Film Library

With her own wedding just around the corner, filmmaker Sharon Shattuck returns home to examine the mystery at the heart of her upbringing: How her transgender father Trisha and her straight-identified mother Marcia stayed together against all odds. From This Day Forward is a moving portrayal of an American family coping with the most intimate of transformations.

The First Holy Communion is fast approaching but as an atheist, eight-year-old Rúbaí refuses to be a part of it. Rúbaí faces emotional blackmail, religious and philosophical debate and out and out intolerance in today’s supposedly diverse and modern Ireland.

3 1⁄2 MINUTES, TEN BULLETS dissects the shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis by Michael Dunn in Jacksonville, Florida on Black Friday, 2012. The film examines the aftermath of this systemic tragedy, the contradictions within the American criminal justice system – particularly the implications of the “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law, and the racial prejudices that ensued.

VERY SEMI-SERIOUS takes an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the 90-year old New Yorker and introduces the cartooning legends and hopefuls who create the iconic cartoons that have inspired, baffled—and occasionally pissed off—all of us for decades.

Annick, 34, is a funny, strong and beautiful film director. Since her love life is a non conventional one, her closest friends start to worry… She looks carefree and invincible untill her past hurts and secrets eventually resurface. But Annick is a resilient…She will astonish everybody including herself. (Subtitled)

Althea Gibson, a truant from the rough streets of Harlem, emerged as a most unlikely queen of the highly segregated tennis world of the 1950’s.

“Kathrine’s Secret” tells the story of Kathrine Switzer’s historical journey to the finish line of the 1967 Boston Marathon. She reveals why she did it, why she’s fearless, and why she kept her plan a secret all along.

While playing on stilts, young Percival Pilts vows “Never again shall my feet touch the ground!” Compelled ever higher, he builds his stilts so tall that he no longer fits into normal society. A whimsical story about the challenges and charms of living an impractical life.

HOW I GOT OVER follows 15 formerly homeless women as they create an original play based on their harrowing true-life stories for a one-night-only performance at The Kennedy Center. These women have never performed on stage. Yet, finding the courage within, they take a leap of faith and tell their stories.

“My Voice, My Life,” a Hong Kong documentary directed by Oscar winner Ruby Yang, chronicles the trials and tribulations of a group of underprivileged middle and high school students as they underwent six months of vigorous training to produce a musical on stage.

Life as a professional dancer over 30 is tough. This is the story of the talented Japanese prima ballerina Maiko Nishino who’s fighting to stay on top as a solo dancer in the Norwegian National Ballet, when she decides to start a family.

The latest film from legendary documentarian Albert Maysles (GREY GARDENS, GIMME SHELTER), IRIS pairs the late 88-year-old filmmaker (who passed away on March 5) with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades.