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Boutique: To Preserve and Collect - Director Ry Levey
Boutique: To Preserve and Collect (2024) · Jul 29, 2026
Louder Than Guns - Director Doug Pray
Louder Than Guns (2026) · Jul 29, 2026
Black Chariot - Director Robert Goodwin
Black Chariot (1971) · Jul 29, 2026
Time and Water - Director Sara Dosa
Time and Water (2026) · Jul 28, 2026
Welcome Space Brothers - Director Jodi Wille
Welcome Space Brothers (2023) · Jul 28, 2026
Middle Life - Director Pavan Moondi
Middle Life (2025) · Jul 26, 2026
WILD INSIDE - Director Penny Lane
Wild Inside (2026) · Jul 26, 2026
The Last Picture Shows - Director Rustin Thompson
The Last Picture Show (1971) · Jul 25, 2026
The Last Picture Shows - Director Rustin Thompson
The Last Picture Shows (2026) · Jul 25, 2026
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez - Director David Alvarado
La Bamba (1987) · Jul 25, 2026
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez - Director David Alvarado
Zoot Suit (1981) · Jul 25, 2026
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez - Director David Alvarado
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026) · Jul 25, 2026
SIA: Nostalgic for the Present - Co-director Daniel Askill (Sia)
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present (2026) · Jul 22, 2026
Horsegirls - Director Lauren Meyering and Actor Lillian Carrier
Horsegirls (2025) · Jul 14, 2026
Baby Doe - Director Jessica Earnshaw
Baby Doe (2025) · Jul 13, 2026
Shoot the People - Director Andy Mundy-Castle
Shoot the People (2026) · Jul 12, 2026
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg - Director Doug Bremner
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (2026) · Jul 5, 2026
Mary Oliver, Saved by the Beauty of the World - Director Sasha Waters
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026) · Jul 2, 2026
mother, you have not died yet, but you will, and when you do,... - Director Advik Beni
The Last Place on Earth - Director David Booth Gardner & Producer Shayne McGrath
The Last Place on Earth (2002) · Jun 29, 2026
The Welcome Table - Josh Fox (Oscar Nominated filmmaker)
The Welcome Table (2026) · Jun 26, 2026
Show Me the Line - Director Kelsey Ianuzzi
Show Me the Line (2026) · Jun 24, 2026
Award-winning! - Honeyjoon - Director Lilian T. Mehrel
Honeyjoon (2025) · Jun 21, 2026
Award winning Doc! - The Gas Station Attendant - Director Karla Murthy
The Gas Station Attendant (2025) · Jun 21, 2026
FLAG DAY - Co-directors Melissa Shea & Andrew Shea
Flag Day (2021) · Jun 21, 2026
Cabali & the Tiki Mug Obsession - Director Joshua Dragotta & Subject Doug “Fini” Finical
Cabali And The Tiki Mug Obsession (2025) · Jun 16, 2026
About Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul - Director James Keach & Producer Michael Lehman
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul (2026) · Jun 14, 2026
Skin of Youth - Director Ash Mayfair
Skin of Youth (2025) · Jun 13, 2026
By Hook or By Crook - Co-directors Silas Howard & Harry Dodge
By Hook or by Crook (2001) · Jun 13, 2026
MANAS - Director Marianna Brennand
Manas (2025) · Jun 13, 2026
Promised Sky - Director Erige Sehiri
Promised Sky (2026) · Jun 11, 2026
This Ordinary Thing - Director Nick Davis
This Ordinary Thing (2025) · Jun 7, 2026
Magic Hour - Director / co-writer / co-lead actor Katie Aselton
Magic Hour (2026) · Jun 7, 2026
Find Your Friends - Director Izabel Pakzad
Find Your Friends (2025) · Jun 6, 2026
Carolina Caroline - Director Adam Carter Rehmeier
Carolina Caroline (2026) · Jun 6, 2026
Food Roots - Director Michele Josue & Subject Billy Dec
Food Roots (2023) · Jun 2, 2026
Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness Of Light - Directors Paul Wagner & Producer Ellen Casey Wagner
