Transcending the prudish simplicity of Thomas Edison’s 1896 short THE KISS, SCORING’s bold, black-and-white images of intense kissing elevate the act to an abstract level of intimacy. When those shots commingle with the moving story of a man whose disability limits his sexual interactions, the meaning of “scoring” transforms inexorably. More...

On the beautiful Irish coast lies a holiday resort whose glamour and amusement-park atmosphere have long since faded. Today, it houses asylum-seekers from around the globe, offering a surreal and incongruous backdrop to their stories. Lyrical and deliberately displacing, SEAVIEW gives a poignant portrayal of the modern immigrant experience. More...

Peering into an artist’s mind can reveal a treasure trove of motivations and insights. SELF-PORTRAIT captures refreshingly informal and personal moments with renowned photographer Sylvia Plachy. More...

Music provides the narration for this eye-opening tale of a Peruvian family’s demanding business. The entire family treks up the Andes to collect enormous blocks of ice, which they haul back down and sell at the Sunday market. Think about that as you sip on your cold soda at the theater.   More...

THE APOLOGY LINE, CITY OF CRANES, GENTLE CREATURES, HOW TO SAVE A FISH FROM DROWNING, LEAVE YOUR MIRACLE HERE, WHAT WOULD THE DROP KNOW ABOUT THAT? More...

BEGINNING FILMMAKING, FAREWELL PACKETS OF TEN, IF IT HAPPENS, THE LADIES, PETER AND BEN, ROZ (AND JOSHUA), SCORING More...

ONE DAY, TONGZHI IN LOVE, VIRTUAL FREEDOM (PODLOVE) More...

BOB'S KNEE, BREADMAKERS, NOT SACKS, SELF-PORTRAIT WITH COWS GOING HOME AND OTHER WORKS: A PORTRAIT OF SYLVIA PLACHY, THE TAILOR, YOU CANNOT HIDE FROM ALLAH More...

52 PERCENT, THE CHAMP, SMILE PINKI More...

Pinki, a rural Indian girl, does not go to school because she has a cleft lip. A simple surgery could fix her problem, but instead she must suffer extreme social ostracism. Pinki’s destiny changes when she meets a social worker who gathers patients for a hospital that provides free surgery. More...

Decked out in sequined outfits, Mike & Claire Sardina, AKA “Lighting & Thunder,” play to hooting crowds at Milwaukee bars and clubs. But when a freak accident leaves Claire immobile, their Vegas dreams are replaced by a reality of rehabilitation, unpaid bills, drug addiction and lost hopes. Will Lightning only strike once? More...

Rising up from the ashes of 1992’s devastating L.A. riots is a 14-acre oasis in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhoods. The South Central Farmers created the garden to provide fresh produce for low-income people. Now, as bulldozers are poised to level it, the farmers won’t give up without a fight. More...

British neurosurgeon Henry Marsh resides in South London, but he spends several weeks a year in Ukraine performing surgeries with the crudest of tools in a country where neurosurgery barely exists. His skills have saved innumerable lives, yet Dr. Marsh refuses to slow down until he’s saved every possible life. More...

October 1972: A plane crashes on a frozen glacier in the Andes; 16 passengers defy all odds, staying alive for 72 days before they are rescued. STRANDED recounts one of the most extraordinary survival tales of all time — also immortalized in the book Alive — through the stories of the survivors themselves. More...

Synchronized swimming is often dismissed as a lightweight sport––if a sport at all––but SYNC OR SWIM shows that it requires real athleticism, with the blood, sweat and tears of serious competition. Cheryl Furjanic takes us inside the selection and training of the 2004 U.S. team to meet the athletes behind the performers. More...