When three American doctors-Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian-enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
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It is 1990 and the Berlin Wall is falling. Alex Kerner’s mother, Christiane, a devout member of the socialist party, has been in a coma since October, 1989. When she awakens, Alex and his friends conspire to shelter her from the end of communism in Germany. Tragic and absurd, Wolfgang Becker creates a tender portrait of family life, underscored by the complicated ways politics infiltrate our home, our relationships, and our ways of life. (Wolfgang Becker, Germany, 2003, 121min)
Close Up Q&A post-film w/ dir. Leon Chase. For over 100 years, Hank’s Saloon existed, under various names and owners, as a beloved local Brooklyn dive bar. In 2018, after nearly a decade of speculation and financial uncertainty, the rickety little building on the corner of Third Avenue and Atlantic announced that they would finally be closing their doors for good. This feature documentary follows Hank’s—along with its colorful staff and rotating cast of oddball patrons—through its stressful and celebratory final months. It also takes a deep-dive into the fascinating history of the building, from its roots as a working-class Irish bar, through its various roles as Prohibition-era speakeasy, Indigenous ironworker hangout, and safe haven in an era of danger and decay, up to its final state as a quintessential “old man bar” turned legendary indie music venue, all pitted against the backdrop of a rapidly changing New York.
In 2093, young filmmaker Kuve travels to the remote village of Umata to document the aftermath of a devastating war that outlawed post-2040s technology and brought ancient kingdoms back to life. There he meets Mumbi, a local filmmaker who challenges him to make his film without relying on AI, using only his hands, eyes and heart. As Kuve searches for his own voice in this unplugged world he slowly begins to understand that even in a broken world there is beauty to be found in the small human moments we so often overlook.
American systems have been built against mothers from the beginning. Now, mothers are expected to work even harder — in the workplace and at home. This documentary explains why the system is stacked against mothers. (dir. Raeshem Nijhon, U.S., 2026, 78 min.)
Swimming to Cambodia, also known as Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia, is a 1987 American performance monologue written by and starring Spalding Gray
RBloody violence, gore, sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and some language
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director (Hannah Einbinder, Hacks) for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star (Gillian Anderson, The X-Files, Sex Education), a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
A failed filmmaker-turned-carpenter is hired by his successful sculptor friend to renovate his home and, in turn, has to come to grips with his life as a single dad caring for an aging father. In this black comedy of the vagaries of the modern workplace, the filming merges real-life construction with video game-like visuals. (dir. James N. Kienitz Wilkins, U.S., 2026, 88 min.)