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light (2024) · Jun 2, 2026
Shakti - Director Nani Sahra Walker
Shakti (2011) · Jun 1, 2026
Forastera - Director Lucia Aleñar Iglesias
Forastera (2026) · May 27, 2026
Spacewoman - Director by Hannah Berryman & Subject Commander Eileen Collins
Spacewoman (2025) · May 27, 2026
The Midway Point - Director Lucca Vieira
The Midway Point (2024) · May 20, 2026
Ask E. Jean - Director Ivy Meeropol
Ask E. Jean (2026) · May 20, 2026
Been Here Stay Here - Director David Usui
Been Here Stay Here (2024) · May 16, 2026
American Solitaire - Director Aaron Davidman
American Solitaire (2025) · May 11, 2026
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here - Director Don Hardy
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (2024) · May 11, 2026
An Autumn Summer - Director Jared Isaac & Cinematographer Brandon Somerhalder
An Autumn Summer (2026) · May 6, 2026
Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere - Director Maura Smith
Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere (2025) · May 5, 2026
Ghost in the Machine - Director Valerie Veatch
Ghost in the Machine (2026) · May 2, 2026
Steal This Story, Please! - Co-director Tia Lessin (Carl Deal)
Steal This Story, Please! (2026) · May 1, 2026
Omaha - Director Cole Webley
Omaha (2025) · Apr 30, 2026
Blue Heron - Director Sophy Romvari
Blue Heron (2026) · Apr 30, 2026
Changing Lanes - Director Ben Wolf
Changing Lanes (2002) · Apr 13, 2026
Every Contact Leaves a Trace - Director Lynne Sachs
Every Contact Leaves a Trace (2025) · Apr 13, 2026
La Scala: The Force of Destiny - Director Anissa Bonnefont
La Scala: The Force of Destiny (2025) · Apr 9, 2026
The Serpent’s Skin - Director Alice Maio Mackay
The Serpent's Skin (2026) · Apr 5, 2026
Wonders of the Wolf - Director Angie Ruiz
Wonders of the Wolf (2024) · Apr 5, 2026
Jimmy and the Demons - Director Cindy Meehl
Jimmy & The Demons (2026) · Apr 3, 2026
The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist - Co-directors: Charlie Tyrell (Daniel Roher) & Producer Ted
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (2026) · Apr 1, 2026
Esta Isla (This Island) - Co-directors Cristian Carretero & Lorraine Jones Molina
La isla está viva (2025) · Mar 26, 2026
Ghost Elephants - Subject Steve Boyes (Director Werner Herzog)
Ghost Elephants (2026) · Mar 25, 2026
*Oscar Shortlisted - Late Shift - Director Petra Volpe
Late Shift (2025) · Mar 24, 2026
*Cinemafile favorite - Tatami - Co-directors Guy Nattiv & Zar Amir
Tatami (2019) · Mar 20, 2026
*2026 Sundance Award Winner - Dead Lover - Director Grace Glowicki
Dead Lover (2026) · Mar 19, 2026
Immutable - Co-directors Charlie Sadoff & Gabriel London & film subject Danielle Dupree
Immutable (2023) · Mar 18, 2026
*2026 SXSW Premiere - Beyond the Duplex Planet - Director Beth Harrington
Beyond The Duplex Planet (2026) · Mar 17, 2026
*Oscar Winner - Best Documentary - Mr. Nobody Against Putin - Co-directors David Borenstein & Pasha Talankin
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) · Mar 17, 2026
Birita - Director Búi Dam
Birita (2026) · Mar 15, 2026
Pompei: Below the Clouds - Director Gianfranco Rosi
Pompei: Below the Clouds (2025) · Mar 14, 2026
*2026 Oscar nominated Feature Doc - The Perfect Neighbor - Director Geeta Gadbhir
The Perfect Neighbor (2025) · Mar 11, 2026
Moms Club - Co-directors Miranda Winters and Rocky Romano
Moms Club · Mar 10, 2026
Gunfighter Paradise - Director Jethro Waters
Gunfighter Paradise (2024) · Mar 8, 2026
Phenomena - Director Josef Gatti
Phenomena (2023) · Mar 5, 2026
2026 Sundance - Who Killed Alex Odeh - Co-directors Jason Osder & William Lafi Youmans
Who Killed Alex Odeh? (2026) · Feb 19, 2026
