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2015 Films

A Ballerina’s Tale

A Ballerina’s Tale

A behind-the-curtain documentary about the daily routine of Misty Copeland, the first African-American female soloist at New York’s American Ballet Theatre in two decades.
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A Light Beneath Their Feet

A Light Beneath Their Feet

An honest and poignant coming of age story about a high school senior struggling with the decision whether to remain the stable rock for her…
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Almost There

Almost There

A couple on their way back from hiking the mountains dances around a subject that's been weighing on them.
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Anomalisa

Anomalisa

Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of "How May I Help You Help Them?," is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life.…
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Approval

Approval

A short film depicting the struggle of a girl trying to get her parents to meet her boyfriend.
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Arc

Arc

Arc is a multi-narrative short that explores the diverse cultural perspectives of a Kenyan elderly couple dealing with death, a Bilingual Canadian woman evolving as…
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The Bad Boy of Bowling

The Bad Boy of Bowling

Pete Weber is the "bad boy of bowling" and first rock star of the sport. As one USA Today writer put it, "He's the greatest…
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Band of Robbers

Band of Robbers

A modern day, comedic adventure that imagines Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as grown men, still searching for the hidden treasure that has eluded them…
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Basilisk

Basilisk

Two extreme right wing terrorists debate the uses of a digital image that can be deadly if seen directly, but when one turns the image…
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Beach Flags

Beach Flags

Vida is a young Iranian lifeguard. Popular on her team, she is determined to participate in an international competition in Australia. But when the talented…
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Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William…
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Blacksun

Blacksun

Blacksun, a young rapper in Cite Soleil, Haiti, reflects on life in his community, and how his music will help promote a non-violent path forward…
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Bob and the Trees

Bob and the Trees

Bob, a 50-year-old logger in rural Massachusetts with a soft spot for golf and gangsta rap, is struggling to make ends meet in a changed…
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Body Team 12

Body Team 12

Body Team 12 is tasked with collecting the dead at the height of the Ebola outbreak. These body collectors have arguably the most dangerous and…
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Boy Upside Down

Boy Upside Down

Oliver, 11, (Esa Nikkilä) loses his parents in a car accident. He refuses to mourn and instead, starts investigating the cause of the accident. As…
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Brew Hampshire

Brew Hampshire

Brew Hampshire is a film about the craft brew culture in New Hampshire, and how the “Live Free or Die” attitude attracts brewers with an…
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Brewed Awakening

Brewed Awakening

A happy blue fellow enters a coffee shop full of phone zombies.
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The Bridge

The Bridge

James, having lost hope, commits to drowning himself. After throwing himself off of a bridge with a cinder block tied around his waist, he wakes…
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Bridgend

Bridgend

Sara and her dad Dave move to a small village, which is haunted by suicides among its young inhabitants. Sara falls dangerously in love with…
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Burned

Burned

Jason hides in a motel room afraid of coming out, but when his girlfriend begs him to go with her to meet a friend, his…
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Cartel Land

Cartel Land

In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician, shepherds a citizen uprising against the Knights Templar, the violent drug cartel that…
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Celling Your Soul: No App For Life

Celling Your Soul: No App For Life

Celling Your Soul: No App for Life is the first honest conversation about our love/hate relationship with our devices from young adults who were the…
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Chicken

Chicken

Richard, 15 with learning difficulties, longs to put down roots but his restless and destructive brother, Polly, needs to keep moving. When the land they…
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CI: A TEDD Talkumentary

CI: A TEDD Talkumentary

Real-life entrepreneur Michael Fertik plays a tech startup superstar attempting to top his past success with a masterful TEDD Talk, recorded for posterity by a…
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Crocodile Gennadiy

Crocodile Gennadiy

Gennadiy Mokhnenko has made a name for himself by forcibly abducting homeless drug-addicted kids from the streets of Mariupol, Ukraine. As his country leans towards…
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Debt U

