The Book of George
Home Synopsis From Brooklyn’s concrete jungle to the heart of the Everglades, meet George McKenzie Jr., a Black photographer transforming his lens into a beacon of change. Swapping the weight of a gun for the promise of a camera, George found his calling amid nature’s raw grandeur, capturing everything from city pigeons and rats to […]
Muga
Home Synopsis What if, in climbing, we were first taught to let go? What if we looked more closely at the rocks we held onto—what would we find? Going beyond the why of climbing, professional climber Ashima Shiraishi takes us on a personal journey that deeply considers the rocks she engages with. Contemplating their long […]
Inaccessible
Home Synopsis In the remote reaches of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, professional skier Griffin Post embarks on a backcountry ski expedition, inspired as much by terrain as by history–where snowfields and couloirs are bordered not only by cliffs and cornices, but by centuries-old land ownership patterns currently being contested in the nation’s highest courts. What begins […]
Imperfect Offerings
Home Synopsis A queer, bi-racial artist embodies the spirit of birds and brine shrimp as she reflects on her relationship with Utah’s Great Salt Lake. In the face of ecological collapse, she shows us that resistance is most powerful when it’s shaped by love. Runtime: 16 minutes Language: English Country: United States Premiere: n/a Director: […]
First Light
Home Synopsis Residents of the world’s northernmost town, which is steeped in darkness four months per year, grapple with why they inhabit such a hostile place—and how their unique relationship to the sun changes the meaning of light and darkness within their own lives. Runtime: 33 minutes Language: English Country: Norway Premiere: n/a Director: Kristopher […]
Dragon Mom
Home Synopsis Dragon Mom is a short documentary that follows Laura, a mother learning to navigate the emotional, physical, and societal complexities of raising a child with that lives with severe disability. Her amazing five-year-old son, Alden, was born with polymicrogyria, rendering him nonverbal and paraplegic. As he begins to explore new possibilities, like learning […]