Bryn Mooser

Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming “Reading Rainbow!” Such is the beloved and ubiquitous nature of the classic children’s literary television show that introduced millions of kids to the wonder and importance of books. Not only did the series insist on having kids speak to kids about their favorite stories, but Reading Rainbow introduced the world to one of the most adored television hosts of all time in LeVar Burton. Thanks to his direct, non-patronizing and, most importantly, kind delivery, Burton became a conduit to learning for children of every background—an entrancing guide to subjects unknown.

An intimate look at the life, career and process of one of the most accomplished songwriters of all time, Diane Warren.

In a Boca suburb, a couple retire to a second marriage of freedom, play, and the world’s largest puzzle collection.

One of the world’s youngest elite rock climbers, Ashima Shiraishi spent her formative years breaking numerous age-based climbing milestones, spurred on by her number one fan and coach, her father, Poppo a retired Butoh dancer and avant-garde performer with no formal climbing experience. When these New Yorkers travel to South Africa to conquer a V14 boulder problem, father and daughter must face their interpersonal struggles in tandem with the challenging ascent.

Unprecedented access to the IOC Refugee Olympic Team before, during and after the 2020 Games, which saw 29 athletes competing in Tokyo, originating from 11 countries, and residing in 13 host nations.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but David doesn’t feel beautiful. Frustrated, disillusioned, depressed, he stumbles upon the YouTube channel of a mysterious company offering controversial eye surgeries that claim to transform not just the way patients look but the way they feel. David deeply connects with this company's messaging and realizes his real eyes are holding him back.

Tells the unexpected story of the human body by exploring the marvel and mystery of the menstrual cycle, from the first period to the last.

An enigmatic drifter suffering from terminal cancer lives out his dream of floating down the Mississippi River on a ramshackle houseboat, until the truthfulness of his story is questioned.

Con el telón de fondo del 11 de septiembre, Meet Me In The Bathroom cuenta la historia de la última gran época romántica del Rock'n'Roll y cómo bandas como The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs e Interpol redefinieron una metrópolis en apuros y catalizaron Una generación. También participa en una exploración más amplia de la cultura juvenil y la modernidad; la transformación de la ciudad de Nueva York en la primera década del 2000 y las fuerzas culturales que la moldearon. Desde una Internet anterior a las redes sociales, el boom de las puntocom, el auge de Napster y la muerte de la industria de la música tradicional, hasta la gentrificación, la explosión de Vice y el hipster como fenómeno global. Este es un documental que se centra en las formas en que el mundo ha cambiado irrevocablemente en las décadas posteriores.

Since 1985, poets, songwriters and musicians have gathered at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Nevada.

Una red de agricultores brasileños se apodera de una zona protegida de la selva amazónica, un joven líder indígena y su mentor deben contraatacar en defensa de la tierra y de un grupo no contactado que vive en lo más profundo de la selva.

On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant who had previous run-ins with the law, was arrested and convicted based on flimsy evidence and the eyewitness accounts of white tourists who couldn’t distinguish between Asian features. Sentenced to life in prison, Chol Soo Lee would spend years fighting to survive behind bars before journalist K.W. Lee took an interest in his case. The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a first-of-its-kind pan-Asian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom, ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists.

Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.

Filmado íntegramente dentro del mundo de la RV, este documental capta la emoción y la sorprendente intimidad de un movimiento cultural floreciente, demostrando el poder de la conexión online en un mundo aislado. Formó parte de la pasada edición del Festival de Sundance, en la sección de documentales internacionales.

In 1985, Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre,” one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, vanished into the Arizona desert after being cut from its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 32 years later, the $160 million painting was found hanging in the home of Jerry and Rita Alter in rural New Mexico.

As a visibly disabled person, filmmaker Reid Davenport is often either the subject of an unwanted gaze — gawked at by strangers — or paradoxically rendered invisible, ignored or dismissed by society. The arrival of a circus tent just outside his apartment prompts him to consider the history and legacy of the freak show, in which individuals who were deemed atypical were put on display for the amusement and shock of a paying public. Contemplating how this relates to his own filmmaking practice, which explicitly foregrounds disability, Davenport sets out to make a film about how he sees the world from his wheelchair without having to be seen himself.

True to their name, Slave to Sirens — the first and only all-woman thrash metal band in the Middle East — are utterly magnetic. Amid a backdrop of political unrest and the heartbreaking unraveling of Beirut, five bandmates form a beacon of expression, resistance, and independence. Director Rita Baghdadi follows founders and guitarists Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara as their tenderness, and sometimes bitterness, for one another grows in ways both unexpected and deeply moving. Joined by vocalist Maya Khairallah, bassist Alma Doumani, and drummer Tatyana Boughaba, these women negotiate their emotional journeys through young adulthood in tumultuous circumstances with grace, raw passion, and a ferocious commitment to their art. Their grit is tested as they grapple with the complexities of friendship, sexuality, and the destruction around them.

In a universe where cool kids are nerds, the orchestra is world class and being Asian American is the norm, seniors at Lowell High School compete for the top prize: admission to the college of their dreams.

Desde que Margaret tenía seis años, ha estado obsesionada por el recuerdo de ver a su hermana ahogarse durante una pelea explosiva entre sus padres. Cuando era joven, se desliza más hacia su retorcida vida interior, y finalmente se encuentra al borde del suicidio. A través de un viaje épico por los pasillos más humeantes y aterradores de su imaginación, intenta exorcizar a los demonios acercándola cada vez más al borde.

