Cinematography: Kirsten Johnson

Direction Leah Wolchok

Plot VERY SEMI-SERIOUS is an offbeat meditation on humor, art and the genius of the single panel. The film takes an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the New Yorker and introduces the...

Direction Laura Poitras

Cast Edward Snowden · Jacob Appelbaum · Julian Assange · Glenn Greenwald

Plot In January 2013, Laura Poitras started receiving anonymous encrypted e-mails from "Citizenfour," who claimed to have evidence of illegal covert surveillance programs run by the NSA in collaboration with other...

Direction Ted Braun

Plot DARFUR NOW is a story of hope in the midst of one of humanity's darkest hours – a call to action for people everywhere to end the catastrophe unfolding in...

Direction Laura Poitras

Plot Tells the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the...

Direction Kirby Dick

Plot Frustrated by the manner in which the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) rates films, a documentarist hires a private detective to expose the members of an unaccountable panel of...

Direction Kirby Dick

Plot An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal...

Direction Kristi Jacobson · Lori Silverbush

Cast Jeff Bridges · Mariana Chilton · Tom Colicchio · Ken Cook

Plot America has lost its way in taking care of its own. The shocking fact is that one in six Americans doesn’t get enough to eat on a regular basis. Even...

Direction Kirsten Johnson

Plot Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir...

Direction Johanna Hamilton

Cast Rich Graff · Lauren A. Kennedy

Plot On March 8th, 1971, eight ordinary citizens broke into an FBI office in Media, PA. Calling themselves the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, they removed every file in the...

Direction Alex Gibney · Blair Foster

Cast Jeff Daniels · Cameron Crowe · Annie Leibovitz · Jann Wenner

Plot It chronicles the last 50 years of American music, politics and popular culture through the perspective of a magazine that understood rock ‘n’ roll was more than music -- it...

Direction Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu

Cast Elliott Erwitt · Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu

Plot Charming and engaging, with a youthful curiosity well into his 80s, Elliott Erwitt has always let his photos speak for themselves. His iconic black-and-white shots of presidents, popes, celebrities and...

Direction Laura Poitras

Cast Julian Assange · Sarah Harrison · Jacob Appelbaum

Plot The Academy Award-winning director of 'Citizenfour' turns her camera on WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. 'Risk' continues Laura Poitras' examination of controversial figures who both risk and betray. With unparalleled access...

Direction Kirby Dick · Amy Ziering

Plot Documentary about French philosopher (and author of deconstructionism) Jacques Derrida, who sparked fierce debate throughout American academia.

Direction Jay Rosenblatt

Cast Richard J. Silberg · Mark Athitakis · Ruth ‘Bobbe’ Bromberg · Wendy Newman

Plot A mind-boggling coincidence leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth grade class and fifth grade teacher to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident 50 years...

Direction Michael Moore

Cast Michael Moore

Plot Footage from Michael Moore's 60-city tour of college campuses and other venues showcases what the filmmaker calls "the birth of a new political generation."

Direction Sascha Paladino

Plot A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.

Direction Elizabeth Giamatti · Alex Sichel

Cast Lili Taylor

Plot By creating a fictional character based on herself, filmmaker Alex Sichel learns how to navigate a terminal disease with grace and humor.

Direction Jennifer Trainer

Plot A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.

Direction Raoul Peck

Plot Haitian born filmmaker Raoul Peck takes us on a 2-year journey inside the challenging, contradictory and colossal rebuilding efforts in post-earthquake Haiti.

Direction Kristi Jacobson

Plot The Teamster's Union goes on strike against Overnite Transportation, a nationwide freight company that has resisted unionization. The Union, however, faces its own internecine battles as factions inside the organization,...