Peleas de tigres: Una petición de lluvia nahua

Roots

2022

Through the stories of three older adults from Tlaxcala, we learn about the childhoods of Nahuatl and Otomí speakers who were forced to leave their native languages behind in order to adapt to a society alien to their worldview, and who now face the threat of extinction despite their efforts to preserve their languages.

Heart

2020

Yollotl connects the past and the present through a love story inspired by Mesoamerican mythology and testimonials from children who live in the Mayan rainforest. A story in Nahuatl and a ritual song accompanies the journey through the interior of ancient trees to the universe.

NIKI•TOMI•BETO

2026

Haunted by the Nahua deity Tlazolteotl, 4 cousins in Northeast LA try to protect each other from the violence and family strife threatening to tear them apart.

All Thought Flies

2025 · ★ 6

A documentary that carefully explores the sensitive topic of mental health among young people, challenging social stigmas and dispelling common misconceptions often linked to the issue.

The Sarthois

2023

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Legends of the Sky: The Liberty Plane

2022

When the United States entered World War I, its Army Air Service lacked a combat-ready aircraft – a liability that prompted a search to find an aircraft suitable for production at home and combat operations abroad. This documentary from Bowling Green filmmakers tells the story behind the single-engine DH-4 plane dubbed The Liberty Plane.

Lords of Water

2019 · ★ 7.4

They call it ’blue gold.’ Around the world, demand for water is exploding. By 2050, at least one in four will live in a country suffering from water shortages - creating ideal conditions for a new market. Goldman Sachs, HSBC, UBS, Allianz, Deutsche Bank, BNP. Banks, investment funds and hedge funds are all rushing to invest billions of euros in anything related to water. A real monopoly of water has begun. From California to Australia, from New York to London via Marseille, we investigate the financialization of water. New power relations are being established and access to water is being threatened. It’s a battle taking place on many fronts: ideological, political, environmental, and of course, economic. The fate of nearly 10 billion inhabitants around the world depends on its outcome.

Drama Girl

2020 · ★ 6.5

Is our life a story? And if so, can we re-write it? In Drama Girl, director Vincent Boy Kars gets a young woman to act out a number of key scenes from her recent past. Perhaps, Kars thinks, this could help her come to terms with certain events. In the meantime, he also gains something: a film that probes how fiction and documentary can learn from one another.

Not Criminally Responsible: Wedding Secrets

In Not Criminally Responsible: Wedding Secrets, a film within a film and sequel to the acclaimed documentary NCR: Not Criminally Responsible from 4-time Emmy-winner John Kastner, a wedding is born of a terrible act of violence. The new film shows how the lives of six of the people involved in the original one were dramatically transformed. Two of them are marrying each other.

The Universal Story

1996 · ★ 8

Richard Dreyfuss hosts a celebration of the 80 year history of Universal Studios. Founded as IMP by Carl Leammle to oppose Edison's Motion Picture Tust, it soon grew under the leadership of 21 year old production head Irving Thalberg with classic silents from artists like John Ford, Erich Von Stroheim, and Lon Chaney and prospered further in the Sound Era under the leadership of Carl Leammle Jr. with such classics as "All Quiet on The Western Front," "Showboat," and the studio's signature monster franchises, "Frankenstein" and "Dracula."

Anthem

1997 · ★ 5.4

When twenty-six-year-olds Shainee Gabel and Kristin Hahn quit their Hollywood jobs, packed up a borrowed car and hit the road, it was with the deeply felt conviction that somewhere, shrouded in the din of talk shows and tabloid headlines, they'd discover the real America, alive and well in all of its regions and demographics.

Last Best Chance

2005 · ★ 6

Thriller about governments around the world racing to attempt to stop a terrorist organization from gaining loose nuclear weapons and supplies before it's too late.