This roundup of selections from the documentary festival contains a diverse set of extraordinarily urgent stories.

Ticket buyers will be well served to pick à la carte, because of the wide array of films and genres and the consistently high level of filmmaking.

Eccentric and idiosyncratic personalities abound.

Actor Mark Patton confronts the legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, one of the gayest horror movies of all time.

As an introduction to the history and use of sound in film, this documentary is admirable, enjoyable, and hard to resist.

Dank, dirty family secrets bubble to the surface in this examination of a bond gone awry between identical twins.

In a war zone outside of Damascus, a hospital goes underground, setting up shop in a network of tunnels and a basement labyrinth.

A documentary that plunges into a craft that is experiencing a surprising revival in the 21st century.

A master class that brings valuable insights to a significant career, more than six decades after it began.