Past Films
GEORGE STONEY TRIBUTE (FALL 2008)
Q&A with director George Stoney and one of his collaborators Judith Helfand
George C. Stoney is a legend in documentary film for his work as a director and longtime professor at New York University. Born in 1916, he’s been making documentaries for six decades. In this special presentation, he will present and discuss a ...More info »
OF ALL THE THINGS (FALL 2008)
Q&A with director Jody Lambert and film subject Dennis Lambert.
The most unique comeback story of the year. Dennis Lambert was one of the most successful and diverse songwriter/producers of the ‘70s and ‘80s, with hits like “Ain’t No Woman Like The One I’ve Got”, “Rhinestone Cowboy”, “Don’t ...More info »
BLOOD TRAIL (FALL 2008)
Q&A with director Richard Parry and war photographer Robert King
Though war photographers have often been captured on screen, no film has followed their career trajectories as closely as BLOOD TRAIL. Director Richard Parry has been intermittently checking in with photographer Robert King, from his start in ...More info »
WHAT REMAINS: THE LIFE AND WORK OF SALLY MANN (FALL 2008)
Q&A with director Steven Cantor
“One of the most exquisitely intimate portraits not only of an artist’s process, but also of a marriage and a life.” (New York Times) “Surprises lurk around every corner in Steven Cantor’s gorgeous and inspiring portrait of the artist Sally Mann.” ...More info »
AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD (FALL 2008)
Q&A with director Dan Stone
If you think pirate stories are a thing of the past, meet the members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, seafarers who raise customized Jolly Rogers over their ships while conducting contemporary battles on the Antarctic Ocean. The treasures ...More info »
A TIME TO STIR (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
In April 1968, a protest held at Columbia University over race relations and the Vietnam War became a week-long student strike, occupying several buildings and ending with police violence. The ...
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KILLING KASZTNER (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
How much does one negotiate with the enemy? In Israel, the debate surrounding this question can provoke fury to the point of assassination. Such was the case of Dr. Israel Kasztner, who many ...
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THE DUNGEON MASTERS (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
Making a documentary on pop culture has many dangers, from nostalgia to smugness and condescension. The Dungeon Masters is a rare example of a film that avoids all of these pitfalls and portrays ...
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PARIS, NOT FRANCE (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
Polls show that in certain demographics, a higher percentage of people identify the name “Paris” with the woman than with the city. So let’s refer to her on a first-name basis. Not a day goes ...
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UPSTREAM BATTLE (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
Since the beginning of time, Pacific salmon have swum up the Klamath River to their spawning grounds. A few generations ago, there were a million salmon per season. Today there are only a few ...
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THE REAL SHAOLIN (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
The path of a warrior monk is not an easy one, even if their jaw-dropping martial arts feats can appear effortless. The Real Shaolin follows two Chinese and two Western students of kung fu over ...
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VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
He stands vindicated as one of the great arbiters of twentieth-century design. His forty-five-year career spans the dizzying innovations and financial explosion of post-war global fashion, from ...
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THE PEOPLE SPEAK (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
Howard Zinn taught us to look at history with fresh eyes. His landmark book A People’s History of the United States, first published in 1980, has sold one and a half million copies around the ...
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HEART OF JENIN (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
After such a long conflict between Israel and Palestine, it takes an extraordinary story to jolt us out of accepting the status quo. The Heart of Jenin tells such a story. In November 2005, Ahmed ...
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FOOD, INC. (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
You are what you eat. It is a simple expression that bears scary implications as you watch Food, Inc. Director Robert Kenner draws upon the searing reportage of authors Eric Schlosser (Fast Food ...
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Upcoming Screenings
Feb 7: UNFINISHED SPACES
by Alysa Nahmias and Benjamin Murray“Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world.” —Fidel Castro (1961) Cuba’s ambitious National Art Schools project, designed by three young artists in the wake of ...
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Feb 14: ZELIG
by Woody Allen”[Allen’s] new, remarkably self-assured comedy is to his career what… Berlin Alexanderplatz is to Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s and… Fanny and Alexander is to Ingmar Bergman’s ... Zelig is not only ...
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Feb 21: TOOTIE’S LAST SUIT
by Lisa Katzman“Tootie represented a kind of soulfulness in the community, and a certain type of style, and everybody loved him.” – Wynton Marsalis TOOTIE’S LAST SUIT explores the complex relationships, rituals, ...
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Feb 28: THE PROMISE: THE MAKING OF DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
by Thom ZimnyDescription from TIFF 2010 catalog by Thom Powers: The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town takes us into the studio with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band for the recording of ...
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Mar 6: SMASH HIS CAMERA
by Leon Gast“Famously and successfully sued by Jackie Onassis, and slugged just as famously and successfully by Marlon Brando, denounced from the pulpits of punditry for decades, Galella has been a man easy to ...
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Mar 13: THE MAN NOBODY KNEW: IN SEARCH OF MY FATHER, CIA SPYMASTER WILLIAM COLBY
by Carl ColbyA son’s riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller, THE MAN NOBODY KNEW: IN SEARCH OF MY FATHER, CIA SPYMASTER WILLIAM COLBY uncovers the secret world of a legendary ...
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Mar 20: GIRL MODEL
by Ashley Sabin and David Redmon Description from TIFF 2011 catalog by Thom Powers: Girl Model shows a rarely seen side of the fashion industry. The film brings a novelist’s eye for emotional and psychological complexity to its ...
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