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A month-long celebration of award-winning, must-see documentaries.
No registration. Admission will be first come, first served.
January 8: Gather, 2020, 1hr 14min, NR
Follow the stories of natives on the frontlines of a growing movement to reconnect with spiritual and cultural identities that were devastated by genocide. An indigenous chef embarks on a ambitious project to reclaim ancient food ways on the Apache reservation; in South Dakota a gifted Lakota high school student, raised on a buffalo ranch, is proving her tribes native wisdom through her passion for science; and a group of young men of the Yurok tribe in Northern California are struggling to keep their culture alive and rehabilitate the habitat of their sacred salmon. All these stories combine to show how the reclaiming and recovery of ancient food ways is a way forward for native Americans to bring back health and vitality to their people.
January 15: At the Drive-In: Saving the The Mahoning Drive-in Theater 2017, 1hr 19min, NR
Unable to purchase a $50,000 digital projector, a group of quirky film fanatics in rural Pennsylvania fight to keep a dying drive-in theater alive by screening only vintage 35mm film prints and working entirely for free. AT THE DRIVE-IN is the award winning underdog story about The Mahoning Drive-in Theater. Winner of Best Local Feature at the Philadelphia Film Festival.
January 22: Dig! 2004, 1hr 47min, R
A documentary on the once-promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols, and the friendship/rivalry between their respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor. Winner of Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
January 29: Dior and I: Inside the World of the Christian Dior Fashion House, 2015, 1hr 29min, R
This beautiful documentary brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons' first haute couture collection as its new artistic director-a true labor of love created by a dedicated group of collaborators. Winner of the Documentary Special Jury Award at the Seattle International Film Festival. Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.