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2013 Releases
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Electric Signs - Explores the effects of new screen-based advertising sign systems on urban environments and public space. (new March, 2013)
Flower in Otomi - Tells the story of Dení Prieto Stock, a 19-year-old woman killed by the Mexican army in a 1973 raid on the Fuerzas de Liberación Nacional. (new January, 2013)
The Forgotten Space - Allan Sekula and Noël Burch investigate maritime trade, the global supply chain and 21st-century capitalism. (new January, 2013)
Golden Slumbers - An inventively directed history of the lost Cambodian cinema. (new April, 2013)
Guerrilla Grannies - Filmmaker Ike Bertels' portrait of three women veterans of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) offers an intimate view of Mozambique's history since its 1975 independence. (new May, 2013)
In Search of the Unreturned Soldiers - Shohei Imamura travels first to Malaysia and then to Thailand, to investigate the lives and experiences of Japanese soldiers who, during World War II, chose to desert. (new January, 2013)
Jaguar - In Jean Rouch's collaborative ethnofiction, three Nigerien men journey to Accra for work. (new January, 2013)
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Karayuki-San, The Making of a Prostitute - Shohei Imamura profiles a Japanese woman forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military in Southeast Asia. (new January, 2013)
Khmer Rouge, A Simple Matter of Justice - A UN-appointed court tracks down those responsible of the crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge. (new February, 2013)
The Lion Hunters - Jean Rouch's self-reflexive depiction of lion hunting among the Songhay people of Niger, and the social structure that underlies it. (new January, 2013)
Little By Little - Jean Rouch brings his Nigerien collaborators to France to perform a reverse ethnography of late-1960s Parisian life. (new January, 2013)
Login 2 Life - Profiles seven people who spend most of their lives in online virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft. (new January, 2013)
The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear - A kaleidoscopic view of life for young adults in the contemporary Republic of Georgia. (new January, 2013)
The Mad Masters - Jean Rouch depicts a Hauka possession ceremony that doubles as a theatrical protest against The Gold Coast's colonial rulers. (new January, 2013)
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Mammy Water - A gentle portrait by Jean Rouch of the spiritual traditions of a fishing village in the Gulf of Guinea. (new January, 2013)
Moi, Un Noir - In this landmark documentary, Jean Rouch collaborates with his subjects to produce a complex portrait of Nigerien migrants in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire. (new January, 2013)
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home - Shohei Imamura follows a former Japanese soldier during his first trip home after having been abandoned by the military in Thailand during World War II. (new January, 2013)
Philosophers: Debates and Dialogues - A series of four debates between internationally renowed philosophers, including Noam Chomsky, Michel Focault, Alfred Ayer, Karl Popper, Henri Lefebvre, and others. (new January, 2013)
The Pirates of Bubuan - Shohei Imamura's look at rival gangs of pirates in the Philippines. (new January, 2013)
The Search - A film crew travels through Tibet, searching for actors for their adaptation of a classic Buddhist story. (new March, 2013)
The Virgin, the Copts and Me - A filmmaker's revealing, sometimes comedic personal exploration of Egypt's Copt community. (new May, 2013)
When the Bough Breaks - On the outskirts of Beijing, two teenage girls from a migrant family struggle to earn the money to pay for their brother's schooling. (new January, 2013)
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Fall, 2012 Releases
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The Battle for the Arab Viewer - A behind-the-scenes look at the rivalry between the Arab world's two main TV networks - Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya. (new September, 2012)
Beijing Besieged by Waste - Wang Jiu-liang travels to more than 500 landfills, documenting Beijing's unholy cycle of consumption. (new September, 2012)
Black Africa, White Marble - A contemporary David-and-Goliath story that sheds a harsh light on the colonial past and troubled present of The Republic of Congo. (new October, 2012)
Chantal Akerman, From Here - A conversation with Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman about her films and her directorial philosophy. (new September, 2012)
Decasia - A legendary cinematic exploration of the beauty of decaying archival footage by experimental film artist Bill Morrison. (new September, 2012)
Description of A Memory - A multifaceted exploration of Israel's history and its present. (new October, 2012)
Dreaming of a Tree House - An exploration of the design and philosophy behind a 20 year-old experimental, ecological collective housing project in the center of Berlin. (new October, 2012)
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Futures Market - A visual essay on cultural memory, urban space, and real estate speculation. (new September, 2012)
Islam Unknown - A series of eight conversations with unconventional Muslim intellectuals. (new September, 2012)
Light Is Calling - A sumptuous cine-poem created from decaying archival footage. (new September, 2012)
A Man Vanishes - Shohei Imamura's investigation into the disappearance becomes an investigation into the nature of fiction and reality. (new November, 2012)
Marx Reloaded - A new exploration into the relevance of Karl Marx's ideas for understanding the global economic and financial crisis. (new September, 2012)
The Mothers' Triangle - A revealing, heartrending portrait of two generations of young, single mothers living in the shadow of abuse and abandonment.(new September, 2012)
A Natural History of Laughter - A lively look at the latest developments in the scientific study of laughter. (new September, 2012)
900 Days - Unforgettable life stories told by survivors of the Siege of Leningrad, where more than 1 million people died during World War II. (new September, 2012)
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Old Dog - A family on the Himalayan plains discovers their dog is worth a fortune, but selling it comes at a terrible price. (new September, 2012)
Our Newspaper - A couple starts their own newspaper in rural Russia... which lands them in danger.(new September, 2012)
Silvestre Pantaleón - The story of an elderly man from the Nahuatl-speaking village of San Agustin Oapan, Mexico. (new October, 2012)
The Substance - Chock-full of rare footage and LSD-celebrity interviews, an informative and enteraining historical and scientific "trip." (new September, 2012)
10th Parallel - A voyage deep into the Amazon to explore the implications of Brazil's policy on uncontacted indigenous tribes. (new September, 2012)
The Tiniest Place - The story of a small village in El Salvador, destroyed during the country's civil war, and its remarkable rebirth today. (new September, 2012)
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