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FILM LIBRARY
ALL editions, films by category (847)
DOCUMENTARY
REUNIFICATION
Dir: Alvin Tsang, United States, 85 min, 2015, Documentary
As he examines the legacy of his family’s immigration to Los Angeles from Hong Kong—fraught with vulnerabilities and betrayal and splintered with ec... more »
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THE LADIES
Dir: Tyler Zoanni, United States, 13 min, 2015, Documentary
For 50 years, a group of Ukrainian women has gathered in New York's East Village to make dumplings for their church. This observational short offers... more »
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YOU SEE ME
Dir: Linda J. Brown, United States, 71 min, 2015, Documentary
Filmmaker Linda Brown's father embodied 1960s masculinity. But when a devastating stroke leaves him vulnerable and dependent, Linda decides to confr... more »
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AS YOU PASS BY
Dir: Georg Anthony Svatek, Amanda Katz, United States, 11 min, 2014, Documentary
The roads we erect and the cars we drive maximize our comfort and efficiency, but at what cost? As You Pass By commences an exploration of the Brook... more »
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COMIC BOOK HEAVEN
Dir: E.j. Mcleavey-Fisher, United States, 12 min, 2014, Documentary
This short documentary follows 81 year old Joe Leisner, owner of Comic Book Heaven in Sunnyside, Queens, NY as he cantankerously assesses the status... more »
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DESTINATION HOME
Dir: Maria Seppälä & Veera Lehto-Michaud, Finland, 45 min, 2014, Documentary
A Liberian refugee SAM REAYAH and his family have been separated for five years and live in uncertainty waiting for family reunion. While Sam and hi... more »
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MEMORY OF FORGOTTEN WAR
Dir: Deann Borshay Liem, Ramsay Liem, United States, 37 min, 2013, Documentary
Memory of Forgotten War conveys the human costs of military conflict through deeply personal accounts of the Korean War (1950-53) by four Korean-Ame... more »
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NOT NEW RUSSIANS
Dir: Abigail Spindel, Brazil, 28 min, 2014, Documentary
Dark scenes from Russia in 2004, that reveal the anger and despair of ordinary Russians who feel abandoned by the state infrastructure: Old pensione... more »
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SKIN FEELS
Dir: Daan Bunnik, Netherlands, 7 min, 2014, Documentary
In this observational diptych, the narrator, Daan Bunnik depicts the struggles of observing the ageing bodies of his parents. The part about his fat... more »
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STOP
Dir: Spencer Wolff, United States, 88 min, 2014, Documentary
The feature length documentary STOP follows three years in the life of David Ourlicht, one of the plaintiffs in Floyd v. City of New York, the clas... more »
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TRUTH HAS FALLEN
Dir: Sheila M. Sofian, United States, 60 min, 2013, Documentary
The documentary examines the cases of three individuals who were wrongfully incarcerated for murder and sheds light on weaknesses in the US justice... more »
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WE CAME TO SWEAT
Dir: Kate Kunath & Sasha Wortzel, United States, 71 min, 2014, Documentary
For fifty years the Starlite Lounge catered to every race, creed, and orientation. When this pre-Stonewall safe haven is ordered to vacate, the comm... more »
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BENEATH THE TREES
Dir: Iker Esteibarlanda, Spain, 12 min, 2014, Documentary
Storytelling in Ireland stems from an ancient oral tradition of transmitting laws and taboos, hero epics, wisdom tales and cultural myths from gener... more »
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BREAKIN L.A.
Dir: Karla Lemus & Boris Castro, Germany, 76 min, 2012, Documentary
A group of bicycle aficionados from Hamburg, Sankt Pauli traveled to Los Angeles, to cross the
city for 12 days into all cardinal directions. They... more »
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FORGIVE US
Dir: Anthony Haden-west, France, 78 min, 2013, Documentary
I lost 83 colleagues on September 11th 2001. I was running an investment firm in New York at the time. The events left me stunned. The anti-Muslim... more »
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HAENYEO: WOMEN OF THE SEA
Dir: Kevin Sawicki & Alex Igidbashian, United States, 11 min, 2013, Documentary
Haenyeo refers to the women free-divers of Jeju Island, South Korea who for centuries have collected sea food without the use of scuba equipment. Th... more »
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JUANA
Dir: Neha Gautam, United States, 10 min, 2013, Documentary
The story of a Filipino domestic worker who is a survivor of labor trafficking and domestic violence. Juana leaves the Philippines for a better life... more »
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LAST RIDE...FIRST RIDE
Dir: Daniel Turkewitz, United States, 13 min, 2013, Documentary
Only days after the end of the season party, Hurricane Sandy destroys the Coney Island bumper cars along with much of the region. Will it reopen for... more »
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MEXICAN DREAM
Dir: Alex Ruiz Euler & Jon Wetterau, Mexico, 54 min, 2014, Documentary
This documentary is about indigenous Mixtec immigrants from a remote pueblo in the Oaxaca (Mexico) who go to Austin (Minnesota, U.S.A.) to work for... more »
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MIGRATIONS OF ISLAM
Dir: Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai, United States, 60 min, 2013, Documentary
A documentary on the representations of American-Muslim identity in popular culture post 9/11. Through cultural events like the performance of the t... more »
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MONDO BANANA
Dir: Ryan White, Canada, 60 min, 2013, Documentary
Deep in the forests of Sumatra, a Finnish sea captain seeks an elusive banana. In a Kolkata kitchen, Bengali chefs prepare scrumptious banana stalk... more »
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MY KASHMIR
Dir: Madhuri Mohindar & Vaishali Sinha, United States, 31 min, 2013, Documentary
A documentary about being young in Kashmir, one of the most contentious and militarized regions in the world. For two
college students Javaid and I... more »
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SINGING JADE
