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      New films to watch at home

      Wintopia

      • A loving homage to Canadian filmmaker Peter Wintonick by his daughter Mira, carefully crafted through home movies, phone conversations, and film fragments.

      Dinners

      • This humbling and sometimes surprising VR experience invites viewers to intimate household dinners around the world, traveling across cultures, classes, and family models.

      Mundo

      • A portrait of Matilde, the aging alpaca herder in the mountains of Chile. Although she’s a member of the Indigenous Aymara community, she’s completely devoted to the bible.

      The Lifeguard

      • Oscar-nominated director Maite Alberdi’s first feature film: an observational portrait of a young lifeguard at odds with the rest of the beach. What happens when emergency strikes?

      The Specialist

      • Revered director Eyal Sivan’s archival film on the Adolf Eichmann trial. Taking a cue from Hannah Arendt, Sivan hones his gaze on Eichmann the person. Who was he really?

      Classics to watch at home

      Anniversary of the Revolution

      • Possibly the first feature-length documentary ever made, Dziga Vertov's long lost film portrays the Russian Revolution first-hand.

      Episode 3 - Enjoy Poverty

      • Artist Renzo Martens launches a project in Congo where he enlists the locals to document their own poverty.

      The Other Man - F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apartheid

      • A reconstruction of the end of apartheid in South Africa, viewed from the perspective of former President de Klerk.

      Public Housing

      • Frederick Wiseman, master of the direct cinema tradition, closely follows life in a dreary Chicago suburb.

      Return to Homs

      • An intimate portrait of a group of young battling revolutionary friends in the Syrian city of Homs, which is slowly turning into a ghost town.

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