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GENRE: Documentary

The Apollo

Dir. Roger Ross Williams | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary, Music

Program Black Perspectives Documentary

Oct 25 @ 11:00 pm Oct 26 @ 5:15 pm

The Cordillera of Dreams La Cordinllera de los Sueños

Dir. Patricio Guzmán | Chile, France
Genres Documentary, Historical, Political

Program Cinemas of the Americas Documentary

Oct 20 @ 11:00 pm Oct 22 @ 6:00 pm

Cunningham

Dir. Alla Kovgan | France, Germany, United States
Genres Dance, Documentary, LGBTQ, Music

Program Documentary In Focus: Dance Out-Look Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 25 @ 10:45 pm Oct 26 @ 11:30 pm

Digitalkarma

Dir. Francesca Scalisi, Mark Olexa | Switzerland
Genres Coming of Age, Documentary, Political

Program Documentary Women in Cinema

Oct 19 @ 9:15 pm Oct 20 @ 6:15 pm

The First Rainbow Coalition

Dir. Ray Santisteban | United States
Genres Documentary, Historical, Political

Program City & State Documentary

Oct 24 @ 10:45 pm Oct 25 @ 8:30 pm

Fordlandia Malaise

Dir. Susana de Sousa Dias | Portugal
Genres Documentary, Historical, Political

Program Documentary Expanded Visions Spotlight: Architecture X Design Women in Cinema

Oct 21 @ 6:00 pm Oct 27 @ 8:45 pm

Forman vs. Forman

Dir. Jakub Hejna, Helena Třeštíková | Czech Republic, France
Genres Art/Film, Biopic, Documentary

Program Documentary Women in Cinema

Oct 19 @ 4:30 pm Oct 21 @ 7:45 pm

Frank Gehry: Building Justice

Dir. Ultan Guilfoyle | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary, Political

Program Documentary Spotlight: Architecture X Design

Oct 18 @ 8:30 pm Oct 19 @ 5:00 pm

The Great Green Wall

Dir. Jared P. Scott | United Kingdom
Genres Documentary, Environmental, Music

Program Documentary

Oct 27 @ 10:00 pm

House of Cardin

Dir. P. David Ebersole, Todd Hughes | United States, France
Genres Art/Film, Biopic, Documentary, LGBTQ

Program Documentary Out-Look Competition Spotlight: Architecture X Design

Oct 26 @ 7:45 pm Oct 27 @ 7:45 pm

The Human Factor

Dir. Dror Moreh | Israel
Genres Documentary, Historical, Jewish Interest, Political

Program Documentary

Oct 20 @ 8:15 pm Oct 21 @ 5:00 pm

The Hypnotist Olliver Hawk

Dir. Arthur Franck | Finland
Genres Documentary, Historical, Political

Program Documentary

Oct 23 @ 1:30 am Oct 23 @ 6:00 pm

Jump Shot

Dir. Jacob Hamilton | United States
Genres Documentary, Historical, Sports

Program Documentary

Oct 23 @ 11:00 pm Oct 24 @ 5:00 pm

The Kingmaker

Dir. Lauren Greenfield | United States, Denmark
Genres Biopic, Documentary, Political

Program Documentary Women in Cinema

Oct 19 @ 1:15 am Oct 19 @ 6:45 pm

Lives with Flavor Vidas con Sabor

Dir. Pablo Gasca Gollás , Ruth Zachs Babani | Mexico
Genres Documentary

Program Cinemas of the Americas Documentary Women in Cinema

Oct 21 @ 11:00 pm

Love Child

Dir. Eva Mulvad | Denmark
Genres Documentary, Family Affairs, Political

Program Best of the Fest Documentary Women in Cinema

Oct 22 @ 10:45 pm Oct 23 @ 8:00 pm Oct 27 @ 10:30 pm

MOTHER

Dir. Kristof Bilsen | Belgium, The Netherlands
Genres Biopic, Documentary, Family Affairs, Historical, Political, Social Commentary, Thriller

Program Documentary

Oct 22 @ 1:30 am Oct 22 @ 8:15 pm

My Father and Me

Dir. Nick Broomfield | United Kingdom
Genres Art/Film, Documentary, Family Affairs

Program Documentary

Oct 20 @ 1:45 am Oct 20 @ 5:00 pm

The New Bauhaus

Dir. Alysa Nahmias | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary, Historical

Program City & State Documentary Spotlight: Architecture X Design Women in Cinema