Explora la persecución de 'el sueño chino', presentando una visión contemporánea de una China que da prioridad a la productividad y la innovación por encima de todo.

A mother wonders, will my children love their perfect machines more than they love me, their imperfect mother? She switches on a smart-crib lulling her crying baby to sleep. This perfect mother is everywhere. She watches over us, takes care of us. We listen to her. We trust her.

La película es un viaje a las tierras altas de la Región Harar inmerso en los rituales del khat, una hoja que los musulmanes sufíes mastican para sus meditaciones religiosas cuyo cultivo es en la actualidad el más lucrativo de Etiopía. A partir del comercio de esta planta, la película teje un tapiz de historias íntimas de personas atrapadas entre la violenta represión gubernamental, las fantasías inducidas por el khat y los engañosos viajes más allá de sus fronteras, ofreciendo una oportunidad a los sueños de los jóvenes que anhelan una vida mejor.

An investigation into our landscape's hidden fire stories and on-the-ground experiences of firefighters and residents struggling through deadly fires.

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.

A group of pioneering nuns bravely stand up to the Catholic Church patriarchy, fighting for their livelihoods, convictions and equality against an all-powerful Cardinal. From marching in Selma in 1965 to the Women’s March in 2018, these women have reshaped our society with their bold acts of defiance.

The Madidi National Park—located in Bolivia—is home to rich and treasured natural land: the most biodiverse in the whole planet. The Director of the Madidi Park, Marcos Uzquiano, is a determined ranger who deems his service to this kind of preservation work a “calling.” In particular, Marcos is resolute in tracking down the illicit jaguar trade that has been pervasive in Bolivia, and disrupting this unrelenting eradication of an entire species.

Using immersive camera work and a heart-pounding soundtrack, Faceless takes us to the frontline of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong to meet four young people who risk their lives and fly in the face of absolute power.

A state of secrets and a ruthless hunt for whistleblowers – this is the story of 25-year-old Reality Winner who disclosed a document about Russian election interference to the media and became the number one leak target of the Trump administration.

Siguiendo la clase de 2020 en Oakland High School en un año marcado por un cambio sísmico, explorando el mundo emocional de los adolescentes que llegan a la mayoría de edad en el contexto de un mundo que cambia rápidamente.

Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.

Calificado como el hombre más odiado en la lucha libre después de ganar un muy controvertido Campeonato Mundial Peso Pesado de la WCW en 2000, el actor David Arquette intenta un difícil regreso al deporte que estancó su prometedora carrera en Hollywood. Arquette, peligrosamente determinado a redimir su reputación y recuperar su amor propio, no se detendrá ante nada para ganarse su lugar en la lucha libre profesional.

A portrait of the lives of a disparate group of patrons and employees at an American watering hole today.

Now unconstrained by an official post, Steve Bannon is free to peddle influence as a perceived kingmaker, who some say still has a direct line to the White House. After anointing himself leader of the “populist movement,” he travels around the North America and Europe spreading his hard-line anti-immigration message.

Volunteers from a German non-profit risk the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from sinking rafts pushing off from Libya in the middle of the night.

Hoy en día, es más probable que vaya a prisión en los Estados Unidos que en cualquier otro lugar del mundo. Entonces, en el desafortunado caso, debería pasarle a usted: esta es la Guía de la prisión para sobrevivientes.

The film tells the story of one citizen from Jalouzi, one of the largest slums in Haiti, who is determined to bring color to the impoverished area by helping paint the entire town, literally. Believing that color has the power to transform his community, he’s helping to paint everywhere – on houses, on buses, and the entire hillside. Armed with brushes of bright blues, pastel pinks, and sunshine yellows, he’s helping to mobilize citizens of all ages, determined to turn the grey town into a rainbow full of color to lead the way to a brighter Haiti.

Routine is the enemy of time. Jedidiah Jenkins rides his bicycle from Oregon to Patagonia, the southern tip of South America, while expounding upon ideas that made him leave a job he loved for the open road.

Un equipo médico recibe el encargo de analizar el impacto y el número de fallecidos provocados por el virus del Ébola. Este trabajo, probablemente uno de los más arriesgados que existen en el mundo, refleja la filosofía y fuerza de voluntad de aquellos que lo practican.

As a Cholera epidemic rages in Haiti, the United Nations denies it is responsible for introducing the disease despite glaring evidence suggesting Nepalese peacekeepers are to blame. Baseball in the Time of Cholera is the story of a young Haitian boy who plays in Haiti's first little league baseball team and the Haitian Lawyer seeking justice against the UN. As the epidemic spreads, the two stories intersect in the struggle for survival and justice.

Free Hugs captures the "rock bottom" moment of post-breakup wallowing, when friends lose their patience, and the pitiless world moves on without you. We follow the hilariously bitter Billie (Jaclyn Jonet) as she attempts to find catharsis through comfort food (and wine), sawing her belongings in half and attacking a particularly meaningful local monument. Ultimately Billie must slam into the harsh reality of heartbreak before she can understand that sometimes the purest form of love is a free hug from a stranger.

A film centered on Youree Dell Harris, aka Miss Cleo ― the unforgettable and charismatic star of the Psychic Readers Network.

The film follows the consequences of forced arbitration and NDAs, and how it can impact every facet of your life, from personal relationships to your future, with many victims forced to forever pay the price of a system that protects perpetrators.