Justine Nagan

Modern technology confronts ancient ritual in this profound and moving documentary. Teenager Chris Apassingok and his Yupik family live in Gambell, Alaska, a tiny village on St. Lawrence island in the Bering Sea. Life there differs vastly from the rest of the US – for one, hunting whales holds the key to the islanders’ survival. Conflict emerges after Chris kills a whale that will feed Gambell’s townspeople for months – and news of the successful hunt reaches the outside world. Facebook trolls and animal-rights activists attack from afar, captured in Pete Chelkowski and environmental journalist Jim Wickens’ captivating film that delves into environmental issues, cultural and generational challenges, and cyberspace hysteria

Beautifully layered and expressionistic, After Sherman is a story about inheritance and the tension that defines our collective American history, especially Black history. The filmmaker follows his father, a minister, in the aftermath of a mass shooting at his church in Charleston, South Carolina to understand how communities of descendants of enslaved Africans use their unique faith as a form of survival as they continue to fight for America to live up to its many unfulfilled promises to Black Americans.

Decades earlier, Mama Icha moved to the United States to help her daughter with the care of her grandchildren. However, she never lost sight of her hometown of Mompox, spending years sending money to build her dream house there. Now, at the end of her life, Mama Icha boards a plane and flies back to Colombia where she bravely struggles with her loved ones.

When one’s sole focus is to provide for their children, the stakes are extremely high. The need for multiple jobs to make ends meet has become a common reality for many families in this country, which leads to a very important question: who looks after the children while their parents work? Through the Night examines the economic and emotional toll affecting some American families, told through the lens of a 24-hour daycare center in Westchester, New York. At the center of it all is Nunu, the primary caregiver and a hero to many families in need of a safe space to bring their children.

With sharp humor and a critical sense of curiosity, comedian CJ Hunt documents the fraught removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans. As the scope of his film expands, Hunt investigates the origins of a romanticized Confederacy and confronts hard truths much of America has yet to face.

83살의 할아버지 세르지오는 어떤 여인이 요청한 특별한 비밀 임무를 맡는다. 한 노인 요양원에 잠입해 자신의 어머니가 잘 지내고 있는지, 혹시 직원들에게 학대를 받는 건 아닌지 감시해달라는 것이다. 세르지오는 낯선 분위기 때문에 처음에는 요양원에 잘 적응하지 못하지만, 시간이 흐를수록 사람들과 예상외의 즐거운 시간을 보내며 복잡한 감정에 빠진다. 임무만 간단히 수행할 계획이었지만 이곳의 노인들과 어느새 정이 들고 만 것이다. 유머러스한 화법으로 나이듦과 외로움의 문제, 그리고 노인들이 나누는 우정의 순간을 따뜻하게 그린 논픽션 기반의 극영화.

Boniface Mwangi is daring and audacious, and recognized as Kenya’s most provocative photojournalist. But as a father of three young children, these qualities create tremendous turmoil between him and his wife Njeri. When he wants to run for political office, he is forced to choose: country or family?

Filmmaker Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of “disaster” – by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, in which 739 residents perished (mostly Black and living in the city’s poorest neighborhoods).

The story of the tortuous struggle against the silence of the victims of the dictatorship imposed by General Franco after the victory of the rebel side in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1975). In a democratic country, but still ideologically divided, the survivors seek justice as they organize the so-called “Argentinian lawsuit” and denounce the legally sanctioned pact of oblivion that intends to hide the crimes they were subjects of.

수십 년에 걸친 불황에 심한 타격을 받아 사양화된 공업지대에서 태어나 자란 세 친구의 이야기를 담고 있다. 리우빙은 자신의 이야기와 함께 스케이트 보드를 즐겨 탔던 친구들이 고향으로부터 도망쳐야만 했던 이유를 영상으로 기록한다. 스물세 살 아빠가 되어 양육 문제를 놓고 항상 여자 친구와 티격태격하는 잭. 그리고 어렵게 첫 직장을 얻으면서 인종적인 갈등 그리고 고인이 된 아버지에 대한 원망과 그리움을 표출하는 키이라. 그리고 어렸을 적부터 어머니와 갈등을 겪었던 리우빙 자신의 이야기가 진솔하게 펼쳐진다.

93퀸은 브루클린의 버로우 파크 인근 하시딕(유대교의 한 분파) 거주지를 배경으로, 뉴욕시 최초의 여성만으로 구성된 구급대 자원 봉사단을 만들어 지역 사회의 가부장제를 무너뜨리고 있는 끈질긴 하시딕 여성 집단을 따라간다. 93퀸은 자신의 커뮤니티를 내부로부터 변화시키기 위해 스스로 문제를 해결하는 능력 있는 여성 집단에 대한 독특한 묘사를 제공한다.

Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into adulthood in Bertie County, a rural African American-led community in Eastern North Carolina. Through the intimate portrayal of these boys, this powerful vérité film offers a rare in-depth look at the issues facing America's rural youth and the complex relationships between generational poverty, educational equity, and race. The evocative result is an experience that encourages us to recognize the value and complexity in lives all too often ignored.

Unbroken Glass is a documentary about filmmaker Dinesh Sabu's journey to understand his parents, who died 20 years ago when he was six years old.

A coming-of-(old)-age story about Peter Anton, an elderly "outsider" artist living in isolated and crippling conditions whose world changes when two filmmakers discover his work and storied past. Shot over eight years, ALMOST THERE documents Anton's first major exhibition and how the controversy it generates forces him to leave his childhood home. Each layer revealed reflects on the intersections of social norms, elder care, and artistic expression.

영화 평론가인 로저 에버트의 자서전을 바탕으로 제작되는 다큐멘터리로 마틴 스콜세지 감독이 제작을 맡는다.

한 때 암흑의 세계에 몸 담았던 세 사람이 현재는 시카고에서 폭력을 몰아내기 위해 헌신하는 ‘단속반’이 되었다. 실력파 감독 스티브 제임스와 베스트셀러 작가 알렉스 코틀로위츠는 1년이 넘는 시간 동안, 끈질기게 이들을 따라다니며, ‘범죄의 도시’로 악명 높은 시카고의 현재를 세밀하게 담아내는데 성공한다. (2012년 4회 DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제)

Tattoos are forever: to celebrate a milestone, to mourn a loss, as a declaration of undying love and sometimes as a reminder of some poor judgment after a late night drinking or on vacation. Sacred Transformations is the story of Eric Dean Spruth as he helps people to transform marks that no longer represent who they are into new works of art.

Charting the intersection between rural America and contemporary graphic design.