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The Past Is a Grotesque Animal
THE PAST IS A GROTESQUE ANIMAL is a personal, accessible portrait of an artist – of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes – whose pursuit to make transcendent music at all costs drives him to value art over human relationships. As he struggles with all of those around him, family and bandmates alike, he’s forced to reconsider the future of the band, begging the question – is this really worth it?

- 2014
The Milky Way
The Milky Way is a groundbreaking breastfeeding documentary that will change the face of American motherhood. What 'Food, Inc.' did for the food industry in America, this film will do for breastfeeding in our country. It will make every viewer rethink motherhood and how we treat mothers. It is a film that will empower each woman to trust her body, her baby, and herself in her journey as a mother. It will make her laugh, cry, nod fiercely in agreement, get angry, and then get so inspired it will be impossible not to take action. This film will start a galactic revolution. Hold on and stand by.

- 2014
Buke & Gase
In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when tours were canceled and all live music went silent, one band refused to stay quiet. The musical duo Buke and Gase performs to the eerily empty, famed hall Basilica Hudson.

- 2023
In the Shed
Director Marlon Ransom's IN THE SHED is a coming of age story about a teenage musician, Tyler Ransom, who uses lessons learned from his battle with kidney illness to accomplish goals and overcome life's challenges.

- 2020
Living with Chucky
LIVING WITH CHUCKY explores the iconic Child’s Play franchise through a personal and social perspective. Directed and conceived by Kyra Gardner -- daughter to chief puppeteer for the majority of the franchise Tony Gardner -- LIVING WITH CHUCKY utilizes new and archival interview footage to expose the series cultural impact over the years, with principal cast, crew members.

- Metascore50
- 2022
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs
David Serada, a UFO enthusiast, interviews the comedian Dan Aykroyd who claims he has had experiences with alien beings. Aykroyd expounds on UFO lore and his own beliefs on matters related to extraterrestrials. Footage of this interview is interspersed with video and film of these flying objects; video clips of a former Canadian defense minister speaking on the subject; audio clips of astronauts speaking of strange things in space; and more.

- 2005
Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
A sweeping, immersive journey into the world of wild horses that illuminates both the profound beauty and desperate plight they currently face in the Western United States. Filmmaker Ashley Avis and crew go on a multi-year expedition to uncover the truth before wild horses disappear forever.

- 2022
Robin Hood and the Fairytale Fun Force
When Mr. Owl, the wisest bird in Fairytale World asks young Robin Hood to save Alice from the belly of the Queen Of Hearts, the little hero jumps at the chance. Will Robin Hood and the heroes of the Fairytale Fun Force save Alice? Join your favorite fairytale characters to find out in Robin Hood And The Fairytale Fun Force.

- 2023
Fire Front
When unprecedented bushfires ravaged Australia, leaving thousands homeless and 34 people dead, the global debate on climate change captured the world's attention.

- 2022
Scarlet
Raphaël, a rustic carpenter from Normandy, returns to his home village at the end of World War I and learns that his wife died shortly after giving birth to their daughter. Madame Adeline takes care of little Juliette and also takes the father in at her farm. Here they live together with other outsiders. When Raphaël hears that the village innkeeper, who is popular with everyone, is said to have raped his wife, he confronts him. Shortly afterwards, the innkeeper dies, and his family blames Raphaël for his death. He loses his job and has to support himself and his daughter by carving wooden toys. Juliette grows up without friends, but is always lovingly cared for by her father. One day, she meets a witch in the forest who prophesies that a purple sail will appear in the sky and carry her out into the world. Juliette, now a young woman, discovers her talent for music. Her songs repeatedly revolve around the prophecy, until one day the pilot Jean has to make an emergency landing with his plane near the farm. Are the wings of his biplane the purple sails that will carry Juliette out into the world?

- Metascore74
- 2022
Normal
The mechanisms of the construction and assimilation of gender in contemporary Italian society will be observed through a kaleidoscopic mosaic of scenes of daily life: what are the choreographies of bodies, collective rituals and behaviors that determine our identities? In images with a strong visual impact, Normal tells the story of normality that makes it alien to us and explores the daily and collective staging of the male and female universe in which we all participate.

- 2019
Secret Space UFOs: Fastwalkers
Uncover the truth behind NASA UFO sightings and military involvement spanning five decades, led by expert researchers. Discover the reality of UFO activity in outer space beyond the boundaries of Earth and encounters in our atmosphere.