Removal of the Eye - Co-directors Artemis Shaw & Prashanth Kamalakanthan
Removal of the Eye (2024) · Feb 19, 2026
Crime & Parody - Director Will Thwaites
Crime & Parody · Feb 19, 2026
Smile… The Worst is Yet to Come - Director Chloe Lenihan & Writer / Lead actor Joseph Mancuso
Smile... The Worst is Yet to Come · Feb 18, 2026
33 PHOTOS FROM THE GHETTO - Director Jan Czarlewski
33 Photos from the Ghetto (2025) · Feb 9, 2026
The Librarians - Director Kim A. Snyder
The Librarians (2025) · Feb 5, 2026
Paying For It - Director Sook-Yin Lee
Paying for It (2025) · Jan 27, 2026
JOYBUBBLES - Director Rachael Morrison *2026 Sundance World Premiere
Joybubbles (2026) · Jan 26, 2026
A Poet - Director Simón Mesa Soto
A Poet (2025) · Jan 25, 2026
The Long Way Home - Director Michael Apted (1989) and Producer Steven Lawrence (2026)
The Long Way Home (1989) · Jan 21, 2026
Deepfaking Sam Altman - Director Adam Bhala Lough
Deepfaking Sam Altman (2026) · Jan 20, 2026
*Oscar Shortlisted - Holding Liat - Director Brandon Kramer
Holding Liat (2025) · Jan 16, 2026
GLENDORA - Director Isabelle Armand
Glendora (2026) · Jan 9, 2026
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story Co-directors Michael Mabbott & Lucah Rosenberg-Lee
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024) · Jan 8, 2026
OBEX - Director Albert Birney
OBEX (2026) · Jan 7, 2026
Homegrown - Director Michael Premo
Homegrown (2024) · Jan 2, 2026
The Forge - CEO & President Mark Sayre
The Forge (2024) · Jan 1, 2026
*Oscar Winner - FLOW - Director & Co-writer Gints Zilbalodis
Flow (2024) · Dec 31, 2025
The Hemingway - Co-directors Patrick Sean O’Brien & Evan Mathis
The Hemingway (2025) · Dec 30, 2025
Timestamp - Director Kateryna Gornostai
Timestamp (2025) · Dec 29, 2025
Bullets And Blueberries - Director Erik Nelson
Bullets And Blueberries (2025) · Dec 29, 2025
Drowned Land - Director Colleen Thursto
Drowned Land (2025) · Dec 28, 2025
*Oscar Shortlist - The Alabama Solution - Co-directors Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman
The Alabama Solution (2025) · Dec 28, 2025
Plymptoons - Animator / Director Bill Plympton
Adventures in Plymptoons! (2011) · Dec 27, 2025
Plymptoons - Animator / Director Bill Plympton
Plymptoons (1990) · Dec 27, 2025
We Are Guardians - Co-directors Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Green & Rob Grobman
We Are Guardians (2022) · Dec 25, 2025
*Oscar nominated (2024) - Union - Co-director Brett Story & Stephen Maing
Union (2024) · Dec 24, 2025
The Window on Death Row - Director Linda Freund & Executive Producer Mike Farrell
The Window on Death Row (2025) · Dec 22, 2025
Rosemead - Director Eric Lin
Rosemead (2025) · Dec 22, 2025
The Mother and The Bear - Director Johnny Ma
The Mother and the Bear (2026) · Dec 21, 2025
*Oscar Shortlist - Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” - Director Hilla Medalia
Children No More: Were and Are Gone (2025) · Dec 20, 2025
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo - Director Diego Cespedes
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (2025) · Dec 19, 2025
*Best of 2025 - Electra - Director Hala Matar
Electra (2025) · Dec 18, 2025
The Tale of Silyan - Director Tamara Kotevska & Producer Jean Dakar
The Tale of Silyan (2025) · Dec 17, 2025
Little Trouble Girls - Director Urška Djukić
Little Trouble Girls (2025) · Dec 15, 2025
*Best of 2025 - WTO/99 - Director Ian Bell
WTO/99 (2025) · Dec 8, 2025
Come Closer - Director Tom Nesher
Come, Closer (2010) · Dec 8, 2025
Trifole - Director Gabriela Fabbro
Trifole (2024) · Dec 8, 2025
*DOCNYC - Carol & Joy - Director Nathan Silver
Carol & Joy (2025) · Dec 7, 2025
Nuns vs The Vatican - Director Lorena Luciana and Producer Filippo Piscopo
Nuns vs. The Vatican (2025) · Dec 3, 2025