Debt U

Have you prepared for one of the biggest financial investments of your life? Debt U is a documentary that explores the basic world of student…
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deliá

deliá

A young man faces the aftermath of a hunting accident.
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Digging for Fire

Digging for Fire

The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.
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Diver

Diver

A portrait of James Sewell, a scallop fisherman in coastal Maine. Despite an accident that threatened his livelihood, Sewell remains one of only a few…
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Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher

Longinotto's documentary is about Brenda Myers-Powell, who fights against sexual exploitation and supports prostitutes in Chicago. Brenda knows what she is talking about: her own…
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Experimenter

Experimenter

Based on the true story of famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram, who in 1961 conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans’…
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Finding Forever

Finding Forever

A behind the scenes look at the Salem Animal Rescue League and its volunteers journey to finding forever homes for its canine and feline residents.
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The Foreigner

The Foreigner

Inspired by real events, The Foreigner is a tense thriller set in the immediate aftermath of a deadly airstrike on an apartment building in a…
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Frame By Frame

Frame By Frame

After decades of war and an oppressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to…
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Frenemy

Frenemy

Ariana was once a vibrant, happy young girl, now withdrawn and alone. A victim of social bullying by those who were her friends. She struggles…
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Gaunshahar 2071

Gaunshahar 2071

In Gaunshahar, Nepal, Shamser welcomes Western volunteers to teach at his English school. But the realities of voluntourism and the idealized American way are put…
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Go Jackson Doll

Go Jackson Doll

A mother's mental strength is tested when she enrolls her autistic son in an ice skating program.
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Growing Local

Growing Local

Three stories set on Maine farms explore the growing pains of the New England local food movement and the uncertain fate of the farmers and…
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Guest Room

Guest Room

Romantic dalliance without protection forces a young woman with Down syndrome (GLEE's Lauren Potter) to come to terms with the realities of adulthood and her…
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Hands of Flame

Hands of Flame

Based on the life of Magda Wolkowitz, a Holocaust survivor, Hands of Flame tells the story of two sisters who, violently torn from their sleepy…
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Harry and Snowman

Harry and Snowman

Dutch immigrant buys broken down Amish plow-horse off a slaughter truck bound for the glue factory for $80 and names him Snowman. The horse gives…
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Haunted

Haunted

In search of some ghostly fun, Alex and Zoe decide to spend the weekend at a famously death-ridden hotel only to find themselves haunted by…
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Hole

Hole

A daring portrait of a disabled man yearning for intimacy in a world that would rather ignore him.
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Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania 2

Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the…
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The House Is Innocent

The House Is Innocent

Tom and Barbara's new home has a notorious past and it's going to take more than a fresh coat of paint to whitewash its macabre…
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I Don’t Want to Rest

I Don’t Want to Rest

Love comes in many forms, and in this baron and isolated dream world, this band of individuals are all looking for the same thing.
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I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

Instead of chasing boys on the beach with her friends, recent college grad Dora finds herself caring for her reclusive Great Aunt in snowy upstate…
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I Regret to Inform You

I Regret to Inform You

Captain Jarred Cole knows a deep secret about a fellow Marine who is killed in action. When he is sent to inform the family of…
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Imber’s Left Hand

Imber’s Left Hand

Imber’s Left Hand is a love story between two artists faced with one’s death and how art and love give them reasons to live. Imber’s…
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In Honor Of

In Honor Of

Sarah finds herself on trial for her life when an innocent family gathering harbors malicious intent.
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In the Clouds

In the Clouds

The difference between how we think romance should work and how it actually does is at the comedic heart of In the Clouds, an exploration…
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In the Night

In the Night

On his first night working for a mortuary, A.P. encounters mysterious sounds and odd physical manifestations that make him question his ability to discern imagination…
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Indian Point

Indian Point

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant looms just 35 miles from Times Square. With over 50 million people living in close proximity to the aging facility,…
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The Invitation

The Invitation

At age 43, Lauri Kershman - a professor and anesthesiologist - was told she was going to die. Then she participated in a new study…
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It’s Time. Let’s Talk.

