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Brother and sister filmmakers conduct an obsessive archeological dig through their deceased grandmother’s treasured mementos.

A cohort of bold ultraorthodox Jewish women battle to create their own all-female ambulance corps.

Baby Face is a provocative pre-Code film starring Barbara Stanwyck as Lily Powers. who “sleeps her way to the top.”

This classically styled hardboiled detective yarn explores how Hungary reacted to the rise of the Third Reich.

Chasing Portraits

Chasing Portraits

Moshe Rynecki’s granddaughter is on a quest to recover the Polish-Jewish artist’s works lost during World War II.

Death Metal Grandma

Death Metal Grandma

97 year old Holocaust survivor Inge Ginsberg's wants to be recognized as a death metal singer.

The Devil We Know

The Devil We Know

Victims take on Dupont when they discover it has knowingly been using a toxic chemical.

The Driver Is Red

The Driver Is Red

Secret agent Zvi Aharoni is hunting one of the highest ranking Nazi war criminals on the run.

The End of Meat

The End of Meat

This provocative documentary asks, “What would the world look like if we didn’t eat meat?”

The Interpreter

The Interpreter

Slovak interpreter Ali Ungar wants to find out the circumstances of his parents’ death at the hands of a Nazi officer during World War II.

A cantankerous 88-year-old has waited to fulfill a promise to a friend who helped him escape the Holocaust.

Rare personal recordings, hilarious clips and heartfelt interviews comprise this endearing tribute to a comedy icon.

In Nazi-occupied Paris, a young Marguerite Duras strikes up a delicate, high stakes entanglement with a Vichy collaborator.

The Israel Museum poses for its own complex portrait in this elegant observational documentary.

What may be the last WWII Nazi trial, was also the first to use virtual reality in the courtroom.

This crucial and compelling doc draws connections between online harassment and older forms of persecution.

On Her Shoulders

On Her Shoulders

Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi refugee and reluctant activist is the subject of this critically acclaimed documentary.

On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi

On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi

What happens to a 65-year marriage when a life-long secret is finally revealed?

The Oslo Diaries

The Oslo Diaries

EAST BAY OPENING NIGHT: Diaries of the negotiators and long-discarded footage of the actual Oslo negotiations comprise this riveting documentary.

Promise at Dawn

Promise at Dawn

Writer/statesman Romain Gary is plagued by the long shadow cast by the ambitions of his mother.

When the beautiful Yael arrives in an East Jerusalem settlement, Benny discovers her suppressed lustful desires.

When social media, “boys will be boys” culture and vigilante justice collided, Steubenville, Ohio, was forever changed

Nine optimistic and ambitious high schoolers compete for spots at Intel’s International Science Engineering Fair.

An intimate documentary about the impact a mother’s incarceration for a nonviolent drug offense has on her family.

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