Documentary Film Block

 
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The Monolith

Pioneering NYC artist, Gwyneth Leech, enters a midtown art studio only to find that her skyline view will soon be blocked by the construction of a high-rise hotel. But as the perspective out her window permanently shifts, so does the artist's point of view. Directed by Angelo J. Guglielmo, Jr.

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The Derivé

An exploration of social and cultural issues. A dancer moves among the people in an old bazaar in Tehran capturing the responses and reactions. Dance is prohibited in Iran. Directed by Tanin Torabi (طنین ترابی).

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Dysphoric Mornings

A daily routine of a college boy with a difference in the way one might not expect. Directed by Spencer Washington.

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Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405

Artist Mindy Alper has spent almost all of her 56 years combating severe depression and anxiety, using medication, electroconvulsive therapy and psychiatry to help her. Art has always been her most effective outlet, with drawing and sculpture offering her the tools to give voice to her fears and mental battles. Directed by Frank Stiefel.

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Ten Meter Tower

Would you jump? Or would you chicken out? This film was something of a psychology experiment: We sought to capture people facing a difficult situation, to make a portrait of humans in doubt. By Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck.

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Knife Skills

The inspiring story of a classic French restaurant and the formerly incarcerated people who've made it succeed. Directed by Thomas Lennon.

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