What's On
Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
In January 1961, seven months after Congolese independence, Patrice Lumumba is assassinated. In excavating the history of this political murder, this essay-film traces the complex and unlikely intersections of American jazz and Cold War geopolitics.
Toxic
Eager to fit in and impress her new best friend, 13-year-old Marija reluctantly joins a shady modeling school that drives girls to dangerous extremes as they try to fit an unattainable mold and pursue the promise of a glamorous life overseas.
To a Land Unknown
In this outstanding crime drama, two Palestinian cousins are exiled in Athens and in dire need of funds for fake passports to move their family to Germany. A slippery slope of moral compromise awaits as they resort to human smuggling and hostage-taking.
Inay (Mama)
Bold and deeply personal, Inay investigates the emotional and psychological repercussions of Canada's Live-In Caregiver Program, which attracted Filipino women migrant workers who left their children to care for strangers out of economic necessity.
Super Happy Forever
This haunting film depicts a man’s return to the town where he met his now-deceased wife. Shot in long takes, graced with enigmatic motifs, and structured around a lengthy flashback, this is a disturbing but ultimately relatable exploration of love.
Conclave
When the Pope dies, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) must marshall the Church’s most influential figures and orchestrate the election of a successor. A deeply satisfying, immaculately crafted, psychologically complex morality tale from Edward Berger.
Ninan Auassat: We, the Children
Shot over six years, this groundbreaking documentary brings us the moving stories of three groups of youth from three different Indigenous nations. With no adult voices included in the film, we meet a new generation with a burning desire to be heard.
Holy Cow
Compelled to look after his kid sister after their father dies, 18-year-old Totone resolves to try his hand at cheese-making, no matter that he has no budget and no experience. This earthy coming of age movie finds good reasons to think he'll succeed.
Pol Pot Dancing
The story of a boy and future dictator, and the woman who saved Khmer classical dance after the brutal Cambodian genocide, Enrique Sánchez Lansch’s documentary is a stunning achievement that sheds new light on one of the darkest moments of history.
Blue Sun Palace
In the heart of Flushing, New York’s largest Chinatown, three working-class immigrants eke out a meager living. When together, there's an easy intimacy—until tragedy strikes, leaving a painful absence in its wake.
Disco's Revenge
This loving, vivacious doc chronicles disco’s trajectory, from its origins in the early 70s to its repudiation in the early 80s to its triumphant rebirth as house music. The directors capture not only the facts about the genre but the feel of it as well.
Realm of Satan
This experiential documentary contrasts macabre rituals with the mundane domestic lives of high-ranking members of The Church of Satan. A series of wordless vignettes that paint a non-judgmental portrait of the modern Satanist.