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...
"Invention," an indie film combining real footage and fictional narrative to create a unique, mysterious and lightly comical meta-portrait of a woman's grief over...
"Soundtrack for a Coup D'etat" is a fascinating and highly entertaining study of the unexpected relationship between some famous Jazz musicians and the C.I.A.-backed...
"Another Happy Day," a new indie comedy about a first-time mother's post-partum depression is hilarious and acted to perfection. It begins streaming Tuesday, October...
"Universal Theory" is a German film that blends science fiction and film noir tropes in a visually impressive manner recalling Hitchcock and Orson Welles...
