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2008

Phyllis and Harold

This film is an astoundingly frank journey through a disastrous 59 year marriage. Drawing on a lifetime of her family’s home movies and interviews made over 12 years, the filmmaker uses cinema verite’ and animation to tell a story that couldn’t be shown publically until her father had died.

Pariah

A coming-of-age drama about a lesbian teenager who unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Set against the social landscape of middle class New York City. She vacillates between being a proud and sexually independent woman amongst her openly gay friends and being the feminine, obedient girl that her strict Christian upbringing dictates she be.

Moment

There are unexpected moments that stay with you. Little breaths that make you feel alive. Anne, a young professional is getting ready for her day when two men show up at her door and her calm morning is filled with anticipation.

Made in L.A. (Hecho en Los Angeles)

Made in L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark(on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer Forever 21. In intimate observational style, Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman’s life as they are gradually transformed …

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Lakshmi and Me

Even in a metropolis like Bombay, old feudal attitudes still govern relationships between employers and their ?

La Corona (The Crown)

In a women’s prison in Bogotá, Colombia, the inmates compete in an annual beauty pageant. Four prisoners are profiled as they prepare for the contest; an unusual manifestation of a national obsession. The documentary is provocative, funny, exhilarating, and full of intimate details that reveal the prisoners’ lives. It is also sad and touching.”Obviously, winning a …

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