Spotlight: Global Documentaries
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Black Box Diaries
A 2015 dinner with Noriyuki Yamaguchi evolves into a years-long nightmare for Shiori Ito after the veteran journalist drugged and sexually assaulted the Reuters intern.…
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Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
In a place where land ends and the sea takes over – Scotland’s Shetland Islands – an orphaned otter washes up against Billy and Susan’s…
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Agent of Happiness
Can happiness be measured by points? In a policy woefully simplified by Western media, Bhutan calculates its development by gross national happiness. Embarking on a…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
More than an icon, Michael J. Fox is a global celebrity who rose to fame in the beloved sitcom Family Ties, starred in the blockbuster…
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Rally
Rooth Tang unpacks and holds up to the light the work of Rose Pak, who worked tirelessly to bring Chinese-American issues to the forefront of…
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My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
Mark Cousins dives into the oeuvre of the Master of Suspense in this entrancing film in which the long-dead Alfred Hitchcock delivers from beyond the…
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Against the Tide
As the Arabian Sea’s fish population dwindles, two fishermen from Mumbai’s Koli community endeavor to change their fortunes.
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Persistence of Vision Award: Mark Cousins + “The March on Rome”
Mark Cousins is a prolific writer and filmmaker whose documentaries display his wit and vast knowledge of film. The POV presentation will include Mark Cousins…