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Español
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"Four Europeans from different cultures and fields of art set off in search of a remote place to establish the world's last bookshop. During their journey, they discuss the power of literature and reveal how certain classics have changed each of them in profound ways. Bringing the almost-lost purpose of books to light, this hybrid road movie/documentary poses important questions about reading and its importance to our inner lives and to civilization...
2) Entre nos
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Español
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Mariana brings her two children from Colombia to New York to reunite with her husband, only to be abandoned by him. Desperate and alone, Mariana must find a way to survive and care for her family.
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Deutsch
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A cantankerous old man and a resourceful young girl strike up an unlikely friendship after she breaks into his home to escape immigration police. Featuring stellar performances by Jurgen Prochnow, Pegah Ferydoni, and Milena Pribak in her acting debut, this poignant first feature from Jakob Zapf is a timely and heartfelt story of courage and compassion.
5) The merger
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English
Description
A former star footballer turned social justice campaigner returns to his home town, befriends a young wannabe filmmaker who recently lost his father and is persuaded, despite opposition, into coaching the town's struggling footy team. He recruits refugees to make up the numbers with hilarious results, taking the community on a journey of change.
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Español
Description
Featuring MLB all-stars David Ortiz and Vladimir Guererro, this inspirational and joyous film charts the course of talented baseball hopefuls from the Dominican Republic to the big leagues. Bonus features include behind the scenes at the Dominican Winter League, interviews with the director, unreleased interview with Minnesota Twin Carlos Gomez, and more.
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English
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The story of a Zanzibari woman, Samira, who aspires to have a family like all of her friends, but is also determined to pursue higher education and a career. Throughout seven years of her life, amidst social pressures and the ever-present need to respect traditions, she must choose one life over the other, it seems. A brilliant look at the inspiring trajectory of a modern, young African woman's goals and freedoms. Filmed with a sensitive eye that...
8) Soundtracker
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English
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Emmy Award-winning sound recordist Gordon Hempton explores the West to capture the sounds of nature before they are no longer around, and in the process finds a new sound that captures the spirit of America.
Language
English
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Norma Khouri won fame and fortune with her 'true story', Forbidden love, about a shocking honor killing in Jordan. The book was a runaway best seller and became the toast of the literary world. Until July 2004, when esteemed Sydney Morning Herald journalist Malcolm Knox exposed her book as a work of fiction, and her protagonist, a figment of her imagination. Now, Khouri is fighting for credibility and offers to go to Jordan to prove that Dalia existed...
Language
English
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Reveals the complicated effects the web is having on our society as seen through the eyes of artist, futurist, and visionary, Josh Harris. Director Ondi Timoner documented more than a decade of Harris' increasingly tumultuous life and experiments, including one that involved living under 24-hour electronic surveillance, which led to his mental collapse.
11) In a dream
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English
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Over the past four decades, artist Isaiah Zagar has covered more than 50,000 square feet of Philadelphia with stunning mosaic murals. The murals chronicle his love for his wife, Julia, and subtly hint at the dark corners of an extraordinary imagination.
Language
English
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Long before YouTube, there were the brilliantly insane, no-budget movies of underground filmmaking twins George and Mike Kuchar. Creating stars out of their friends and family with just consumer-grade cameras, the teenage Kuchar brothers went from the 1960s New York City underground film scene of Andy Warhol and Kenneth Anger to become the twin maestros of B-movie glamour and sleaze.
13) Scarf face
Language
English
Description
It explores the world of competitive eating and the untold story behind the epic rivalry between America's Joey Chestnut and Japan's Takeru Kobayashi. Organized for decades by George Shea's Major League Eating corporation, Nathan's hot dog eating contest at Coney Island has become the preeminent event for eaters worldwide - the start of their "fiscal eating" year but not without its share of disturbing controversy and perilous dangers to the human...
Language
English
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Zel is a fortune teller. Sharing her home with a group of ghosts who pass on incredible knowledge and abilities form beyond the world of the living, she removes clients' aches and pains, advises gamblers, and channels cranky spirits for a quick check in with their loved ones. When a mysterious light appears in the woods, the ghosts suddenly realize they are trapped and forge a rebellion, tormenting Zel with all the aggravation and insanity they can...
15) Felix Austria!
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English
Description
Staring down the barrel of an incurable genetic disease, Brian Scott Pfeifle reacts the way any American would: He changes his name to Felix Etienne-Edouard, enters psychoanalysis to interpret his daffiest dreams and sets out to befriend the would-be ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Otto von Habsburg. A story of life-defining passions, fears, and triumphs.
16) White shadow
Language
Swahili
Description
Since 2008, albinos in Tanzania have become human targets. Witch doctors offer huge sums of cash for their body parts to be used in magic potions. From 2008 to 2010, more than 200 witch-doctor inspired murders occurred. This is the story of Alias, an albino boy on the run. After his father's murder, his mother sends him to the city. His uncle Kosmos, a truck driver, takes care of him. Alias learns fast in the city, selling sunglasses, DVDs and cellphones,...
Language
English
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Lee Gorewitz is a feisty, opinionated woman given to philosophical ruminations on the nature of things, even as she struggles to navigate the increasingly confused and confusing landscape of Alzheimer's disease. An immersive documentary that challenges preconceptions of illness and aging.
Language
English
Description
This powerful documentary feature follows a troupe of twelve Boston-based spoken-word poets and modern dancers as they travel the Great Migration Trail from Jackson, Mississippi to Chicago, performing an original piece called Invisible: Imprints of Racism. After each performance, a talk-back with the audience gives space to the communal exploration of racial issues and the sharing of firsthand experiences with and reflections on racism, also yielding...