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An elderly person holds a strip of film up to a light, inspecting its contents.

The Eyes of Ghana

This inspirational story of reclamation follows a 90-year-old film pioneer on a mission to restore his images of Ghana’s journey to independence.
Two women stand in a room together, looking at a book. Another woman looks on from the doorway.

Father Mother Sister Brother

A feature film in the form of a triptych. The three stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other.
A man stands in the woods, leading a brown cow. Another figure is in the background, out of focus.

First Cow

Oregon Territory circa 1820. A taciturn loner and a Chinese immigrant seek their fortunes via a landowner’s prized cow in this brilliant interrogation of Americana.
A man stands in front of an audience, holding a cylindrical object with a wild expression on his face.

Frankenstein

Brilliant but egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein brings a creature to life in an experiment that leads to the undoing of both creator and his tragic creation.
A man stands in the storage closet of a kitchen, hands clasped. There is a hopeful look on his face.

Gazelle

A Turkish dissident seeking asylum in the U.S. will do whatever it takes to reunite with his family in this tense, expressive drama.

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