It’s Time. Let’s Talk.

Like many local cities, towns and communities, Portsmouth NH is dealing with a Heroin Epidemic. With this video we hope to help break the stigma…
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Jef Needs Ice Cream

Jef Needs Ice Cream

Jef has no ice cream.
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Jiaolian (Coach)

Jiaolian (Coach)

Jiàoliàn (Coach) is the story of 27 year-old Norman De Silva who overnight was given the head coaching job of the Chinese Basketball Association’s Foshan…
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John

John

A fanciful relationship with a beautiful seeker leads John down a dark path. John is guided by a man who ostensibly tries to help him,…
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Killing Them Safely

Killing Them Safely

The story behind TASER International, the only manufacturer of TASERs for law enforcement, and its founding brothers Rick and Tom Smith. Young entrepreneurs looking for…
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La Noche Buena

La Noche Buena

A young American tries to connect with a distant family acquaintance in Cuba but only alienates himself further. The film, shot in Havana, is based…
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The Lamar Buffalo Ranch Project

The Lamar Buffalo Ranch Project

At Yellowstone National Park, The Lamar Buffalo Ranch is completely off-grid. Until now, it has depended on a diesel generator for power. A visionary new…
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Lambing Season

Lambing Season

An American woman travels to the Irish countryside to track down her long-lost father while posing as a stranger. On a sheep farm full of…
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Last Base

Last Base

When his friend Roger is killed in a base-jumping accident, Joachim promises his expecting girlfriend to give up basejumping for good. But first he endeavours…
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Lost Conquest

Lost Conquest

A thousand years ago, fearless Viking explorer Leif Ericson secretly invaded Minnesota and claimed it for King Olaf. Today, it remains the last outpost of…
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Love Comes Later

Love Comes Later

An ambitious immigrant, Riz, works at a small motel in pursuit of her American dream. When an unexpected discovery confronts Riz with the consequences of…
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Manglehorn

Manglehorn

A lonely locksmith's life is transformed by a new romance in this magical love story. A.J. Manglehorn is a reclusive Texas key-maker who spends his…
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Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity

Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity

Marsha Hunt was a popular actress at Paramount and MGM during the 1930's & '40's. After making 54 films in 17 years, she was unfairly…
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Mississippi Grind

Mississippi Grind

Gerry is a talented poker player whose habit is getting the best of him. He convinces younger player Curtis to join him on a road…
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Moonlight Drawbridge – Don Gorvett

Moonlight Drawbridge – Don Gorvett

An inside look at Don Gorvett; Portsmouth, NH based reduction wood cut artist and his process.
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The Morning of Everything

The Morning of Everything

A father envisions the world through the eyes of his 3-year-old son. As the boy searches for his lost owl, the father drifts deep into…
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Mother of the Macaws

Mother of the Macaws

Toyota is founding partner of The Blue Macaw Project in Campo Grande, Brazil where the visionary Nieva Guedes has cared for and personally dedicated her…
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Nature Rx

Nature Rx

Presented like a prescription drug commercial, Nature Rx offers a timeless prescription for whatever ails you—laughter mixed with the great outdoors. Side effects may include…
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Oliver’s Deal

Oliver’s Deal

Set against the backdrop of an international finance deal in New York and Peru, Oliver’s Deal is an intense political drama which explores how far…
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Omo Child: The River and the Bush

Omo Child: The River and the Bush

For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these 'cursed' children bring disease, drought and…
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Open 24 Hours

Open 24 Hours

Russell makes a stop at a backwater convenience store to purchase a pair of suspicious implements. He meets his match in Dixie, an overzealous checkout…
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Out of My Hand

Out of My Hand

In the Liberian countryside, Cisco’s quiet life as a rubber plantation worker is disrupted by a workers’ strike. Risking everything to embark on a new…
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Palm Rot

Palm Rot

A Florida crop-duster gets more than he bargained for when he fishes a case of vials out of the swamp.
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Perfect Houseguest

