Country: United States, Mexico Language: Spanish, EnglishA raw, poetic self-portrait in which young, NYC-born Afro-Latina Rebeca “Beba” Huntt stares down historical, societal, and generational trauma. Premiered at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival.
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Country: Canada, United States Language: French, EnglishIntrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded. Premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award.
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Country: United States Language: EnglishFrom the award-winning team behind RBG (2018) and My Name is Pauli Murray (2021) comes the extraordinary story of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords: her relentless fight to recover following an assassination attempt in 2011, and her new life as one of the most effective activists in the battle against gun violence. Premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival.
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Country: United StatesLanguage: EnglishPresented at the Film Center and in our Virtual Screening Room.Behind every breakthrough are the patients who risk everything for everybody else. Would you go first? In an intimate decade-long journey, filmmakers Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman reveal the sweat, passion, and sacrifice on the road to a cure for diabetes.
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Country: Sweden, AustraliaLanguage: English, SwedishAt the Film Center for two nights only, a fan event celebrating 50 years since the Swedish pop sensation was formed and 45 years since the film’s original release. Captured by director Lasse Hallström during their mega-successful tour of Australia, the newly remastered film will take you on a flashback journey to the 1970s when disco reigned supreme and ABBA were royalty.
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Country: SwedenLanguage: EnglishPresented at the Film Center as part of Cinema Columbus 2022.Florida’s most dedicated dance team for women over 60, shaking up the outdated image of “the little old lady,” and calling for everyone to dance their hearts out, while they still can. World Premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
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Country: United StatesLanguage: EnglishOhio Premiere presented at the Film Center as part of Cinema Columbus 2022, accompanied by short Walls Cannot Keep us From Flying.This documentary tells the story of one man and the protest that would spark debate across our nation. In 2016 Colin Kaepernick’s unprecedented protests against the National Anthem fueled a debate that has extended all the way to today.
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Country: United States Language: EnglishOhio Premiere presented at the Film Center as part of Cinema Columbus 2022.A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Killing Fields.
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Country: United KingdomLanguage: EnglishLike all musicians in 2021, Nick Cave was unable to connect with his audience in person. He uses this concert film to break the vocal and instrumental silence, talk about himself and perform songs. World Premiere at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival.
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Country: United States Language: EnglishA searing look into a little-known moment in history. Brooklyn, 1972. Shu’aib Raheem tried to steal guns for self-defense, starting the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. NYPD psychologist Harvey Schlossberg fought to save lives by using words, not guns. Premiered at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival.
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