Songs From The Hole - Director Contessa Gayles
Songs from the Hole (2024) · Nov 24, 2025
Zodiac Killer Project - Director Charlie Shackleton
Zodiac Killer Project (2025) · Nov 22, 2025
*Oscar Shortlist - Cutting Through Rocks - Co-directors Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni
Cutting Through Rocks (2025) · Nov 17, 2025
*Human Rights - A Place of Absence - Director Marialuisa Ernst
A Place of Absence (2025) · Nov 17, 2025
*DOCNYC 2025 - Flophouse America - Director Monica Strømdahl
Flophouse America (2025) · Nov 16, 2025
Wisdom of Happiness - Co-directors Barbara Miller and Philip Delaquis
Wisdom of Happiness (2024) · Nov 15, 2025
Caterpillar - Director Liza Mandelup
Caterpillar (2025) · Nov 15, 2025
The White House Effect - Co-directors Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos & Jon Shenk
The White House Effect (2024) · Nov 15, 2025
Plan C for Civilization - Director Ben Kalina
Plan C for Civilization (2025) · Nov 14, 2025
Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story - Director Jennifer Takaki
Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (2022) · Nov 10, 2025
LOVE+WAR - Co-directors Chai Vasarhelyi (Jimmy Chin) & Lynsey Addario
Love+War (2025) · Nov 6, 2025
In Waves and War - Co-directors Bonni Cohen and John Shenk
In Waves and War (2024) · Nov 2, 2025
Suspicious Minds - Creator / Director Sean King O’Grady
Suspicious Minds (2024) · Nov 1, 2025
In Our Blood - Director Pedro Kos
In Our Blood (2025) · Oct 24, 2025
I Was Born This Way - Co-directors Daniel Junge and Sam Pollard and Co-producer Wellington Love
I Was Born This Way (2025) · Oct 24, 2025
Roads of Fire - Director Nathaniel Lezra
Roads of Fire (2025) · Oct 24, 2025
Köln 75 - Director Ido Fluk
Köln 75 (2025) · Oct 22, 2025
The Man Who Saves the World? - Director Gabe Polsky
The Man Who Saves the World? (2025) · Oct 16, 2025
Among Neighbors - Director Yoav Potash
Among Neighbors (2024) · Oct 15, 2025
ISRAEL-PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958-1989 - Director Göran Hugo Olsson
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 (2024) · Oct 14, 2025
There Was, There Was Not - Director Emily Mkrtichian
There Was, There Was Not (2025) · Oct 10, 2025
Mr. K - Director Tallulah H. Schwab
Mr. K (2025) · Oct 9, 2025
The Queen of My Dreams - Director Fawzia Mirza
The Queen of My Dreams (2024) · Oct 9, 2025
Infinite Summer - Director Miguel Llansó
Infinite Summer (2025) · Oct 8, 2025
Chaperone - Director Zoë Eisenberg
Chaperone (2025) · Oct 6, 2025
*Best of 2025 One to One: John & Yoko - Co-director Sam Rice-Edwards (Kevin Macdonald)
One to One: John & Yoko (2025) · Oct 5, 2025
*Best of 2025 - Secret Mall Apartment - Director Jeremy Workman
Secret Mall Apartment (2025) · Oct 5, 2025
Are We Good? - Director Steven Feinartz
Are We Good? (2025) · Oct 4, 2025
The Devil is Busy - Co-directors Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
The Devil Is Busy (2024) · Oct 3, 2025
In Whose Name - Director Nicolas Ballesteros & Editor Justin Staple
In Whose Name? (2025) · Sep 29, 2025
Third Act - Director Tad (Tadashi) Nakamura
Third Act (2019) · Sep 28, 2025
Omara: Cuba’s Legendary Diva - Director Hugo Perez
Omara (2021) · Sep 28, 2025
Hard Hat Riot - Director Marc Levin & Author David Paul Kuhn
Hard Hat Riot (2025) · Sep 25, 2025
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp & The Biotech Revolution - Director Bill Haney
Predators - Director David Osit
Predators (2023) · Sep 23, 2025
All God’s Children - Directed by Ondi Timoner
All God's Children (2024) · Sep 21, 2025
The Baltimorons - Lead Actor / Producer Michael Strassner
The Baltimorons (2025) · Sep 21, 2025
*Best of 2025* - Jazzy - Director Morrisa Maltz
Jazzy (2025) · Sep 20, 2025