Perfect Houseguest

A house is visited by a clean, organized, well-mannered guest.
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Pink Grapefruit

Pink Grapefruit

A young married couple brings two of their single friends out to Palm Springs for a long weekend. It does not go as planned.
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The Power of Place

The Power of Place

Local voices combined with beautiful landscape cinematography explore the story of opposition to a proposed 180-mile long electricity transmission corridor in New Hampshire.
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The Preppie Connection

The Preppie Connection

Based on a true story, The Preppie Connection chronicles the exploits of Toby Hammel (Thomas Mann), a working class prodigy who steps into the elite…
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The Present

The Present

Jakes spends all his time playing video games inside, until his mom decides to give him a present.
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Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball

Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball

Ron Taylor was a Major League pitcher for 11 years winning two world-championships. After a USO-Tour to Vietnam, he was inspired to return to school…
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Run

Run

Chase the silhouetted dream Into the amber street light night Like a mad dog Hyped up for newspapers.
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Salvation

Salvation

The Official Music Video for "Salvation" by Jacob Augustine. The video details an old man, who upon realizing that he is in his final days,…
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The Second Mother

The Second Mother

When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
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Signing

Signing

A heartwarming, teenage love story about trust and accepting others for exactly who they are. Noah begins to fall in love with his new neighbor,…
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The Smell

The Smell

Three people struggling to stay alive after "the collapse" find their humanity tested in the worst possible way. Lit entirely by candlelight, The Smell is…
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The Soul of that Place

The Soul of that Place

Theresa convinced herself if was just as well she was unable to have children, because "artists are selfish." She proves herself wrong after buying a…
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Spearhunter

Spearhunter

A spear-hunter proclaims himself the world's greatest and erects a museum dedicated to his own bizarre obsession. An offbeat cast of lovers, acolytes, and critics…
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The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the…
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Steve Jobs: The Man in The Machine

Steve Jobs: The Man in The Machine

When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates…
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Stop

Stop

A young man's livelihood is put to the test when he gets profiled and stopped by the police on his way home from practice.
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Sunday

Sunday

A man sleeps through church, a mistake he will learn to never make again.
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Sunshine Superman

Sunshine Superman

Documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular -and dangerous-…
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teeth

teeth

Things of worth are often neglected. Unfortunately, things that are neglected are often lost forever. The life of a misguided and intensely focused man, chronicled…
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They Look Like People

They Look Like People

Suspecting that people are transforming into malevolent shape-shifters, Wyatt flees to New York City to seek out his estranged childhood friend Christian. As the mysterious…
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Total Moon

Total Moon

When the Maas siblings bring their sister home to Big Sur after a suicide attempt, they struggle to reintegrate her into their unusually intimate way…
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Touched With Fire

Touched With Fire

Two bipolar poets meet in a psychiatric hospital. When the chemistry between them brings out their shared condition, defined by emotional extremes, they fall into…
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Two Films About Loneliness

Two Films About Loneliness

A split-screen separates the worlds of two characters who have turned to technology in their search for companionship and acceptance and it’s not entirely working.…
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unmappable

unmappable

unmappable weaves together the life and work of noted psychogeographer and convicted sex offender, Denis Wood.
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Volta

Volta

A mother and daughter start out from downtown Athens and head to the northern suburbs of the city. Nina thinks she’s going on a walk.
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What Will Time Think of Me?

What Will Time Think of Me?

Tormented by a manic past, a young folk musician struggles to find balance in an ever shifting world.
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Wildlike

Wildlike

Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care for her anymore. The living situation quickly takes a…
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Winter Light

Winter Light

When an aging college professor confronts two hunters trespassing on his property, he begins an escalating battle of wills that will test his faith in…
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The Witch

The Witch

New England in the 1630s: William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness. When…
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Wolf Man

Wolf Man

Two naïve friends venture into the shady woods on a camping adventure. Things go south when they realize they've misplaced their food. Faced with hunger…
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The Wolfpack

The Wolfpack

Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films…
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