Interest: Politics + Civic Engagement
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Crip Camp
Born with spina bifida, 15-year-old Jim LeBrecht found first love and a tribe when he spent the summer of 1971 at a Catskills camp for…
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The Human Factor
The brief moment at the end of the 20th century when it seemed that diplomacy might prevail in the long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, along with the…
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Saudi Runaway
Muna is a young woman in Saudi Arabia who is unable to live the life that she desperately wants. Restricted by laws and religious practices…
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A Thousand Cuts
As President Duterte’s reign of terror in the Philippines continues seemingly unchecked and underreported, his most powerful and influential foe is Maria Ressa, the fearless…
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Mayor
“Local governance is the most beautiful field of work in our country,” says two-term Christian Mayor of Ramallah, Musa Hadid. Between school visits, city rebranding…
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La Llorona
History suggests that bad people in power don’t pay for their misdeeds, but Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante’s new film proposes an alternative. Despite age and…
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Time
The topic of this documentary is unjust prison sentencing, but its real subjects are time and love. The love Sibil Fox Richardson has for her…
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The Last Vermeer
Considered to be the most successful art forger of all time, Dutch painter Han van Meegeren (Guy Pearce) perfected the strokes of Vermeer so convincingly…
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No. 7 Cherry Lane
Yonfan’s vibrant and erotic animated film about youthful obsessions utilizes a remarkable new process that turns 3D illustrations into 2D images. Set in 1967 Hong…
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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…