Oct 17 @ 10:45 pm Oct 18 @ 11:00 pm

Present.Perfect. Wan mei xian zai shi

Dir. Shengze Zhu | United States, Hong Kong
Genres Documentary, Social Commentary

Program City & State Documentary Expanded Visions

Oct 18 @ 1:00 am Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm

Ready for War

Dir. Andrew Renzi | United States
Genres Documentary, Political

Program Documentary

Oct 24 @ 1:00 am Oct 24 @ 7:45 pm

Renzo Piano, Architect of Light

Dir. Carlos Saura | Spain
Genres Art/Film, Documentary

Program Documentary Spotlight: Architecture X Design

Oct 23 @ 7:30 pm Oct 26 @ 8:15 pm

Ringside

Dir. André Hörmann | Germany, United States
Genres Coming of Age, Documentary, Sports

Program Black Perspectives City & State Documentary

Oct 18 @ 11:30 pm Oct 20 @ 4:30 pm Oct 25 @ 6:00 pm

Seahorse

Dir. Jeanie Finlay | United Kingdom
Genres Documentary, LGBTQ, Social Commentary

Program Documentary Out-Look Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 26 @ 10:00 pm Oct 27 @ 6:15 pm

Shorts 1: Here. Now.

Dir. Various | Pakistan, United States
Genres Documentary, Drama, Sports

Program City & State Shorts Program

Oct 17 @ 11:00 pm Oct 21 @ 8:00 pm Oct 26 @ 5:00 pm

Shorts 2: Portraits

Dir. Various | Brazil, France, Hungary, Switzerland, The Netherlands
Genres Documentary, Drama, LGBTQ

Program Shorts Program

Oct 19 @ 5:00 pm Oct 22 @ 8:00 pm

Shorts 4: These Days

Dir. Various | Cuba, France, Switzerland, United States
Genres Documentary, Family Affairs, Political

Program Documentary Shorts Program

Oct 25 @ 8:00 pm Oct 27 @ 7:30 pm

Shorts 7: Some Kind of Tomorrow

Dir. Various | Australia, South Africa, United States
Genres Documentary, Drama, Social Commentary

Program Black Perspectives Shorts Program

Oct 23 @ 5:00 pm Oct 26 @ 8:00 pm

Shorts 8: Histories – Experimental

Dir. Various | Ecuador, France, Germany, Portugal
Genres Documentary

Program Expanded Visions Shorts Program

Oct 25 @ 1:30 am Oct 25 @ 5:15 pm

Shorts 9: Building Something Out Of Something

Dir. Various | Argentina, Canada, France, Kosovo, Qatar
Genres Documentary, Historical, Political

Program Shorts Program Spotlight: Architecture X Design

Oct 24 @ 5:00 pm Oct 26 @ 10:00 pm

The Torch

Dir. Jim Farrell | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary, Music

Program City & State Closing Night Documentary

Oct 27 @ 11:00 pm Oct 27 @ 11:00 pm

Varda by Agnès Varda par Agnès

Dir. Agnès Varda | France
Genres Art/Film, Biopic, Documentary

Program Masters Women in Cinema

Oct 18 @ 1:30 am Oct 27 @ 4:45 pm

Waiting for the Carnival Estou me guardando para quando o carnaval chegar

Dir. Marcelo Gomes | Brazil
Genres Documentary, Social Commentary

Program Cinemas of the Americas Documentary

Oct 23 @ 11:15 pm Oct 24 @ 6:30 pm

Navigation

GENRE: Documentary

The Apollo

The Cordillera of Dreams La Cordinllera de los Sueños

Cunningham

Digitalkarma

The First Rainbow Coalition

Fordlandia Malaise

Forman vs. Forman

Frank Gehry: Building Justice

The Great Green Wall

House of Cardin

The Human Factor

The Hypnotist Olliver Hawk

Jump Shot

The Kingmaker

Lives with Flavor Vidas con Sabor

Love Child

MOTHER

My Father and Me

The New Bauhaus

Present.Perfect. Wan mei xian zai shi

Ready for War

Renzo Piano, Architect of Light

Ringside

Seahorse

Shorts 1: Here. Now.

Shorts 2: Portraits

Shorts 4: These Days

Shorts 7: Some Kind of Tomorrow

Shorts 8: Histories – Experimental

Shorts 9: Building Something Out Of Something

The Torch

Varda by Agnès Varda par Agnès

Waiting for the Carnival Estou me guardando para quando o carnaval chegar

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