*Best of 2025* - Grand Tour - Director Miguel Gomes
Argentinien im Teufelskreis - Bringt Milei die Wende? (2025) · Sep 19, 2025
Somnium - Director Racheal Cain
Somnium (2025) · Sep 18, 2025
Naked Ambition - Co-directors Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch
Naked Ambition (2025) · Sep 18, 2025
*Best of 2025 - Eephus - Director Carson Lund
Eephus (2025) · Sep 14, 2025
*Best of 2025* - Bob Trevino Likes It - Director Tracie Laymon
Bob Trevino Likes It (2025) · Sep 13, 2025
All the Walls Came Down - Director Ondi Timoner
All the Walls Came Down (2025) · Sep 13, 2025
Clemente - Director David Altrogge
Clemente (2025) · Sep 12, 2025
Lost in the Jungle - Co-directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, and Juan Camilo Cruz
Lost in the Jungle (2025) · Sep 12, 2025
*Best of 2025* - Between the Mountain and the Sky - Director Jeremy Power Regimbal
Between the Mountain and the Sky (2024) · Sep 6, 2025
The Fantastic Golem Affairs - Co-directors Juan González and Fernando Martínez
The Fantastic Golem Affairs (2023) · Sep 6, 2025
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted - Co-directors Isaac Gale & Ryan Olson
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (2025) · Sep 4, 2025
Democracy Noir - Director Connie Field
Democracy Noir (2024) · Sep 4, 2025
AMOEBA - Director Siyou Tan
Amoeba (2026) · Sep 3, 2025
Love, Brooklyn - Director Racheal Abigail Holder
Love, Brooklyn (2025) · Sep 3, 2025
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant - Director Bill Banowsky
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant (2025) · Sep 3, 2025
Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect - Director Alexis Aggre
Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect (2025) · Aug 31, 2025
Griffin in Summer - Director Nicholas Colia
Griffin in Summer (2025) · Aug 31, 2025
Make A Circle - Co-directors Jen Bradwell and Todd Boekelheide
Make a Circle (2024) · Aug 30, 2025
Boys Go To Jupiter - Director Julian Glander
Boys Go to Jupiter (2025) · Aug 29, 2025
Lurker - Director Alex Russell
Lurker (2025) · Aug 28, 2025
Charmin Wipes Out a Forest - Director Steve Mims & Producer Brian Rogers
Charmin Wipes Out a Forest · Aug 18, 2025
Checkpoint Zoo - Director Joshua Zeman
Checkpoint Zoo (2024) · Aug 15, 2025
Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation - Director Ebs Burnough
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation (2025) · Aug 12, 2025
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley - Director Amy Berg
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025) · Aug 7, 2025
Architecton - Director Viktor Kossakovsky
Architecton (2022) · Aug 5, 2025
Shari and Lamb Chop - Director Lisa D’Apolito
Shari & Lamb Chop (2025) · Aug 5, 2025
Life After - Director Reid Davenport & Producer Colleen Cassingham
After.Life (2009) · Aug 1, 2025
Heightened Scrutiny - Director Sam Feder & Producer Amy Scholder
Heightened Scrutiny (2025) · Aug 1, 2025
Death and Taxes - Director Justin Schein
Death and Taxes (2022) · Aug 1, 2025
Drowning Dry - Director Laurynas Bareiša
Drowning Dry (2024) · Aug 1, 2025
Monk in Pieces - Director Billy Shebar
Monk in Pieces (2025) · Aug 1, 2025
A King Like Me - Director Matthew Henderson
A King Like Me (2024) · Aug 1, 2025
Artfully United - Producer Chris Walters
Artfully United (2025) · Aug 1, 2025
40 Acres - Director R.T. Thorne
40 Acres (2025) · Aug 1, 2025
To Kill a Wolf - Director Kelsey Taylor
To Kill a Wolf (2025) · Jul 30, 2025
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos - Director Rex Miller
Metropolis (2001) · Jul 22, 2025
Prime Minister - Co-directors Michelle Walshe & Lindsay Utz
Prime Minister (2025) · Jul 16, 2025
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) · Jul 9, 2025