Mary Manhardt

Фильмы

Greener Pastures
Editorial Consultant
Greener Pastures captures the day-to-day lives of four small, Midwestern, multigenerational family farms over the course of three years. Through an intimate, observational lens, we examine various farm stressors, policies, and politics that farmers must maneuver to survive, connecting the dots between mental health, industrialization, food production, and climate change. It is a story of perseverance, patience, and determination that tackles nothing less than the future of farming in America.
AKA Jane Roe
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A portrait of Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” whose unwanted pregnancy led to the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide, Roe v. Wade. The documentary unravels the mysteries closely guarded by McCorvey throughout her life.
Научиться кататься на скейтборде в зоне боевых действий (если ты девчонка)
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История афганских девочек, которые учатся читать, писать и кататься на скейтборде в Кабуле.
Tig
Editor
An intimate documentary that follows Tig Notaro, a Los Angeles based comedian, who just days after being diagnosed with invasive stage II breast cancer changed the course of her career with a poignant stand-up set that became legendary overnight. It explores Tig's extraordinary journey as her career ignites and as her life unfolds in grand and unexpected ways, all the while continuing to battle a life-threatening illness and falling in love.
Tough Love
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Fighting to reunite with their children, 'Tough Love' chronicles the lives of two parents with cases in the United States child welfare system as they attempt to prove to the courts and the system that they deserve a second chance to be a parent and have a family.
Американские надежды
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В 1999 г., кинематографисты Джо Брюстер и Мишель Стивенсон повернули камеру на самих себя и приступили к съёмкам своего пятилетнего сына Идриса и его лучшего друга Шона. Они начали с детского сада при престижной школе Далтон-скул просто потому, что частное учреждение решило начать разнообразить состав учащихся. Камеры продолжали следовать за обеими семьями ещё в течение 12 лет, пока пути двух мальчиков не разошлись: один продолжил обучение в частной школе, а другой последовал совсем другому пути в государственной системе образования.
Ballplayer: Pelotero
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Two top baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic face fierce competition and corruption as they chase their big league dreams.
Love Etc.
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LOVE ETC. is a witty, poignant and humorous exploration about the universal stages of love, depicted through five real stories over the course of one year in New York City. Young, old, gay, straight – everyone has experienced love – and the joy and frustration that come with it. From teen romance to a decades-long marriage; newlyweds to a recent divorcee, and even a bachelor so frustrated in his search that he chooses to have children without a partner, LOVE ETC. documents the intimate journeys of engaging characters aged 18-89 who reflect the city’s diversity, and takes an honest look at life's most challenging pursuit.
Monica & David
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Explores the marriage of a young couple with Down syndrome, and the family who strives to support their needs.
Racing Dreams
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From go-kart champs, NASCAR winners are bred -- or so goes the thinking of the drivers (and their families) involved in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. This documentary follows three of the series' top contenders. Although small in stature, the adolescent racers harbor big dreams as they hit speeds of 60 to 70 miles per hour in their quest to ascend the first rung on their way to NASCAR in this film from Marshall Curry.
American Teen
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A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.
Street Fight
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This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.
Girlhood
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Documentary chronicling America's justice system. Follows two female inmates – victims of horrific violence and tragedy – who are serving time in a Maryland juvenile detention center.
The Farm: Angola, USA
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Documentary depicting day to day life in Angola Prison mostly from an inmate's perspective. Interviews are with several inmates including one with a life sentence who is about to die.
Looking for Cormac
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A documentary that follows the trail of our greatest living writer, Cormac McCarthy, from his origins in Knoxville, Tennessee, through New Orleans and into the vast expanse of Texas. The film deals with the terrain of the American West, McCarthyesque characters and the mystery that is your heart's desire. Join these three pilgrims as they enter the world of McCarthy, and encounter characters that seem sprung from the pages of Blood Meridian, Child of God, Suttree and other dark classics.