Film
What do humans need to be happy, healthy, and sane? A crew of six non-astronauts from all over the world, chosen for their ability to survive isolation, embark on a one-year mission in the Mars simulation station in Hawai’i in order to provide much-needed research for the future of space exploration. Survive, experiment, exercise, collect data, shoot, file surveys… repeat. How does their mood and mental health change over time in this prescient exploration of self-imposed quarantine?
What do humans need to be happy, healthy, and sane? A crew of six non-astronauts from all over the world, chosen for their ability to survive isolation, embark on a one-year mission in the Mars simulation station in Hawai’i in order to provide much-needed research for the future of space exploration. Survive, experiment, exercise, collect data, shoot, file surveys… repeat. How does their mood and mental health change over time in this prescient exploration of self-imposed quarantine?
On the outskirts of Plattsburgh, New York, a taxi industry that transports asylum seekers escaping to Canada has been booming. Fares are scooped up at the local bus station and whisked to an infamous irregular border crossing point. Road to Roxham is a look inside this community of drivers, following Mary Ann Ero, the owner-operator of “Spanky’s Taxi.” This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Asylum Seekers," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
On the outskirts of Plattsburgh, New York, a taxi industry that transports asylum seekers escaping to Canada has been booming. Fares are scooped up at the local bus station and whisked to an infamous irregular border crossing point. Road to Roxham is a look inside this community of drivers, following Mary Ann Ero, the owner-operator of “Spanky’s Taxi.” This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Asylum Seekers," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
When Brigade Sarbati and his orchestra perform, it’s a blast of pure passion as they fuel their Congolese rumba with infectious Cuban rhythms, and African vocals and dancing. This nocturnal partying might seem casually improvised, but there’s hard work going on behind the scenes.
RUMBA RULES, NEW GENEALOGIES, offers an enjoyable, rough-edged glimpse into the music scene of Kinshasa, with impromptu shots drawing the viewer into jam sessions on plastic chairs, and the quest for perfection at the studio. Shout outs are added to new numbers, in honor of the departed, family members, or sponsors—but which names should you choose? And the important thing isn’t whether the drummer is working up a sweat, it’s whether he understands the rhythm well enough.
When Brigade Sarbati and his orchestra perform, it’s a blast of pure passion as they fuel their Congolese rumba with infectious Cuban rhythms, and African vocals and dancing. This nocturnal partying might seem casually improvised, but there’s hard work going on behind the scenes.
RUMBA RULES, NEW GENEALOGIES, offers an enjoyable, rough-edged glimpse into the music scene of Kinshasa, with impromptu shots drawing the viewer into jam sessions on plastic chairs, and the quest for perfection at the studio. Shout outs are added to new numbers, in honor of the departed, family members, or sponsors—but which names should you choose? And the important thing isn’t whether the drummer is working up a sweat, it’s whether he understands the rhythm well enough.
PAIRED WITH SHORT FILM, Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible SANDANCE! is an independent 60” documentary covering the age-old dance culture of Africa’s San (Bushman) peoples. Filmed in Namibia and Botswana, SANDANCE! immerses viewers in the trance healing dance at the heart of San culture, and follows dancers from remote Kalahari villages to electrifying performances at the Kuru Dance Festival.
PAIRED WITH SHORT FILM, Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible SANDANCE! is an independent 60” documentary covering the age-old dance culture of Africa’s San (Bushman) peoples. Filmed in Namibia and Botswana, SANDANCE! immerses viewers in the trance healing dance at the heart of San culture, and follows dancers from remote Kalahari villages to electrifying performances at the Kuru Dance Festival.
