coskata-coatue: A Refuge on the Edge”, Malignasquelluki (To Live in Harmony)”, Restoring An Icon: Tom Townsend and “Cirrus”, The Arctic Halocline, The Egret River, The Storm Chaser, Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire
Saturday, July 29 through
Saturday, August 5, 2023
Saturday, August 5, 2023
SHORTS: Not Your Average Bedtime Story
Deadline, Death & Ramen, Super Deep Down, The Fisherman’s Wife, The Hereafter , Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
The Long Rider
When Filipe Leite leaves his adoptive home of Canada, the aspiring journalist sets out on an epic quest to ride from Calgary to his family”s home in Brazil – and later beyond – entirely on horseback. Inspired by Aimé Tschiffely”s 1925 equestrian journey, Filipe”s 8 year odyssey of over 25,000 kms across 12 international borders, sees the young immigrant battle intense heat, drought, speeding transport trucks, nature”s wrath and corrupt border guards on his history-making long ride home.
The House We Lived In
A decade in the making, a young filmmaker confronts addiction, family, and memory as he chronicles his father‘s journey to recover lost memories following a traumatic brain injury. Using experimental approaches with projected installations, he attempts to find those missing memories in hopes of finding the dad he used to know. As memories return in the form of dreams the family struggles with acceptance of this new version of their father.
SHORTS: Thicker Than Water
Baseball With Dad, Black Maria, Daughter of the Sea, Mandarins, Wok Hei
SHORTS: Be The Change
Deciding Vote, Hawawshi, Infraction, Run Amok, Seeds of Change
Ranger
Set within Kenya’s Maasai homeland, an intimate and contemporary story of self-discovery unfolds, as 12 women become East Africa’s first all-female anti-poaching unit. Upending the male-dominated, reliance upon military-style training to make a wildlife ranger, Virginia, Liz, Momina and Damaris instead undergo a year-long program of deep trauma-release and healing, triggering profound transformation within themselves and sending shockwaves through their communities.
Of Medicine and Miracles
At the age of six, Emily Whitehead was diagnosed with leukemia and the lives of her and her parents were suddenly thrust into uncertainty. Through bracingly honest interviews and home videos, Of Medicine and Miracles details her family’s experience bouncing from hospital to hospital, trying to stay hopeful amidst hopelessness, and their fateful correspondence with Dr. Carl June, whose research could hold the key to her survival. But time is of the essence.
Master of Light
George Anthony Morton is a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison for dealing drugs. While incarcerated, he nurtured his craft and unique artistic ability. Since his release, he is doing everything he can to defy society”s unlevel playing field and tackle the white-dominant art world.
