Club by San Francisco cartoonist Matt Furie, cracking the line…
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The Fight
Since Trump took office, the ACLU has filed a record 147 lawsuits; this is the rousing story of four of them. As they prepare to…
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Happy Happy Joy Joy – The Ren & Stimpy Story
The controversial show Ren & Stimpy (1991-95) was ostensibly for kids but quickly found an appreciative older audience and initiated the wave of adult animation…
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Paris Calligrammes
Ottinger’s latest film begins from the perspective of autobiography. It describes her experiences as a young artist living in Paris in the 1960s, when she…
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Rebuilding Paradise
Ron Howard’s stirring documentary begins with visceral images of a town burning while residents flee. But the director’s focus is less on the destruction of…
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Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me
Oakland residents have long considered Barbara Lee to be their fierce and visionary champion for social justice equity, but it was her historic “no” vote…
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Sing Me a Song
Now 18 and with full access to the internet, the young Bhutanese monk Peyangki from Happiness (Festival 2014), is more interested in video games and…
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River City Drumbeat
For 30 years, Ed “Nardie” White has dedicated his life to uplifting and empowering African-American youth through the River City Drum Corps, teaching kids about…
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Zappa
It’s been almost 30 years since Frank Zappa’s death, yet his legacy is prodigious. Granted unfettered access to the musician’s archives, Alex Winter (Deep Web,…
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Collective
A shattering exposé of systemic corruption, Collective depicts the woeful response to the victims of a Bucharest nightclub fire and the brave and resourceful journalists…