The joyous and mournful documentary "The Gas Station Attendant" tells the story of an American woman's Indian-born father who escaped poverty as a young man to Texas in hopes of a better life but meeting with mixed results. It opens Friday, June 12 at Manhattan's DCTV Firehouse Cinema. Go here for showtimes.
H. N. Shantha Murthy grew up in extreme poverty in India, often sleeping...
"Been Here Stay Here" is a poetic, immersive eco-doc that reminds me of the best work of Frederick Wiseman. It opens at NYC's Quad Cinema on Friday, May 15. Go here for showtimes and appearances by the director, participants and other guests.
Tangier is a small island in the Chesapeake Bay between Virginia and Maryland. Most of its 436 residents make their living by harvesting...
Marialuisa Ernst's heartbreaking and inspiring documentary "A Place of Absence" follows her and the Caravan of Mothers, women who have relatives who were disappeared...
ABOVE: Willie Land (far left) and George Adams (right) at the J.H. Rowe School memorial, Jasper,TX, September 16, 2024. Photograph by Alan Govenar.
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Noam Shuster Eliassi's unique career as a pro-peace progressive turned comedian is portrayed in Amber Fares' eye-opening and funny documentary "Coexistance, My Ass." The...
