FILM: Watermark
Jennifer Baichwal and photographer Edward Burtynsky team to co-direct this documentary examining the relationship between humanity and water.
Supported by the Mary Bremer Foundation.
The Frontier
Winning numerous awards including Best Feature Film at the 2014 Silver Springs International Film Festival, The Frontier explores the relationship between an aging father and his estranged son.
Supported by the Mary Bremer Foundation.
Godzilla?: The Japanese Original
View the uncensored, uncut 60th anniversary restoration of this 1954 cult phenomenon. Japanese with English subtitles. Godzilla, Gojira and the character design are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. © 1954 Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Supported by the Mary Bremer Foundation.
DamNation
DamNation’s majestic cinematography and unexpected discoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams, but also through a metamorphosis in values, from conquest of the natural world to knowing ourselves as part of nature. (87 minutes, unrated)
16 Acres
The rebuilding of Ground Zero is the most architecturally, politically, and emotionally complex construction project in recent American history. 16 Acres is the inside story of how and why this historic project got built. At the heart of the story is the dramatic tension between noblest intentions, the desire to “get it right,” and the politics, hubris and ego that is the bedrock of New York City. (92 minutes, unrated)
Impossible Light
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened in 1936 and was almost immediately overshadowed by the Golden Gate Bridge, which opened less than a year later. A dull workhorse next to a glamorous star, it seemed the Bay Bridge would never outshine its sister to the north. Artist Leo Villareal’s light installation on the Bay Bridge changed that almost overnight. Impossible Light provides an inside glimpse at how a small team of visionaries brought The Bay Lights to reality. (70 minutes, unrated)
Taking My Parents to Burning Man
Burning Man, the debaucherous arts festival, isn’t your average family vacation destination. Bryant Boesen, a reckless party animal, decides to rip his nearly retired parents from their routine and throw them into the adventure of a lifetime: a parental coming of age story. (82 minutes, unrated)
3-Minute Film Competition Screening
Budding filmmakers submitted films for the 5th annual 3-minute film competition. Join us for the screening of the top films selected by jurors the Museum, the Holland Project and KNPB.
Tiny: A Story About Living Small
What is home? And how do we find it? TINY follows one couple’s attempt to build a 120-square foot Tiny House from scratch with no building experience.
Nosotros los Pobres (We the Poor Ones)
We the Poor Ones, filmed in 1948 and directed by Ismael Rodriguez, presents a strong social commentary on the unfair treatment of poor people living in the city.