- 2023
Israel Swings for Gold
In 2021, Israel's baseball team competed in the Olympics for the first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo's Olympic Village, the players record their own experiences. Mostly newly minted Israelis, they log unexpected battles against anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. Victory for Israel comes on the playing field, even if not on the podium. Israel Swings for Gold follows the 2018 hit Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, about Israel's Cinderella run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

- 2023
The Thief Collector
In 1985, Willem de Kooning's "Woman-Ochre," one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, was cut from its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 32 years later, the painting was found hanging in a New Mexico home.

- Metascore70
- 2022
Bon Jovi: No End in Sight
It's hard to overlook Bon Jovi when it comes to big-haired rockers who stood the test of time. Since the dawn of hair mousse, the New Jersey-based band formed over 40 years ago and quickly took the world by storm. Songs like "Living On A Prayer" and "It's My Life" would defy time. Sixty years young, Jon Bon Jovi wed his high school sweetheart 33 years ago, now father of four. Beyond rock stardom, Jon makes time for his Arena Football team and Soul Foundation to fight hunger and poverty. With more than 100 million records sold worldwide, Bon Jovi is one of the most successful rock bands of all time. Facing any obstacle, Bon Jovi continues to rock on.

- 2022
Let the Church Say
A young, African American filmmaker, journeys to the heart of the Black experience to find the answer to a daunting question: Is the Black church dead?
- 2022
Little Alice's Storytime: Alice's Adventures Under Ground
It's story time. Slip into the rabbit hole with little Alice and her buddies Hatter, Dormouse and Cheshire Cat as they share their favorite adventures in Wonderland. Enter a legendary world of amazing creatures and fantasy in this storybook rendition of Lewis Carroll's beloved classic tale, Through The Looking Glass. Join the fun with Little Alice's Storytime: Alice's Adventures Under Ground Part 1.
- 2023
Zoo Lock Down
The pandemic brought society to a standstill, but from an animal's perspective the world didn't change that much. Unless, of course, you live in a zoo. Director Andreas Horvath, a mainstay at the Karlovy Vary festival, takes us on a visit to the zoo in Salzburg, where the first lock-down brought with it a strange silence. The life of the zoo's animal inhabitants goes on even without public visitors - only, instead of excited children, the shrieks come from lemurs and flamingos. Away from the madding crowd, one can come across phenomena that are otherwise hidden away. These micro-stories from the pavilions, enclosures, and terraria reflect Horvath's typical sense of humor characterized by surprising edits, a playful sound design, and a score that is at times whimsical, at other times unsettling.

- 2022
Dare to Dream: A Story from El Salvador

- 2023

- 2005
Echoes That Remain
In 1991, the Center produced Echoes That Remain, a warm and rich documentary portrait of Eastern European Jewry before the Holocaust. It combines hundreds of rare archival photos and previously unseen film footage with live action sequences shot on location at the sites of former Jewish communities in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The film's production team spent over a year of research in archives around the world collecting film footage and photographs to help dramatize the folk stories, parables, and anecdotes. Playing an important role in the film are a series of evocative images from the famed photo biographer of Eastern European shtetl life, the late Roman Vishniac. Echoes That Remain has been screened in theaters and film festivals in North and South America, Europe, and Asia and has been the recipient of numerous awards.

- 1991
American Mind Control: MK Ultra
At the end of the Second World War the United States government (under Operation Paperclip) extracted Nazi scientists from Germany. Very quickly top secret scientific testing started to happen all across America. Project MK ULTRA was formed by the CIA. The US government proceeded to drug, rape, torture, and murder innocent citizens on a massive scale that spanned decades. Chemicals, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, isolation, verbal and sexual abuse, and DEATH were just a means to their end game. Once discovered by the public the project was supposedly closed down, but not before the CIA destroyed thousands of documents to hide their illegal activity. Ordinary people were experimented on like lab rats by their own government. Assassinations, conspiracies, cover-ups, manipulation of Hollywood, and mind control. This is the story of a very black, covert government project that continues to this day.

- 2015
Creating Woodstock
For three days in August 1969, nearly a half-million young people descended upon Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York for the rock 'n' roll event that defined a generation. Mythologized for 50 years, the filmmakers set the record straight with "Creating Woodstock," the most comprehensive examination of how the festival came to be.

- 2019
