October 14, 2020

SOFTENING

Two young blond children looking at each other, laughing.

2013 SHORT DOCUMENTARY WINNER In 2007 I gave birth to my second child, Teddy. The pregnancy was easier than the first and the birth went relatively smoothly. A few hours after he was born he showed signs of infection and we soon found out that he had contracted a virus in utero – one that […]

October 7, 2014

SHOOT YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: MUSIC RIGHTS

Music is often a vital part of the narrative in nonfiction films. How can filmmakers get through the often-arduous process of properly clearing and gaining licensing rights to use copyrighted material in a project? What challenges and issues should a filmmaker prepare for during the music-licensing process? Experts from Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP […]

October 29, 2013

TWENTY EIGHT FEET: LIFE ON A LITTLE WOODEN BOAT

A man parts with most of his worldly possessions to travel the world by sea. Note: This short film screens before the feature film TINY: A STORY ABOUT LIVING SMALL. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.

October 29, 2013

FACING FEAR

Decades after a brutal hate crime, the reformed perpetrator and his victim meet and forge an unlikely friendship. Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Note: This short film screens before the feature film THE ABOMINABLE CRIME. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.

October 29, 2013

CHINA IN THREE WORDS

An exploration of the complexity of modern China as reflected by three key words. Note: This short film screens before the feature film THE ROAD TO FAME. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.    

October 29, 2013

THE BULLETPROOF STOCKINGS

Two women bridge their passion for music and their Orthodox faith by forming a Hasidic alternative rock band that only plays for women. Note: This short film screens before the feature film UNORTHODOX. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.

October 29, 2013

BORDERING ON TREASON

A photojournalist travels back and forth to Iraq for a decade to put a face on the War on Terror. Note: This short film screens before the feature film REBUILDING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.

October 29, 2013

THE APOTHECARY

A portrait of the public and private lives of the only pharmacist in a remote Colorado outpost. Please Note: This short film screens before the feature film URANIUM DRIVE-IN. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.

October 23, 2013

MISSION CONGO

US PREMIERE Televangelist, multi-millionaire and leader of the religious right, Pat Robertson is a man on a mission. During an escalating refugee crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Robertson ran a media blitz on the Christian Broadcasting Network to raise money for his charity, Operation Blessing. Over the airwaves, he gave glowing reports of […]