2020 FILMS F-H Go to DocsNow+ Sept. 25th
The Fabric Of The World
10 min. | Italy | US Premiere
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Cristina Picchi
A dialogue between the phases of sustainable textile weaving and the cycle of natural elements that unite textiles and life itself, like the myth of the three fates. The clothing industry is one of the world’s worst polluters, and another way of conceiving fashion - and beauty - is possible.
Finding Home In Boomtown
80 min. | USA | California Premiere
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Matt Maxwell
Briana & John-Mark Echols’ dream is to build a tiny house community for the homeless of Midland - a West Texas oil town that is the nation’s 2nd wealthiest city. Filmed over a period of two years, the story starts as the couple sells their newly built, custom home and most of their possessions, move into an RV, and commit their lives to helping the homeless.
The Forgotten War
53 min. | USA | Palm Desert Premiere
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Daniel Bernardi
As World War II came to a close, the once colonized Korea was split at the 38th parallel by allied forces. The Korean war, the forgotten war, saw three years of heavy combat on the small Korean peninsula, ending in a stalemate and an armistice that still remains open today.
Flicker
2 min. | USA | California Premiere
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Brendan Arena
Flicker is a young matchstick who finally witnesses what happens to matches outside the box. Upon seeing his friend go up in flames, Flicker fears for his life as he is pulled out of his home. He escapes, but must choose to survive or to sacrifice himself for his brother.
Fram
28 min. | Finland | SoCal Premiere
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T. Freundlich, V. Raekallio
Two friends journey to the end of the earth, in order to dance in the polar wilderness of Svalbard. En route, they explore the history of our ideas of the Arctic, along with the grand questions of life, art and our place in the world. We are taken on an engaging journey to a place where few have been and even fewer have danced.
Fast Horse
14 min. | USA | Palm Desert Premiere
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Alexandra Lazarowich
We follow the return of the Blackfoot bareback horseracing tradition in a new form: the Indian Relay. Siksika horseman Allison Red Crow struggles to build a team with second-hand horses and a new jockey, Cody Big Tobacco, to take on the best riders in the Blackfoot Confederacy at the Calgary Stampede.
The Gender Line
Transgender rock star Cidny Bullens (formerly Cindy Bullens) once sang in Elton John’s band and had recording contracts with three major labels and two independents. Cidny is fortunate to have been both a wife and husband in the same lifetime, and reflects on a life lived on both sides of the gender line.
T.J. Parsell
13 min. | USA | Palm Springs Premiere
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Glimmer Of Hope
The Cook County Jail provides mental health resources for those who may not get the same care outside jail walls. We follow one detainee's journey through the jail's Mental Health Transition Center. This film, directed by Emily Orr, Christopher Vazquez, Debbie-Marie Brown & Aine Dougherty, is part of our Northwestern University Medill Documentary Program series.
12 min. | USA | World Premiere
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The Greenlander
Follow Pierre Auzias, a French painter fully integrated - for the last 14 years in Greenland 450 miles north of the Arctic circle. He speaks Greenlandic, travels by dog sled, eats locally sourced food and teaches art therapy to neglected children. His world is rocked when his partner Annie, the town doctor, retires and decides to return home to France.
Nicholas Jones
38 min. | UK | World Premiere
Friday, September 25 | 11 am | Tristone
Genesis Project
The technological revolution is wrapped in a mechanical, Orwellian atmosphere, asphyxiating and grandiose at the same time. An acid version of a futuristic world full of lights and shadows. This light-painting, stop-motionanimation was created by artists Sfhir and Frodo DKL during one month of intensive work with 3,000 handmade light painting images.
Hugo Lomas
2 min. | Spain | US Premiere
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The Girl With The Rivet Gun
Behind the iconic “We Can Do It” poster girl, millions of real-life women shook the foundations of the American workplace during World War II. Here, we meet three real-life “Rosie the Riveters.” From vastly different backgrounds, these three women came of age in an America united by war but struggling with divisions of gender, economics and race.
Anne de Mare, Kirsten Kelly
15 min. | USA | World Premiere
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Finding Yingying
Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student, comes to the U.S. to study. In her detailed and beautiful diaries, the aspiring young scientist and teacher is full of optimism, hoping to also be married and a mother someday. Within weeks of her arrival, Yingying disappears from the campus. Through exclusive access to Yingying’s family and boyfriend,
Jenny Shi
97 min. CHINA California Premiere
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Harmony: Latvian Democracy at Russia's Doorstep
On October 2018 the Baltic nation of Latvia went to the polls to elect a new government. In a country situated on the eastern edge of the European Union along the border with Russia, the Latvian campaign was waged against the backdrop of external influence and domestic discord.
Sam George
26 min. | USA | Palm Springs Premiere
Sunday, September 27 | 2 pm | Camelot
Home Restaurant
15 min. | USA | World Premiere
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Eda Benjakul
California bill AB626 was passed in 2018, legalizing home restaurants. In 2019, Riverside, California, was the first and only county in the nation to implement the law. This opens new economic opportunities, healthy food options, and social connection to some of our most vulnerable communities.
Hollywood, DC
103 min. | USA | Palm Springs Premiere
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Sean Stone
The film & TV industries may be America’s go-to source of escapism & entertainment, but glossy magazine covers documenting celebrity meltdowns & box-office predictions serve as a convenient distraction from some of the lesser known connections tying together Hollywood & the nation’s national security establishment.
"Hello," We Lied
12 min. | USA | World Premiere
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Laura Gamse
Ordained "The King of Fake News" by NPR, Jestin Coler built a network of websites meant to "infiltrate the echo chambers" of the alt-right. His empire soon grew to embody the media monolith it satirized, garnering over 100 million views and potentially swaying the election, which was swung by a mere 0.06% of the voting population.
Holy Fire
28 min. | USA | West Coast Premiere
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Sam Roth
A military-veteran, Lutheran pastor takes a leave-of-absence from his church to run a competitive race for U.S. Congress in 2018. With a controversial policy ad amid growing support, George Scott attempts to transition from religious to political leadership. We go to the center of the campaign drama as the outcomes of George’s decision manifest on Election Day.
Hurdle
87 min. | USA | California Premiere
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Michael Rowley
'Hurdle' reveals an important, intimate story emerging from the hearts and actions of Palestinian youth as the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian territories reached its 50th year. Protagonists Sami & Mohammad begin teaching the creative practices of parkour and photography to youths in their communities as a means of overcoming personal & political obstacles.