The Documentary Tradition
Always one of the most popular series in the festival, these non-fiction films offer an unblinking cinematic eye on important issues, subjects and people.
Art & Copy
The mavericks of American advertising divulge the stories behind the most successful ad campaigns in history in this hugely entertaining and thought-provoking documentary.
Blind Loves
These four vignettes are universal stories with a unique point of view: how people live and love, their hopes and dreams, challenges and fantasies from a blind person's perspective.
Boy Interrupted
Dana and Hart Perry have crafted a haunting, intimate portrait of their son, Evan — an articulate, sensitive boy besieged by the inescapable ravages of bipolar disorder.
Food, Inc.
Scary, dirty little secrets of the food production industry are served up in this stylish expose that is sure to make you think twice the next time you write your grocery list.
Garbage Dreams
Real-life melodrama and environmental concerns intersect in this four-year glimpse into the lives of three teens who are memebers of Cairo's Zaballeen-- "garbage people."
The Glass House
This poignant documentary follows a handful of disadvantaged young Iranian women who are provided with a sense of self-worth and the opportunity to experience a full range of life options through education and training.
Herb and Dorothy
In their modest one-bedroom New York apartment, unassuming couple Herb and Dorothy Vogel quietly amassed one of the world’s most extraordinary collections of minimalist and conceptual art.
Kassim the Dream
Executive Producer Forrest Whittaker presents an inspirational story in the journey that led a Ugandan soldier to become the Junior Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World.
9 to 5: Days in Porn
An insightful and often surprising documentary chronicling the professional and personal lives of adult film stars.
Of Time and the City
Acclaimed director Terrence Davies’ nostalgic ode to Liverpool -— the city of his birth -— is an exquisitely assembled tiny jewel.
Old Partner
Director Chung-ryoul Lee delivers a poignant, humanitarian and heart-warming story laden with nostalgia for a way of life that is quickly disappearing.
Playing Columbine
Society was stunned when Colorado resident Danny Ledonne created “Super Columbine Massacre RPG!” a crudely crafted, interactive computer game that encouraged players to re-enact the recent Columbine High School massacre.
Training Rules
Jennifer Harris spent her life training to become a champion basketball player, but her name will forever be synonymous with her fight to challenge the discriminatory practices of a powerful coach.
The Way We Get By
A deeply moving documentary about three senior-citizens whose sense of patriotism, past military experience and family traditions compel them to serve as Maine Troop Greeters.