Aniya Wingate is a radiant and talented African American dancer in high school in Houston, who was displaced from her home for half a year by Hurricane Harvey. SHOULDERS DEEP translates her experience of displacement through dance, poetry, and performance. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Music and Movement," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
Aniya Wingate is a radiant and talented African American dancer in high school in Houston, who was displaced from her home for half a year by Hurricane Harvey. SHOULDERS DEEP translates her experience of displacement through dance, poetry, and performance. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Music and Movement," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
In 1993, Washington State voters passed the three-strikes law and sent children to prison for life without parole. We feared these children as irredeemable superpredators. Our fear was wrong, but in 2020, sixteen states continue to keep children in prison for life. SINCE I BEEN DOWN shows the power of these children, now adults nearly forty years later, creating a true path to justice and healing from inside their prison walls.
“We dare say that a lot of the answers society is searching for (today) will be found in prison” -- Touré Zimbabwe.
In 1993, Washington State voters passed the three-strikes law and sent children to prison for life without parole. We feared these children as irredeemable superpredators. Our fear was wrong, but in 2020, sixteen states continue to keep children in prison for life. SINCE I BEEN DOWN shows the power of these children, now adults nearly forty years later, creating a true path to justice and healing from inside their prison walls.
“We dare say that a lot of the answers society is searching for (today) will be found in prison” -- Touré Zimbabwe.
SKATE IN TOKYO is a short documentary film about skateboarding & its scene in Tokyo. An exploration of the nature of skateboarding, and what its inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics means for the sport. Told through the stories of a collection of local Japanese skaters. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Fun and Family Friendly," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
SKATE IN TOKYO is a short documentary film about skateboarding & its scene in Tokyo. An exploration of the nature of skateboarding, and what its inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics means for the sport. Told through the stories of a collection of local Japanese skaters. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Fun and Family Friendly," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
Snowy, a four-inch-long pet turtle, has lived an isolated life in the family basement. With help from a team of experts and his caretaker, Uncle Larry, we ask: Can Snowy be happy, and what would it take? This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Fun and Family Friendly," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
Snowy, a four-inch-long pet turtle, has lived an isolated life in the family basement. With help from a team of experts and his caretaker, Uncle Larry, we ask: Can Snowy be happy, and what would it take? This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Fun and Family Friendly," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
"just in Mexico City" - As part of a legal strategy, three couples from Jalisco traveled to the capital of the country to get married, with the aim of returning and fighting for legal and social recognition, as a new Mexican family. For them, marriage was a strategy to expand the right to equal marriage to the rest of the country. They never imagined being a legal marriage, nor all the institutional struggle that would mean.
"just in Mexico City" - As part of a legal strategy, three couples from Jalisco traveled to the capital of the country to get married, with the aim of returning and fighting for legal and social recognition, as a new Mexican family. For them, marriage was a strategy to expand the right to equal marriage to the rest of the country. They never imagined being a legal marriage, nor all the institutional struggle that would mean.
The right to vote has come under attack in the United States. Every vote may count but just who is able to exercise that right has been systematically and effectively targeted. TAKE A VOTE follows communities and individuals as they work to dismantle some of the nation's strictest and oldest forms of voter suppression. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Activist Portraits," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
The right to vote has come under attack in the United States. Every vote may count but just who is able to exercise that right has been systematically and effectively targeted. TAKE A VOTE follows communities and individuals as they work to dismantle some of the nation's strictest and oldest forms of voter suppression. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Activist Portraits," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
Featuring the high school prom stories of queer people aged 17 to 88, ‘TAKE ME TO PROM’ captures 70 years of LGBTQ social progress through this adolescent milestone. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Changes," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
Featuring the high school prom stories of queer people aged 17 to 88, ‘TAKE ME TO PROM’ captures 70 years of LGBTQ social progress through this adolescent milestone. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Changes," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
TANGLED ROOTS follows Attica Scott, the only black woman in the Kentucky state legislature, as she fights to dismantle a system of discrimination against black people penalized for something seemingly innocuous – their hair. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Activist Portraits," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
TANGLED ROOTS follows Attica Scott, the only black woman in the Kentucky state legislature, as she fights to dismantle a system of discrimination against black people penalized for something seemingly innocuous – their hair. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Activist Portraits," which begins at the dates and times listed here.