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My Voice (Nha Fala)
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My Voice (Nha Fala)

2002
After moving from Africa's picturesque Cape Verde islands to Paris to become a singer, Vita (Fatou N'Diaye) falls in love with a handsome French musician (Jean-Christophe Dolle) and uses her voice to become a national sensation. But in the back of her mind, she can't stop thinking about a dreaded family curse that prophesizes death for any female singers in her bloodline. Flora Gomes directs this music-filled romance.

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  • Flora Gomes
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    Promised Lands
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    Promised Lands

    1974
    Set in Israel during the final days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, this powerful documentary -- initially barred by Israel authorities -- from writer-director Susan Sontag examines divergent perceptions of the enduring Arab-Israeli clash.

    Directed by:

  • Susan Sontag
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    Monster in the Forest: The Story of the Cyclop
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    Monster in the Forest: The Story of the Cyclop

    2005
    Filmmakers Louise Faure and Anne Julien reacquaint the world with Jean Tinguely's monumental "Monster in the Forest" -- the 300 tons of metal that make up the sculptor's Cyclop installation in a park outside of Paris. Begun in 1969, it took 20 years for Tinguely and a group of artist friends (including his wife, Niki de Saint Phalle) to complete the towering twisted-metal giant with one glittering eye and innards of gears and gadgets.

    Directed by:

  • Louise Faure
  • Anne Julien
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    Cananea
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    Cananea

    1977
    Jose Carlos Ruiz, Carlos Bracho and Milton Rodriguez star in this historical drama about the attempts of Col. William Greene to traverse the Sonora desert and his subsequent discovery of a copper mine in Mexico. Later, when mine workers go on strike demanding better working conditions, the fight grows exponentially and morphs into an all-out war, giving birth to the Mexican Revolution.

    Directed by:

  • Marcela Fernandez Violante
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    Francisca
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    Francisca

    2002
    Helmut Busch is a German spy who comes to Mexico with phony paperwork. He's arrested, but Mexican police strike a deal and ask him to spy on a group of activist students. Helmut pretends to be a French professor and gets close to the students, soon falling in love with the ringleader. But he's faced with a painful decision when the police want him to eliminate his new love. Stars Ulrich Noethen, Fabiola Campomanes and Arcelia Ramírez.

    Directed by:

  • Eva Lopez-Sanchez
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    Psychosis
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    Psychosis

    2003
    This set of stories takes a realistic look at life in a mental hospital. "The Labyrinth" examines the often-tragic lives doctors lead outside the asylum, while "The Voices" tells the story of a woman driven to hallucinations after her child vanishes. A fellow patient slips into depression as he lives in denial of his homosexuality in "No Exit," and in the tale "In Peace," a war veteran has trouble dealing with the horrors he's seen.

    Directed by:

  • Sonia Valentin
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    West Town Girls
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    West Town Girls

    2004
    Half-sisters Porsch (Annie Wu) and Gucci (Chin Hua Yang) command rival gangs in West Town. Their attempts to bring each other down involve a police officer with a soft spot for hot girl gangsters and all the fatal charms they can wield over their respective domains. Alice Wang helms this wild and free Taiwanese girl-gang saga that puts a twist on the traditional gangster films that came before it.

    Directed by:

  • Alice Wang
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    Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker
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    Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker

    2005
    After studying literature, piano and Afro-Cuban ethnography, Sara Gomez turned her attention to film, emerging as a thoughtful chronicler of Afro-Cuban cultural and gender issues, particularly in her best-known work, De Cierta Manera. Swiss documentarian Alessandra Muller combines vintage archival footage of interviews with Gomez's husband, children and friends to create a vivid portrait of Cuba's first female director.

    Directed by:

  • Alessandra Muller
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    Lady of the Night
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    Lady of the Night

    1993
    Down-on-his-luck writer Bruno (Rafael Sánchez Navarro) is drawn back into the life of his two-timing ex-girlfriend (Cecilia Toussaint) when her elderly paramour dies as the couple is making love. Called in to clean up the mess, Bruno devises an embalming scheme that's crazy enough to work. But a string of progressively outrageous incidents may unravel the plan in this south-of-the-border import directed by Eva López Sánchez.

    Directed by:

  • Eva Lopez Sanchez
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    Plaza Vacante
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    Plaza Vacante

    2001
    Truth is slippery at the prestigious firm of Martin and Associates, a place where Lucia Aldarando (Alba Nydia Diaz) intends to make her mark. Although go-getter Ricardo Martin (Osvaldo Rios) heads the company, Lucia is ready to move up the corporate ladder, calling upon her smarts and her wiles to make her dream come true. Ambition, however, has a way of changing one's character, and not for the better. …

    Directed by:

  • Sonia Valentin
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    Cavallo Behind Bars
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    Cavallo Behind Bars

    2006
    Spain's efforts to extradite businessman Ricardo Miguel Cavallo for torture, murder and other heinous crimes he allegedly committed while part of Argentina's ruling military junta from 1976 to 1983 are chronicled in this documentary. Shula Erenberg and Laura Imperiale's film calls for justice and explains the tangled international legal issues involved with Spain's efforts to try Cavallo, a man once known as "Serpico."

    Directed by:

  • Shula Erenberg
  • Laura Imperiale
  • Maria Ines Roque
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    Antisex
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    Antisex

    2008
    It's love at first sight when Ivan meets gorgeous Nonna, but there's a catch: When their relationship gets physical, Nonna reveals she's asexual. Ivan's buddies say to dump her, while Nonna's friends urge her to abstain, but neither wants to give up.

    Directed by:

  • Larisa Isaeva
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    Resistance[s]: Vol. 2
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    Resistance[s]: Vol. 2

    2007
    Nine filmmakers from the Middle East and North Africa explore political and cultural identity in this collection of experimental short films. From the 1970s-influenced "I Swam in the Sea Last Week but the Water Has Become Colder Since" to the angst-ridden longing of "Straight Stories" to the mesmerizing wedding dance of "Nouba," each piece reveals a different aspect of the upheaval and tradition that tear at these regions.

    Directed by:

  • Katia Kameli
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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