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Member Exclusive: First-Run Friday Promotion

Exciting New Member Benefit!

Share your passion and curiosity for compelling non-fiction storytelling with your friends and family!  

Starting in February, members have access to a limited number of complimentary guest tickets for select Friday screenings of new first-run titles.

This offer is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and only the first 50 members will receive a complimentary guest ticket! 

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to spread the joy of documentaries.


Friday, May 16, 7:00 PM

a man singing in front of a band

Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between

Singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys never quite reached the success that was predicted for him. This film asks why.
  • D: Claire Jeffreys
  • USA
  • 2023
  • 69 min
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Friday, May 30, 7:00 PM

a group of people singing and playing music in the streets

Sabbath Queen

Amichai Lau-Lavie journeys from radical drag queen to influential rabbi of a God-optional New York City synagogue. 

In English, Hebrew and Yiddish with English subtitles.

Join director Sandi DuBowski for a Q&A after the screening.

  • D: Sandi DuBowski
  • USA
  • 2024
  • 105 min
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Friday, June 6, 6:00 PM

waves on a cellphone

Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big A.I., Big Brother

We are engulfed in a digital tsunami that is changing us as humans, creating an urgent need for strategies for survival.
  • D: Fred Peabody
  • Canada
  • 2025
  • 84 min
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