Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the best known composers of classical music. The first four notes of his Fifth Symphony may be the most familiar musical phrase in existence. We stand amazed at the music he composed yet never heard because of his deafness. But what of...
Wander Darkly, from writer-director Tara Miele, is the story of a relationship. It is told in a unusual manner that some viewers may find difficult, but if you stick with it, it will reward you. Adrienne (Sienna Miller) and Matteo (Diego Luna) have recently bought a...
What are parents to do when they need to work long shifts or multiple jobs? Through the Night by documentary director Loira Limbal takes us into a 24-hour daycare center in New Rochelle, New York. There Deloris (Nunu) Hogan and her husband Patrick care day and night...
?An eye for an eye is very costly. It?s not easy at all.? Many religions speak about forgiveness. It may be about the way we have been forgiven, or it may focus on our need to forgive others. In Yalda, A Night of Forgiveness from Iranian director Massoud Bakhshi, the...
?We don?t even know each other anymore?or ourselves.? Among the sacrifices many immigrants face is long separation from the people they love. In Ekwu Msangi?s Farewell Amor, a family is reunited in the US after many years apart. There are cultural differences for...
?Do you think we believe what we want?? ?It may be the other way around; we believe things whether we want to or not.? Theo Love?s true crime doc Alabama Snake is a search for truth amidst conflicting accounts. Finding the truth may rest more on what we believe and...
If your mind pictures a Buddhist monastery as a step back in time or as a place of detachment from worldly things, you may be in for a surprise when you see Sing Me a Song from documentary filmmaker Thomas Balm?s. Balm?s first visited the monastery in Bhutan ten years...
Is healing a return to what came before, or is it finding life anew? In Darius Marder?s Sound of Metal, a man has to decide what he will accept in his life that has been turned upside down. He discovers that what he thinks will make him whole may not be as good as he...
?Don?t give up on the crazy; that?s what makes love love.? Dennis Dugan?s Love, Weddings & Other Disasters begins with a spectacular breakup during a skydive, which ends up sweeping a wedding party off a dock, which becomes a viral video that earns florist Jessie...