Alas, somethings rotten in the state of North Carolina. And it?s not just the pig waste. Directed by Shawn Bannon, The Smell of Money takes the viewer into the depths of the American pork industry. Processing tens of thousands of pigs per day, Smithfield Foods remains the lead powerhouse in the North American pork industry. However, through…
Directed by Nils Gaup,?Images of a Nordic Drama?introduces the world to Hakkon Mehren, an art collector who stumbles across the undiscovered works of Norwegian artist Akesl Waldemar Johannesen. Hidden away in a barn for over 70 years, Mehren is ecstatic of his discovery and proudly presents the vast collection of paintings to the National Museum….
It’s all in your head. Everything is going to be fine. These sorts of belittling comments lie at the heart of?The Quiet Epidemic, a searing documentary that explores the widespread suffering associated with Chronic Lyme Disease. Directed by Lindsay Keys and Winslow Crane-Murdoch,?Epidemic?follows young Julia Bruzzese and her father as they fight for answers to…
Directed by Cody Sheehy, Make People Better tells the story of Dr. He Jiankui, a Chinese geneticist who made waves by producing the world?s first genetically-edited babies in 2018. Although Dr. He?s work was feted at first by the Chinese government, the ensuing pandemonium over the ethical implications of his work quickly led to his disappearance. As…
Directed by Andrew Moir, Don?t Come Searching is an unflinching look at what it means to struggle with the oncoming view of death and the strength it takes to keep going. Committed to caring for his family in Jamaica, Delroy Dunkley?s financial situation demands that he leave them for six months each year for seasonal work in…
Directed by Shane Belcourt,?Beautiful Scars?delves into the life of former Junkhouse frontman Tom Wilson and the secrets of his past. As the son of George and Bunny Wilson, a blind war veteran and his overly-protective wife, Tom found solace in his music. With a gift for poetic language, Wilson?s fame came quickly yet put an…
Some stories are never easy to revisit. In How Saba Kept Singing, 94-year-old David Wisnia (affectionately called ?Saba? by his grandchildren) found it too difficult to explain what took place during his time in Auschwitz-Birkenau to his family . On the 70th anniversary of the camp?s liberation, his grandson Avi accompanies Wisnia on a trip to Poland….
I?m so proud of everyone in this documentary and I want to be friends with all of them. Directed by Shameela Seedat, African Moot follows some of Africa?s top law students as they head to Botswana for the annual mooting competition, which is like a big debate meet. At this year’s event, the students meet…
Directed by Fazila Amiri, And Still I Sing is set against the backdrop of Afghan Star, Afghanistan?s hottest televised singing competition. For the last thirteen years, Afghan Star has provided fresh faces on the pop scene?but all of the winners have been men. Even so, for young women such as Zahra, superstardom is emulated in Star?s judge Aryana Sayeed, Afghanistan?s controversial…
Directed by Matt Sarnecki,?The Killing of a Journalist?begins with the brutal murder of Slovakian journalist Jan Kuciak and his fianc?e, Martina Kusnirova in February of 2018. Having built a reputation for investigating financial improprieties amongst the elite, Kuciak had begun to focus his energy on exposing suspected criminal Marian Kocner which, unbeknownst to him, put…
