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All Your Dead Ones
Colombia, 2011, 88 min.
A suspenseful social thriller in which a Colombian farmer finds a pile of dead bodies in his cornfield. When no one wants to go to the trouble of conducting a serious investigation, his predicament becomes increasingly absurd.... more
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Bitter Seeds
India, 2011, 88 min.
Beautifully told and deeply disturbing, Micha Peled’s documentary explores the way farming with genetically modified seeds is having disastrous consequences in India. The third film in Peled’s “Globalization Trilogy” after China Blue and Store Wars.... more
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Bol
Pakistan, 2011, 165 min.
The gripping story of a large, predominantly female family controlled by a domineering Muslim father, while an enlightened doctor played by local “King of Pop” Atif Aslam shows a different, more positive side of life in Pakistan.... more
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Cairo 678
Egypt, 2010, 100 min.
Tackling the issue of sexual harassment, which continues to plague Egyptian society, this social issues drama focuses on three women from different backgrounds. Cairo 678 forces viewers to question assumptions and prejudices while refusing to offer up easy answers.... more
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California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown
USA, 2010, 90 min.
An illuminating and personal portrait of Gov. Edmund G “Pat” Brown, the patriarch of the so-called “West Coast Kennedys” and one of California’s most important governors, by his granddaughter Sascha Rice.... more
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Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story
USA, 2011, 84 min.
This moving and gripping documentary places the daring Operation Entebbe hostage-rescue mission by Israeli Defense forces against the fascinating backdrop of the largely untold life story of its commander, Yoni Netanyahu, older brother of the current Israeli Prime Minister.... more
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Habibi
Palestine, 2011, 78 min.
The first fiction feature set in Gaza in over 15 years offers a story of forbidden love. Can Qays, a poet from the refugee camp, build a future with Layla, the daughter of a traditional, religious family?... more
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If Not Us, Who?
Germany, 2011, 124 min.
The rise of the radical left in 1960s Germany is captured through the relationship between writer/publisher Bernward Vesper and future terrorist Gudrun Ensslin (part of the Baader-Meinhoff Group) in this sweeping yet intimate drama.... more
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The Loving Story
USA, 2011, 77 min.
In 1958, a white man and a part black, part Cherokee woman were convicted of breaking Virginia's law against interracial marriage. This eye-opening documentary examines the overlooked story of this couple's courageous fight and the Supreme Court case that resulted.... more
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Mulberry Child
USA, 2011, 85 min.
Mixing interviews and dramatic reenactments, this deeply moving documentary explores author Jian Ping’s best-selling memoir: how she grew up the daughter of a senior government official and her family’s struggles to survive Mao’s Cultural Revolution.... more
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Real Truths. The Life of Estela
Argentina, 2011, 99 min.
Like too many others, Estela’s daughter was arrested by the Argentinian junta in the late 70s, held until she gave birth, and then executed. This is the true story of a grandmother’s determination to reunite those orphaned children with their biological families.... more
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Semper Fi: Always Faithful
USA, 2011, 76 min.
The heartbreaking and inspirational story of Marine Corps Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger whose daughter’s death from leukemia took him on a thirteen-year quest to hold the Marine Corps accountable in one of the country’s largest cases of environmental contamination.... more
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The Student
Argentina, 2011, 110 min.
Roque, a new student at the University of Buenos Aires, meets and beds a pretty but tough young adjunct professor. She introduces him to the campus’ vibrant political life, and his ambition quickly propels him into power skirmishes.... more
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The Tall Man
Australia, 2011, 80 min.
A riveting and tragic true crime story set against the backdrop of Palm Island, a small Aboriginal community on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.Beautifully filmed and movingly told, this is a truly unforgettable documentary.... more
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Terraferma
Italy, 2011, 88 min.
When an elderly Sicilian fisherman rescues a boatload of African immigrants, he must decide whether to do what the law demands or what he knows to be right. A political powder keg sparks intense drama in Emanuele Crialese's compelling piece of humanist filmmaking. ... more
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The Tiniest Place
El Salvador, 2011, 104 min.
The heartbreaking yet hopeful story of Cinquera, a small town in rural El Salvador that was completely depopulated during the Civil War, as told by the survivors who have returned with astonishing resilience to rebuild their lives on their native soil.... more
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Unfinished Spaces
Cuba, 2011, 86 min.
Masterfully interweaving art, politics and history, this spellbinding doc recounts the secret history of a little-known architectural marvel, commissioned as a showpiece art school by Fidel Castro, but then deemed “decadent” when he was forced to throw in his lot with the Soviet Union. ... more
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Vito
USA, 2011, 93 min.
A fascinating documentary about the life of pioneering gay activist, film historian and author Vito Russo, author of the seminal The Celluloid Closet (1981) and a leading player in the early Gay Liberation movement.... more
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You’ve Been Trumped
United Kingdom, 2011, 96 min.
Anthony Baxter's biting and entertaining documentary trails "The Donald" as he seeks to build a massive golf resort on unspoiled Scottish coastline and comes up against a spirited group of local landowners who will not go down without a fight.... more
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