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- DirectorH.P. CarverStarsChief Yellow RobeChief Buffalo Child Long LanceChief AkawanushA documentary about the life of Indians in Northern Canada.
- DirectorChuck WorkmanStarsJohnny DeppJohn TurturroDennis HopperTraces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S.
- DirectorMaria BeattyStarsWilliam S. BurroughsJim CarrollGregory CorsoMaria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility through interviews with William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima, among others. Also weaves in additional commentary from contemporary musicians, poets and writers such as Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins. Also expands upon how the poets reached new levels of creativity and inspired social change.
- DirectorMichèle HozerPeter RaymontStarsCornelia FossGlenn GouldA documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
- StarsPaul MertonNeil BrandTerry JonesA profile of some of the greatest stars of silent comedy.
- DirectorMichael RapaportStarsQ-TipPhife DawgAli Shaheed MuhammadMichael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows this innovative and influential band to this day.
- DirectorLinda Goldstein KnowltonStarsAnn BoccutiJenna CookFang LeeA documentary on four teenage girls living in different parts of the US and united by one thing: all four were adopted from China due to family situations colliding with the country's "One Child Policy".
- DirectorEugene JareckiStarsEugene JareckiDavid SimonShanequa BenitezFrom the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
- DirectorDavid GelbStarsJiro OnoYoshikazu OnoMasuhiro YamamotoA documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
- DirectorSeung-jun YiStarsCho Young-ChanKim Soon-hoChoi JungahYoung-Chan comes from planet of snail where deaf blind people live slow and quiet lives. When Young-Chan came to Earth, nobody understood his language and he was desperate. Then an angel walked into his life. Soon-Ho knows how it is to be lonely and soon becomes an inseparable part of his life. Young-Chan also discovers an amazing world under his fingers as he learned to read books with braille. Hopes began to grow and he dreams of writing a book. However, Soon-Ho cannot always be there for him because of her own problem of spine disability. The couple now should learn to survive alone. While Soon-Ho uneasily spends her first day waiting for his return, Young-Chan goes out for the biggest adventure of his life.
- DirectorNikolaus GeyrhalterThis documentary about Europe at night makes you reflect on service processes and infrastructures that never sleep.
- DirectorCaveh ZahediStarsCaveh ZahediBeckett ZahediMichael PattenWhen an American filmmaker is commissioned to make a film for a Middle East Biennial on the theme of 'art as a subversive act,' his film is banned for blasphemy, he is asked to destroy every copy, and he is threatened with arrest.
- DirectorMads BrüggerStarsMads BrüggerHeather SchmidDanish journalist Mads Brügger goes undercover as a Liberian Ambassador to embark on a dangerous yet hysterical journey to uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa.
- StarsJacob NossellSimon Jul JørgensenJohan Stahl WinthereikA Danish-Korean theater group, Simon Jul Jørgensen and Jacob Nossell travel to North Korea with their manager Mads Brügger, presenting absurd sketch comedy. A rare glimpse into a closed world.
- DirectorBrian M. CassidyMelanie ShatzkyLaced with black humor, The Patron Saints is an unorthodox documentary about a home for the aged and disabled. By turns lyrical and unsettling, the directors eschew more traditional approaches to the subject, opting for a mesmerizing atmospheric treatment and turning narration over to the home's youngest patient and his candid confessions.
- DirectorMaiko EndoStarsRaizo IshiharaEleonore HendricksChizuru LeeA story from the lost town of Koza - a silver paradise.
- DirectorDavid FranceStarsPeter StaleyLarry KramerIris LongThe story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
- DirectorMichael GlawoggerStarsEmmaNingTohAn examination of the lives, needs, troubles, and hopes of prostitutes in Thailand, Bangladesh, and Mexico.
- DirectorChris MoukarbelValerie VeatchStarsGlenn BeckSean 'Diddy' CombsChris CrockerChris Crocker is a video blogger from a small town in Tennessee. The film traces a line through a tapestry of web comments, response videos, fans, and haters to map the controversial rise of an Internet folk hero.
- DirectorPeter NicksStarsSean BennettGo behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.
- DirectorWojciech StaronThe film told the story of a young teacher who emigrated to the vicinity of Lake Baikal in order to teach Polish deportees' descendants their native language. Many years later, as a married couple with two children, the director and his wife are leaving for Argentina. Influenced by their Argentinian friend, Janek enters the fascinating world of imagination, and is introduced to the bitterness of childhood prematurely contaminated by the problems of grown-ups.
- DirectorNima NourizadehStarsThomas MannOliver CooperJonathan Daniel BrownThree high-school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
- DirectorChristian BonkeAndreas KoefoedStarsVyacheslav 'Slavik' KryklyvyySlavik (34) from Ukraine, former world champion in Latin American dancing is making a last and final comeback with Anna, his new dance partner and girlfriend. Slavik is addicted to the limelight and the dance and misses the rush. However, his aging body is causing him severe pains these days, and his flaring temper puts his relationship with Anna at risk. The road to reclaiming the championships is a long, tough struggle. Slavik literally puts everything on the line in his ultimate push for the throne. Failure is not an option, yet failure is so difficult to avoid.
- DirectorAlessandro ComodinStarsGiacomo ZulianStefania ComodinBarbara ColomboSummertime in the north Italian countryside. Giacomo, a nineteen year old who went deaf when he was young, and Stefania, his childhood friend, take a stroll along the river for a picnic. Having left the beaten track, they get lost and stumble across a paradise where they find themselves alone and free for an afternoon that seems to last the entire summer.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsMichael JacksonGlen BallardJohn BarnesA documentary on Michael Jackson and the legacy of his record "Bad".