The River's Bend

Openland is an art film guided by issues surrounding micro states and its derivative definitions. Through intertwining interviews, meta-narratives, and digital landscapes, Openland unfurls a dialogue between consciousness, individuality and collectivity.

Runtime

1h

Director

Patrick Doan

Documentary tracing the extreme life of outlaw writer, performance artist and punk icon, Kathy Acker. Through animation, archival footage, interviews and dramatic reenactments, director Barbara Caspar explores Acker's colorful history, from her well-heeled upbringing to her role as the scribe of society's fringe.

Runtime

1h 16m

Cast

Jessica Jade Andres, Hadley Hege, Kathy Acker

The documentary proposes a unique meeting with the speakers of several indigenous and inuit languages of Quebec – all threatened with extinction. The film starts with the discovery of these unsung tongues through listening to the daily life of those who still speak them today. Buttressed by an exploration and creation of archives, the...

Runtime

1h 17m

Cast

Margie Hoff, Joseph Guanish, Jean-Paul Echaquan

The Bronx is legendary as the birthplace of hip hop, break dancing, and graffiti—or as Butch Da Barber calls it: 'A Mall of Culture.' In this intimate documentary, we follow the young barber who was born, raised, and still works in the heart of the borough. His shop is more than a place for a haircut; it’s a cultural crossroads where t...

Runtime

8m

Cast

Butch Da Baber, Sandra Vass, Jorge Diaz Boss

I was about seven years old the first time someone called me \"black\" on the street. I turned around to see who they were talking to, until I realized they were talking to me.

Runtime

1h 12m

Cast

Asucena López, Geidy Mena, Helen Martinez