The Heiresses - Chela and Chiquita, both descended from wealthy families in Paraguay, have been together for over 30 years. Recently their financial situation has worsened and when their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality. From Distrib Films.
The Girl in the Fog - Based on the internationally acclaimed novel of the same name, THE GIRL IN THE FOG follows the sudden disappearance of Anna Lou, a 16-year-old girl from a small mountain village in the Italian Alps. From Distrib Films.
Rojo - When an innocuous dinner date ends in a startling altercation with a stranger, Claudio’s apparently placid lifestyle is disrupted, and fault lines begin to appear in the frictionless surface of his professional and domestic existence. From Distrib Films.
The Silent Revolution - A gripping and true story set in 1956 in East Germany of a group of students who saw their life changed forever by a harmless human act of solidarity during the early stage of the Cold War. From Distrib Films.
The Other Side of Everything - A Belgrade apartment divided in two—with one half that has been locked for generations—tells the story of Serbia's political turmoil.
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Food Coop - Looks at the workings of a highly profitable supermarket, Brooklyn's Park Slope Food Coop, which for 44 years has been a shining example of a successful alternative economic system at work. From Bullfrog Films.
Ghosts of Attica - The definitive account of America's most violent prison rebellion, its deadly suppression, the days of torture that ensued, and the almost 30 year legal case that followed.
Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus - Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Walter Gropius’ Bauhaus with this lively, wide-ranging documentary exploring the history, present and future of the utopian design and architecture school and communal social movement around the world.
Around India with a Movie Camera - Sandhya Suri skillfully weaves together archival footage—including hand colored sequences and a new score—to create a story about life across India from 1899 to 1947.
900 Days - Unforgettable life stories told by survivors of the Siege of Leningrad, where more than 1 million people died during World War II.
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On the Way to School - Follows four children on their long and challenging journeys to school, in Kenya, Morocco, India and Argentina. From Distrib Films.
Capitalism - An ambitious and accessible six-part series that looks at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world.
They Are We - Anthropologist's film reunites a family 200 years after they were torn apart by the transatlantic slave trade.
One Nation, One King - After the storming of the Bastille, a young French couple begins to realize dreams of emancipation in a newly formed assembly where they witness the creation of a new political system. From Distrib Films.
Eight Films by Jean Rouch - Eight of the legendary filmmaker's key works in a 4-disc boxset, with a 24-page booklet and bonus film about Rouch in Africa. Newly restored!
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