In the Name of the Sugarcane

A reflection on the concept of invisibility, narrated by women who clean public spaces in Mexico City. Combining documentary, fiction and still photography, the film is an intimate mosaic of testimonies and experiences that highlight the precariousness of work in the cleaning industry, in a world where subcontracting rules.

Runtime

1h 25m

Director

Luciana Kaplan

Cast

Aurora López Domínguez, Rosalba Martínez

A film about the Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco in 1996.

Runtime

1h 30m

Cast

Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Mike D

Though both the historical and modern-day persecution of Armenians and other Christians is relatively uncovered in the mainstream media and not on the radar of many average Americans, it is a subject that has gotten far more attention in recent years.

Runtime

1h 42m

Cast

Julian Assange, George Clooney, Barack Obama

Moscow, Russia, December 2016. Edward Snowden, Larry Lessig and Birgitta Jónsdóttir meet for the first time in a secret place. Apparently, Russia is interfering in the US presidential elections while it mourns the death of its ambassador to Turkey. Snowden carefully chooses his interviews, so nobody really knows something about him. As...

Runtime

49m

Cast

Marianne Denicourt, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Edward Snowden

Hear the inside story of Huey Newton and the Black Panthers with this documentary that examines their efforts to promote the rights of African Americans as well as the organization's violent tactics, including the killing of a police officer. The film features a rare jailhouse interview with Newton discussing the role of revolution and...

Runtime

35m

Director

John Evans

Cast

Huey P. Newton