Jennifer Baichwal's Into the Weeds delivers a compelling courtroom tale that raises serious environmental concerns with its portrait of Lee Johnson's case against Monsanto.
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In Rojek, Zaynê Akyol offers a haunting and poetic interrogation of the violence waged on Syria by ISIS and looks the beast in the eye.
Deconstructing Karen Review: Waking Up White Women
Deconstructing Kare is also an invitation to take responsibility and to become more active in the fight against racism.
The Art of Silence Review: Silence Is Indeed Golden
The Art of Silence is a fitting celebration of an artist who could bring joy and meaning to the lives of many around the globe without saying a word.
Make People Better Review: Mad Scientist or Scientific Scapegoat?
Make People Better is an intriguing examination of a scientist who was hung out to dry by a community who helped elevate him in the fist place.
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Queer My Friends Review: Searching for Self-Love
In Queer My Friends, a filmmaker chronicles her friend's coming-out story and turns the camera on herself to consider how tradition stifles us.
Eternal Spring Review: Animating an Awakening
Eternal Spring is an animated documentary in which Chinese artist Daxiong revisits his participation in a 2002 hijacking of a TV station.
5 Dreamers and a Horse: Hoping Against Hope
With its keen observational style, 5 Dreamers and a Horse is a lyrical vision of the deep-seated need for hope, for something aspirational.
Meeting Point Review: Building the Past
A beautifully layered work, Meeting Point captures the importance of understanding the various ways the past shapes a family’s present and future.