Union
Intimately observed and stunningly captured, Union chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of workers to organize low-wage employees at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York. Led by the charismatic but underestimated Chris Smalls, this small band of workers start the Amazon Labor Union, an independent grassroots union intent on taking on […]
Sugarcane
A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, Sugarcane, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential […]
Porcelain War
Amidst the chaos and destruction of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists defiantly find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko, and Andrey Stefanov choose to stay behind, armed with their art, their cameras, and, […]
No Other Land
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with a journalist from the other side who joins his fight.
Mistress Dispeller
In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a “mistress dispeller” who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage — and break up affairs — by any means necessary. Offering strikingly intimate access to private dramas […]
Hollywoodgate
Unprecedented and audacious, Hollywoodgate is the riveting result of the year director Ibrahim Nash’at spent with the Taliban in the wake of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Risking his life in the war-torn nation, Nash’at is on the ground with the Taliban when they enter an American base loaded with a portion […]
The Territory
The Territory provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon. With awe-inspiring cinematography showcasing the titular landscape and richly textured sound design, the film takes audiences deep into the Uru-eu-wau-wau community and provides unprecedented access […]
Navalny
In August 2020 a plane flying from Siberia to Moscow diverted to Omsk when a passenger became deathly ill. That passenger? Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic — Alexei Navalny, leader of Russia’s opposition, whom many had long feared would be killed for his refusal to be silent. Navalny’s wife and colleagues, convinced that Navalny had been […]
In Her Hands
Zarifa Ghafari, one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position, fights for survival against the backdrop of her country’s accelerated unraveling.
A House Made of Splinters
As the war in Eastern Ukraine takes a heavy toll on poor families living near the frontline, a small group of strong-willed social workers work tirelessly in a special kind of orphanage to create an almost magical safe space for kids to live in while the state decide the future fate of the child and […]