Cinema Series

Consider the good, the bad and the complicated experience of sharing one’s life on screen, through the participants of five acclaimed documentaries.  

Co-director Camilla Hall (via Zoom) and producer/film subject Margie Ratliff will participate in a post-screening Q&A.

Drawn in by the haunting specter of the Florida panther, photographer Carlton Ward finds himself on the front lines of an accelerating battle between forces of renewal and destruction that have pushed the Everglades to the brink of ecological collapse.

Director Eric Bendick will be in attendance for a live post-screening Q&A.

From Cuba to Japan, the Grammy-winning star singer of Buena Vista Social Club sets out to tell her story. Filled with her beloved hits and new compositions as well, the film pulls back the curtain on Omara’s previously private life. 

Director Hugo Perez will be in attendence for a live post-screening Q&A.

This urgent and timely window into the intersection of abortion and politics in America follows three women who lead formidable anti-abortion organizations. 

Director Cynthia Lowen will be in attedance for a post-screening Q&A.

Offering a unique lens through which to view women's equality, this fascinating film delves into a shared secret language among Chinese women called Nushu. 

Director Violet Du Feng will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

A hero's journey told through country music across the American South, following a determined duo of struggling singers from the tiny African Kingdom of Eswatini. In English and SiSwati with English subtitles.

Director Jesse Rudoy will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.