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Leaving August 1
Directed by Alain Gomis | 124 mins | 2017
Gomis’s vibrant, tumultuous fourth feature follows Félicité, a free-willed nightclub singer in the heart of Kinshasa, whose life is thrown into turmoil when her 14-year-old son gets into a terrible car accident. To raise the money to save him, she embarks on a harsh journey, seeking aid from friends, family, and strangers in the streets of the bustling capital, ultimately leading to a profound exploration of her own soul.
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Finding Christa
Directed by Camille Billops and James Hatch | 55 mins | 1991
An affecting yet unsentimental portrait of motherhood, Camille Billops’s collaboration with husband James Hatch captures her reunion with the daughter she was forced to give up for adoption in 1961, combining candid interviews and arch... -
Flickering Lights
Directed by Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan | 90 mins | 2023
Electricity is coming to a tiny village located in Nagaland, in north-eastern India—one of the material impacts of the 2015 Naga Peace Accord, intended to quell the activities of the region’s deep-rooted separatist insurgent movem...
