Film-Forward

Documentary

Motherland

Inside Jose Fabella Hospital in Manila, which reportedly has the busiest maternity ward in the world.

Rat Film

An incisive look at a city which has evolved hand-in-claw with its rodents.

Step

Has the kids-in-competition documentary trend played itself out already?

500 Years

A clear and accessible perspective on the struggles of Central American indigenous populations.

I Am the Blues

A blues fan’s ultimate road trip through the Mississippi Delta and Louisiana bayous.

City of Ghosts

Filmmaker Matthew Heineman profiles the work of the citizen journalists collective Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography

Now at age 80, an artist faces the possible technological end of her favorite medium as the Polaroid 20-inch-by-24-inch photo becomes obsolete.

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

A fraud case against a bank that doesn’t add up.

Hearing Is Believing

An inspiring documentary of a musical prodigy.