October 16, 2019
TRANSCENDENT MAN
DescriptionDescription Are we poised at the precipice for a new stage in human evolution? This is the theory proposed by inventor and futurist Roy Kurzweil, the central and deeply complex subject of Barry Ptolemy's debut feature In his non-fiction bestselling The Singularity Is Near, Kurzweil posits that human technological advancement is moving forward at such...
October 16, 2019
SWEETGRASS
DescriptionDescription Stunning in its cinematic and observational power, SWEETGRASS is a new kind of pastorole, a visual poem of cultural and historical shifts. Lucien Castaing-Taylor, who teaches at Harvard's Visual Anthropology Deportment, and llisa Barbash, of Harvard's Peabody Museum, describe themselves as "recordists" rather than filmmakers as they capture a family and their animals in...
October 16, 2019
TO DIE LIKE A MAN (MORRER COMO UM HOMEM)
DescriptionDescription Plus-sized Tonia (Fernando live Santos), born Antonio, has d as a woman for decades. She's a battle-scarred veteran of the Lisbon drag clubs, with a cute if somewhat crazy lover young enough to be her son (she also has an actual son, an army deserter working through his own sexual issues) But as the...
October 16, 2019
SWEET RUSH (TATARAK)
DescriptionDescription Now 83, Polish master Andrzei Waida has created a sublime work about love and mortality Teaming up again with actress Krystyna Janda (MAN OF IRON, l 98 1 ), he adapts a poignant short story by Jarosaw lwoszkiewicz - the source of three previous Waida films - about a dying woman's last erotic encounter....
October 16, 2019
SOMETHING’S GONNA LIVE
DescriptionDescription AFI alumnus Daniel Raim (Oscar-nominated for his short documentary, THE MAN ON LINCOLN'S NOSE) explores the artistry and personalities of acclaimed production designers land pals) Robert "Bob" Boyle, Henry Bumstead, Harold Michelson and Albert Nozaki, along with master cinematographers Haskell Wexler and Conrod Hall. Reim joins these artists at the twilight of their years,...
October 16, 2019
THE SIMPLE ANTENNAE
DescriptionDescription Kevin Jerome Everson's unprecedented body of work about the African-American experience in America is beautifully encapsulated in this trio of films THE CITIZENS features a young Muhammad Ali - more a father than a boxer LEAD offers a beautiful expression of work, and THE SIMPLE ANTENNAE does the some for play.
October 16, 2019
A SINGLE MAN
DescriptionDescription Unfolding on a single day in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, this story follows George Falconer, a 52-year old British college professor (Colin Firth) who struggles to find meaning after the death of his long-time partner. Dwelling on the past and unable to see his future, George...
October 16, 2019
SHORT TERM 12
DescriptionDescription A thought-provoking story about the effects of child abuse and neglect told through characters living and working in a residential facility for at-risk teens.
October 16, 2019
THE SILENT ARMY (WIT LICHT)
DescriptionDescription Even in a barbarous era, one practice that still seems like a special crime against nature is the kidnapping of children by guerrilla forces with the intent of turning them into murderers. It's the impulse to fight this inexcusable outrage that lies at the resilient heart of THE SILENT ARMY. Having grown up on...
October 16, 2019
THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (EL SECRETO DE SUS OJOS)
DescriptionDescription Argentina's submission for best foreign-language Oscar elevates the procedural drama to witty, entertaining and thrilling new heights, following a retired prosecutor as he revisits a heartbreaking case.
