Film-Forward

Documentary

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

What this documentary does beautifully is remind us what makes Sesame Street unique.

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

John von Sydow’s rich, perceptive biography follows the singer from his miserable beginnings to stardom in the 1960s and then to a long downward spiral.

8 Billion Angels

A cautiously optimistic look on possible solutions to overpopulation and climate change.

Gunda

The actions in this nontraditional documentary are outwardly simple: viewers observe animals on a farm and in nature living their lives.

Brewmance

A paean to home/craft brewing and the American entrepreneurial spirit.

Own the Room

Five budding mavericks from different continents will cross paths in a pitch competition with a $100,000 grand prize.

The Mole Agent

An octogenarian goes undercover at a nursing home and causes a stir.

My Octopus Teacher

This dazzlingly photographed and surprisingly tender documentary centers on the burgeoning relationship between a middle-aged filmmaker and the titular scene-stealer.

’Til Kingdom Come

The symbiotic relationship between right-wing Christian evangelicals and Jewish Israelis is explored with uneven and wishy-washy strokes.