Film-Forward

Documentary

De Palma

Here, the acclaimed—and often maligned—director of Carrie, Dressed to Kill, and Scarface takes an honest, insightful, and often funny look at his path, a career that’s resulted in plenty of box office hits—but more than a few clunkers.

Germans & Jews

This thoughtful, wide-ranging documentary covers the changing relationship between Jewish and German intellectuals since the Holocaust.

Presenting Princess Shaw

One artist from across the world finds a connection with someone he’s never met and uses his genius and the tools at his disposal to give her what she could not have done on her own.

Time to Choose

If clean and sustainable energy sources are so cost-effective, why are we still drilling, fracking, and mining?

The Witness

The murder of Kitty Genovese is one of the most famous cases in the history of sociology and criminology, and this documentary accomplishes something remarkable by making us reconsider a story, and a concept, that we’ve long taken for granted as true.

Pervert Park

This winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact at Sundance is a bold call for mercy and empathy, but it could be too upsetting for many viewers.

Weiner

During his 2013 campaign for New York City mayor, politician Anthony Weiner allowed two filmmakers to follow him around the clock. Entertaining, revealing, and occasionally funny, the result will give psychotherapists around the country, armchair and otherwise, ample fodder.

Eva Hesse

An introduction to the life and work of a groundbreaking artist and the 1960s art scene.

Elstree 1976

A collection of interviews with background actors and bit players from the original Star Wars , some of whom have managed to turn their work on the film into a lifelong source of pride and income.