The Faraway Place

Sasha Waters' documentary takes us through the life of America's best-selling late twentieth century poet, a private woman who shared her innermost thoughts and made them indispensable.

Venice, 1716. Composer Antonio Vivaldi teaches at an orphanage for abandoned girls, and establishes a deep rapport with violinist Cecelia — but their collaboration is threatened by her impending arranged marriage.

This lovely portrait of the irresistible Malian musicians traces how the blind couple met in Bamako and instantly connected, their triumphs on the world stage and collaborations with the likes of Chris Martin, Damon Albarn and Manu Chao.

This foodie film from Peru tells the story of a newly single socialite reinventing herself — and the local cuisine — after her husband has left her for a younger woman. Along the way, she finds support from unexpected places...

In this devilishly elegant mystery thriller, five criminals are brought together in a police cell because of the one thing they have in common: Keyser Söze, who may or may not exist.

Canadian queer rock icon Carole Pope — lead singer of Rough Trade — tells her story in Antidiva, a refreshingly inglorious rock doc from filmmaker Michelle Mama, who will be joining us for a Q&A, July 24.