Film-Forward

Documentary

Bring Your Own Brigade

Why do California wildfires keep on happening?

Whirlybird

This fierce, at times lacerating documentary chronicles the rise of the Los Angeles News Service, a renegade outfit that single-handedly changed the television news industry.

Sabaya

Women, armed only with cell phones, infiltrate a refugee camp in northern Syria to rescue other Yazidi women and girls held captive in this riveting documentary.

The Viewing Booth

In this part found-footage documentary and part YouTube react video, a filmmaker tests students to see if observing the same image produces similar emotions among viewers.

Enemies of the State

For those who have difficulty holding two or more contradictory ideas at the same time, your head is about to explode watching this labyrinthine documentary.

Pray Away

This solemn, powerful documentary reflects on the ramifications of the “ex-gay” movement, which continues on.

All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987–1997)

A documentary about the convergence of skateboarding and hip-hop in the New York City of the late 1980s–early ’90’s.

Val

Val Kilmer has, in his own words, saved everything. The extent to which he has documented his life both on set and offstage is staggering, and these video snippets are the strongest assets in this documentary portrait.

Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters

Can a work of art so closely tied to a particular tragedy transcend its era to speak to future generations? This beautiful and moving documentary resoundingly says, “Yes.”