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Films & DVDs Released in 2017
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Fall 2017 Releases
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  • Bitter Money - Documents China's rapid economic and social transformation by following the rural workers who leave their Yunnan hometown to move to the city of Huzhou to work in its textile factories.

  • Bones of Contention - Explores the theme of historical memory in post-Franco Spain, focusing on the unknown story of LGBT repression under Franquismo.

  • December Days - Between 1975 and 1991, Cuba sent more than 400,000 soldiers and civilians to Angola to support of the country's left-wing government. Two thousand of them never returned.

  • Free Lunch Society - What would you do if your income was taken care of? A search for explanations, possibilities, and experiences regarding the implementation of this concept.

  • The Human Pyramid - At a lycĂ©e on the Ivory coast, Jean Rouch meets with white colonial French high school students and their black African classmates (all non-actors) and persuades them to improvise a drama.

  • The Giant is Falling - A sweeping look at the big political events of recent years that signify the end of an era in South Africa.


  • Film StillJean Rouch, the Adventurous Filmmaker - A documentary about Jean Rouch, his films, and his influence on African cinema.

  • The Punishment - An aimless young woman is sent home from school with nothing to do. Drifting through the streets of Paris, she comes across a variety of people.

  • In the Intense Now - A meditation on 1968 political uprisings in France, Czechoslovakia, China, and Brazil.

  • Mama Colonel - A portrait of Colonel Honorine, or "Mama Colonel," that addresses the issue of violence towards women and children in the DRC.

  • Film StillMiss Kiet's Children - In a Dutch classroom, refugee children learn alongside locals under Miss Kiet's firm but loving hand.


  • Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance - The story of artistic genius Ohad Naharin, one of the most important choreographers in the world, who redefined the language of modern dance.

  • Nothing is Forgiven - The story of Zineb El Rhazoui, a young Moroccan woman who, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack, finds her life radically transformed.

  • Film StillRebels on Pointe - A riotous, irreverent all-male comic ballet troupe, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, challenges gender and artistic norms in the conservative world of ballet.

  • Ta'ang - The daily life of Ta'ang refugees, a Burmese ethnic minority who are caught between a civil war and the Chinese border.

  • Thank You for the Rain - Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, uses his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the damages of climate change. When a violent storm occurs, he becomes a community leader and activist on the global stage.

  • We the Workers - Follows labor activists as they find common ground with workers and help them negotiate with local officials and factory owners over wages and working conditions.

Spring 2017 Releases
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  • A Day with... - Ten African filmmakers each contributed a documentary portrait of the life of a different West African child. (Online only)

  • Alive - What happens when five HIV-positive gay men spend a week preparing for their first solo parachute drop? (Online only)

  • Film StillAlthusser, an Intellectual Adventure - Centered around the only filmed interview ever given by acclaimed French philosopher Louis Althusser, who murdered his wife, Helene, a few weeks after the interview was given.

  • Anais Goes to War - A young woman's struggle to start her own farm. (Online only)

  • Animal Machine - From exploiting the cow's physical body to manipulating its cells, a new 21st-century farm animal is under construction. (Online only)

  • Antiracket - In southern Italy, a group of shopkeepers stand up to the "tax" imposed by the local mafia. (Online only)

  • Art and Oligarchs - Newly-minted Russian art collectors have many reasons for investing in fine art, some more sleazy than others. (Online only)

  • Barcelona or Die - Madou, a Senegalese fisherman, risks his life on an illegal boat to Europe. (Online only)

  • Beauty Parlor in Rio - Meet Dr. Pitanguy, the "Golden Scalpel" at a leading Brazilian plastic surgery clinic. (Online only)

  • Bestseller - Why do some books become bestsellers? This documentary examines the phenomenon in today's global publishing industry. (Online only)

  • Between Two-Spirit - Neither man nor woman, Chris is a "Two-Spirit," in between genders. (Online only)

  • Business Club - Join young Viscount Arthur de Soultrait in the run-up to his wildly elaborate birthday/brand relaunch party. (Online only)

  • The Caste Struggle - A controversial affirmative action policy in India has brought about unprecedented social and political change. (Online only)

  • The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg - The entrepreneur, diplomat and art collector Uli Sigg has played a role in the transformation of China's art world since the 1970s.

  • Film StillCinema Novo - An intricately edited documentary composed of film clips from the major works of the Brazilian "Cinema Novo" movement and period interviews with its leading filmmakers.


