Abacus: Small Enough To Jail
Chronicle of the legal battle between the Manhattan DA’s Office and Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, the only bank that was actually prosecuted in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
Documentary about the fashion illustrator.
Amazona
A story of a mother and daughter trying to heal the wounds of the past.
Cradle Of Champions
The story of young fighters taking part in the Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament.
City Of Ghosts
The citizen journalists risking their lives to report on atrocities within in Syria.

D

Donkeyote
Manolo and his donkey Gorrión plan a journey.
Dina
An unconventional love story.
Eating Animals
Considering the conditions under with our food is produced, based on the memoir by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Faces Places
The director and photgrapher travel through France as their friendship blossoms.
Fail State
The rise of for-profit colleges in the US.
Far From The Tree
Examines the experiences of families in which parents and children are profoundly different from one another a variety of ways.
The Final Year
The final year of President Obama's foreign policy administration.

I

Icarus
A documentarian investigating doping in cycling accidentally uncovers an international Olympic scandal.
Jane
Documentary about primatologist Jane Goodall.
The Judge
Profile of Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first woman appointed to a Shari'a court in the Middle East.
KEDi
A documentary following seven different cats through the streets of Istanbul.
Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story
An intimate look at the make-up artist.

M

The Problem With Apu
The problematic representation of the Indian shopkeeper in The Simpsons.

R

Soufra
The story of a woman launching a catering company in a refugee camp.
Saving Brinton
When an eccentric collector discovers the showreels of the man who brought moving pictures to the Heartland, he begins a journey to restore the legacy of America’s greatest barnstorming movieman.
Strong Island
The filmmaker investigates the shooting of his brother.

V

What Haunts Us
Why are the men of Charleston, South Carolina's Porter Gaud School killing themselves? The filmmaker investigates.
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