A film by Jia Zhang-ke
A masterful film from Jia Zhang-ke, the renowned director of Still Life and The World, 24 City chronicles the dramatic closing of a once-prosperous state-owned aeronautics factory and its conversion into a sprawling luxury apartment complex. Bonus features include Jia's acclaimed 20-minute short film Cry Me A River and a 46-minute director interview.

A film by Agnes Varda
A reflection on art, life and the movies, The Beaches of Agnes is a magnificent new film from the great Agnes Varda (The Gleaners and I, Cleo From 5 to 7), a richly cinematic self portrait that touches on everything from the feminist movement and the Black Panthers to the films of husband Jacques Demy and the birth of the French New Wave. On over two dozen best of the year lists, including The New York Times, LA Times, The New Yorker, Village Voice and more!

A film by Ellen Kuras
2009 Academy Award® nominee for Best Documentary Feature. Filmed over the course of 23 years, The Betrayal examines the collateral impact of America's secret war in Laos during Vietnam by chronicling one family's extraordinary journey from war-torn Laos to the streets of New York.

A film by Agnes Varda
From Agnes Varda, director of The Beaches of Agnes and The Gleaners and I, this wonderful collection of short films includes Cinevardaphoto, her acclaimed triptych of film essays on photography (Varda was a photographer before turning to film) and six short films never before available in the US, plus a truly inventive documentary exploring Varda's career-long love of short films.

A film by Dominique Benicheti
Lost for nearly 40 years and now exquisitely restored, Dominique Benicheti's Cousin Jules is a timeless masterpiece, a beautiful, immersive portrait of a blacksmith living with his wife on a small farm in the French countryside.

A film by Agnes Varda
A classic documentary from Agnes Varda available for the first time in the US, Daguerreotypes is a wonderfully intimate portrait of the small shops and shopkeepers on a short stretch of the Rue Daguerre, a picturesque street that has been the filmmaker's home for more than 50 years.

A film by Lev Anderson & Chris Metzler
Narrated by Laurence Fishburne, Everyday Sunshine charts the turbulent history and wide-ranging influence of the pioneering all-Black rock band Fishbone. Featuring interviews with Flea, Gwen Stefani, Ice-T, George Clinton, Branford Marsalis, Quest Love, Mike Watt, and many more!

A film by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel
Set aboard a hulking fishing vessel as it navigates the treacherous waves off the New England coast, Leviathan depicts a harsh, brutal and hauntingly beautiful world in a way that's never been done before. A thrilling, immersive expereince from the filmmakers of Sweetgrass and Foreign Parts.

A film by Jeff Malmberg
Winner of numerous awards and named to dozens of top ten lists, Marwencol is the story of Mark Hogancamp, a victim of a brutal beating, who in response created a fantastic miniature world, a WWII-era town bustling with doll versions of his friends, fantasies and attackers. Bonus features include additional Marwencol story sequences, a "red carpet premiere" in 1/6th scale, a mini-print of a Mark Hogancamp photograph and much more!

A film by Pedro Costa
A luminous exploration of the creative process, Pedro Costa's Ne Change Rien is a spare, hypnotic portrait of French actress-turned-chanteuse Jeanne Balibar, featuring shimmering black-and-white photography and a soundtrack of hauntng, jazz-inflected pop songs.

A film by Margaret Brown
One of the most acclaimed documentaries of 2008, a fascinating look at race relations in America today through the little-known history of the nation's oldest Mardi Gras celebration. Nominated for two 2009 Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Documentary.

A film by Grant Gee
A wonderful essay film on landscape, art, history, life and loss, Patience (After Sebald) offers a unique exploration of the work and influence of internationally acclaimed writer W.G. Sebald (1944-2001), author of "The Emigrants," "Austerlitz" and "The Rings of Saturn." From the director of Joy Division and Meeting People is Easy.

A film by Yi Seungjun
Winner of the prestigious Grand Jury prize at the Amsterdam International Documentary Festival, Planet of Snail is a journey into the life of a most extraordinary couple - a transfixing portrait of life on what seems like another planet, where touch communicates everything and love conquers all.

A film by Davide Ferrario
A comic, frightening, and picaresque road trip through history. Narrated by Academy Award winning actor Chris Cooper.

A film by Alex Rotaru
Executive produced by Kevin Spacey, Shakespeare High is an inspiring documentary that follows a diverse group of California high school students as they compete in a Shakespeare Festival unlike any you have ever seen - a unique program that counts many of Hollywood's biggest stars among its alumni.

A film by Paul Lacoste
One of the most influential chefs in the world, Michel Bras has decided to hand over his legendary 3-Michelin-star restaurant to his son Sebastien. Filmed in the Aubrac region in the South of France, Step Up To The Plate offers a rare glimpse into the Bras' culinary process while capturing one of the most closely watched transitions in haute cuisine. .

A film by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Ilisa Barbash
An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture.

A film by Laura Dunn
Executive produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, The Unforeseen is an award-winning documentary that peeks behind the American dream of home ownership for an examination of urban sprawl and its impact on the environment.

A film by Vadim Jendreyko
Winner of the Sterling Award for Best Documentary at Silverdocs, The Woman with the Five Elephants unravels the mystery behind the life and work of the world's greatest translator of Russian literature. A revelatory investigation into language, meaning and the tides of history.