Category Archives: Film Festivals

IT’S NOT YET DARK
Frankie Fenton chronicles a filmmaker’s determination to complete his first feature, despite a diagnosis of ALS.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Ireland
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IN LOCO PARENTIS
Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane introduce viewers to a singular elementary prep school.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Ireland/Spain
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THE GOOD POSTMAN
Tonislav Hristov explores Europe’s refugee crisis through the lens of a Bulgarian village’s mayoral election.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Finland/Bulgaria
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WHOSE STREETS?
Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis present an on-the-ground look at the Ferguson uprising.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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WATER & POWER: A CALIFORNIA HEIST
Marina Zenovich uncovers the long-standing battle that’s being waged for control of the most precious of natural resources.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

Special Program:
The New Climate
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UNREST
Jennifer Brea gives viewers a candid look at life with a debilitating and widely misunderstood medical condition.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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TROPHY
Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau explore the complex intersections between wildlife conservation and big game hunting.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

Special Program:
The New Climate
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STRONG ISLAND
Yance Ford interrogates the 1992 murder of his brother, which went unprosecuted, and its personal aftermath.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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STEP
Amanda Lipitz profiles members of an African-American Baltimore high school stepping team as they pursue their goals of higher education.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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