Dir: Bing Wang, United States, 23 min, 2013, Documentary
Founded in 2005's Manhattan Chinatown, the Columbus Park Senior Orchestra has provided a joyous experience to its members and passing spectators thr... more »
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THE ACT OF KILLING
Dir: Joshua Oppenheimer, Denmark, 159 min, 2012, Documentary
Anwar Congo and his friends have been dancing their way through musical numbers, twisting arms in film noir gangster
scenes, and galloping across p... more »
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THE GRAND HOTEL
Dir: Douglas Massell, United States, 36 min, 2012, Documentary
Single room occupancies are a housing phenomena created in New York City during the 1930's. A majority of these buildings are hotels built in the la... more »
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THE SECOND MEETING
Dir: Zeljko Mirkovic, United States, 86 min, 2013, Documentary
In March 1999 during the Balkan conflict, Dale Zelko, US pilot of the 'invisible' F117A aircraft, was shot down by Zoltan Dani, missile officer in t... more »
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AWAY
Dir: Elisa Bates, United States, 14 min, 2012, Documentary
Three different NYC women are united by surfing. AWAY is a short documentary film that looks at the the subculture of NYC surfing through the lens o... more »
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BORN IN GOMA
Dir: Chris Carpenter, United States, 48 min, 2012, Documentary
Dr. Chris Carpenter travels to Goma, a war-ravaged city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to work at the HEAL Africa hospital. Each day, he cares... more »
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ELLAS
Dir: Vanessa Batista, Cuba, 4 min, 2012, Documentary
A dialog between women artists from different cultures settled down in Barcelona since a decade now. Independent electronic music, traditional Afric... more »
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HUMAN SKAB
Dir: Bret Woods & Frank Gunderson, United States, 105 min, 2012, Documentary
'Human Skab,' the brainchild of Travis Roberts, is a proto-grunge, psychotic, post-apocalyptic, hardcore, punk-rock blues band based in the Pacific... more »
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IN THE WIND
Dir: Elliot Bassman, United States, 24 min, 2012, Documentary
The description of a father- figure relationship between a little Jewish boy and an elderly Jewish neighbor. The story also recounts the Post Holoca... more »
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MELODICO
Dir: Valerio Ciriaci, Italy, 15 min, 2012, Documentary
A short documentary chronicling the story of Tony Maiorino, a modern day Italian immigrant living in the Bronx's Little Italy. Tony's a normal guy o... more »
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NO REGRETS, BUT
Dir: Heather Freudenthal, United States, 59 min, 2012, Documentary
Emily, Dahlia, and Kimberly are all women at a pivotal age for women when it comes to relationships- their mid-late 20's. But they all want differen... more »
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RETURN TO THE SEA
Dir: Genevieve Mcgill, Ireland, 66 min, 2012, Documentary
A temporal bricolage that documents a vulnerable, indigenous Irish speaking community on the island of Inish Bofin off the north west coast of Co.Do... more »
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SET FOR LIFE
Dir: Susan Sipprelle & Samuel Newman, United States, 67 min, 2012, Documentary
Three Baby Boomers, who believed they were set for life, struggle to recover from the devastating impact of losing their jobs in the Great Recession... more »
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STONEFACED
Dir: Vivian Ducat, United States, 16 min, 2012, Documentary
African American architect, author, and well-known professor of countless New York interior design students, Robert A. King, is an obsessed man whe... more »
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YANGSI
Dir: Mark Elliott, United States, 83 min, 2012, Documentary
Recognized as the reincarnation ('yangsi') of one of the most revered Tibetan Masters of the 20th century, Ugyen Tenzin Jigme Lhundrup must train to... more »
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#WHILEWEWATCH
Dir: Kevin Breslin, United States, 41 min, 2011, Documentary
A gripping look at the media revolution that emerged from Zuccoti Park in New York City to the world. It is the story of how many people came togeth... more »
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AGENTS, THE
Dir: Dena Greenbaum, United States, 15 min, 2011, Documentary
The Agents is a short documentary about the stress High School Students face today and how they are dealing with the stress. The movie shows how lif... more »
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ART OF REMEMBRANCE, THE
Dir: Raul Paz Pastrana, United States, 11 min, 2010, Documentary
An immigrant artist ponders the meaning of life and death in two cultures as he prepares a community altar for the Day of the Dead to remember those... more »
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BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
Dir: Peter Blitzer, United States, 16 min, 2010, Documentary
Josh & Jeff Crook were trouble makers as kids growing up in Brooklyn. As young adults, they decided to start making movies. Not able to hold jobs em... more »
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DAY AT THE POOL
Dir: Ian Douglass & Eric Fulford, United States, 24 min, 2011, Documentary
A Day at the Pool is a documentary-style film that attempts to uncover the true origins of modern skateboarding. Interviews with Tony Alva, Stacy Pe... more »
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DOC
Dir: Immy Humes, United States, 97 min, 2011, Documentary
The amazing adventures of novelist and Paris Review co-founder H.L. "Doc" Humes, featuring a paper house, the Hip Messiah, Don Peyote, Timothy Leary... more »
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EXPERIENCING AGING
Dir: Leslye Abbey, United States, 26 min, 2011, Documentary
In her thought provoking paper, Experiencing Aging, Catherine Papell, social worker extraordinaire, reflects on the process of aging, observing her... more »
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MAKING MISTAKES
Dir: Hiroshi Sunairi, China, 62 min, 2011, Documentary
Hiroshi Sunairi fails to execute a documentary of the Yushu earthquake that caused a massive disaster in Tibet. This sets him off on an unpredictabl... more »
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