  • The Coach Machine - As a defeated candidate in the musical reality TV show The Voice, Luc is certain of one thing; within three years, he'll be a millionaire. (Online only)

  • The Destruction of Memory - Explores the loss of priceless artwork, artifacts and historical sites through war and terrorism.

  • The End of the Ottoman Empire - The Ottomans ruled three continents for six centuries. How did their rule end, and how does this history inform politics today?

  • Fevers - Dr. Maman moves freely between Western medicine and ancestral magical recipes. (Online only)

  • First Passion - Largely overlooked by historians and film buffs, the curious 1912 epic From the Manger to the Cross depicted the life of Jesus. (Online only)

  • The Healer's Syndrome - Confusion abounds between the real traditional healers who fight against the isolation and distress of the Aids victims and those who make business out of their suffering. (Online only)

  • Imaginary Feasts - In Nazi concentration camps, Japanese war camps and Gulag labor camps, starving prisoners risked their lives to document fantasy recipes. (Online only)

  • Film StillIn the Steps of Trisha Brown - The dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet learn to perform "Glacial Decoy," the seminal 1979 work by choreographer Trisha Brown.

  • Journey to the West - Six countries in 10 days! A group of Chinese tourists visits Europe at whirlwind speed. (Online only)

  • Kigali Shaolin Temple - Kigali Shaolin Temple is a kung-fu club in Rwanda started by a group of orphans from the genocide. (Online only)

  • King of the Wind and Electric Queens - A colorful, sensory experience of the Sonepur Fair in India. (Online only)

  • Latest News from the Cosmos - It wasn't until Hélène was 20 years old that her parents discovered that their autistic daughter was able not only communicate, but to write deeply complex, philosophical and poetic work.

  • Magic Radio - In Niger, where more than 80% of the population is illiterate, radio is the main means of mass communication. (Online only)

  • Mali Blues - Four dynamic Malian musicians use their music to stand up to religious extremism.

  • Mina's Recipe Book - In a concentration camp, Mina wrote down her best recipes to send to her daughter before dying of starvation. (Online only)

  • A Modest World - A film about ordinary people who transform insignificant things into works of art. (Online only)

  • Mrs. B., a North Korean Woman - Attempting to escape North Korea, Mrs. B. is sold by smugglers to a Chinese farmer. She becomes a smuggler herself and struggles to reunite with her sons, but the secret service gets involved…

  • Film StillNational Diploma - A group of Congo's high school students desperately tries to pass their final exam in order to graduate.

  • A Normal Life: Chronicle of a Sumo Wrestler - The dreams and disenchantments of a teenager who is discovering the reality of the traditional world of sumo. (Online only)

  • Now he's out in public and everyone can see - Online videos diaries are stitched together into a dense, polyphonic essay on race and identity.

  • Picasso and Sima, Antibes 1946 - The friendship between Pablo Picasso and Michel Sima, which led to the founding of the Picasso Museum. (Online only)

  • Raw Beauty - Explores the immense influence of those with psychological illnesses on artworks and 20th century art history. (Online only)

  • Sleeping Souls - A political hireling working for "United Russia" explains the cold inner mechanic of the system. (Online only)

  • Smoking Kills - Thomas is a hardcore smoker, and he's going to give it up. (Online only)

  • Snake Dance - A reflection on the Promethean dimensions of nuclear power, following German-born Aby Warburg and Robert Oppenheimer, inventor of the atomic bomb. (Online only)

  • Stony Paths - Following in his great-grandfather's footsteps, Arnaud undertakes a trek to study the Armenian Genocide. (Online only)

  • Tehran Has No More Pomegranates - This humorous yet critical portrait of Tehran plays with fact and fiction to depict today's reality. (Online only)

  • They're Selling the Wind - An exploration of the carbon market's fight against global warming, a speculative, impalpable market, and sometimes irresponsible market. (Online only)

  • Voyage in G Major - At 91 years of age, Aimé decides to finally fulfil his dream of travelling to Morocco. His photographer grandson goes with him. (Online only)

  • Film StillWelcome to Refugeestan - Explores the land of camps, from Kenya, to Tanzania, Jordan, and the Greece/Macedonia border, as well as at the UNHCR's headquarters in Geneva.

  • Tadmor - Eight former detainees recall the years spent being tortured in Syria's notorious Tadmor Prison.

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