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GABBY GIFFORDS WON’T BACK DOWN
July 27, 2023
Looking at the former congresswoman’s courage and perseverance in the aftermath of the 2011 assassination attempt that left her partially paralyzed and with a language impairment, aphasia.
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STILL WORKING 9 TO 5
July 27, 2023
When #1 comedy, 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman and Lily Tomlin, exploded on the screens in 1980, the laughs hid a serious message about women in the office. Still Working 9 to 5 explores 40 years of inequality.
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RAYMOND PETTIBON: A COLLECTION OF LINES
July 27, 2023
Filmed over a period of 14 years, Spencer Leigh shows the artist as he toils day and night in his Venice Beach studio on dozens of unfinished drawings, and ruminates on the risks involved in creating works of such stinging satire, erudition, and tenderness.
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WHITE BIRD: A WONDER STORY (Q+A)
July 26, 2023
Based on the book by the best-selling author of Wonder, this uplifting movie shows how one act of kindness can live on forever.
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RUTH: A LITTLE GIRL’S BIG JOURNEY (Q+A)
July 26, 2023
A short film that brings to life the remarkable childhood journey of Holocaust survivor Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer escaping Nazi Germany, as she faced the choices that made her who she is today.
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THE TATTOOED TORAH (Q+A)
July 26, 2023
Over the last three decades, the beloved children’s book by Marvell Ginsburg, The Tattooed Torah, has been a powerful resource for Holocaust education for children. Marvell was the director of Early Childhood Education for the Board of Jewish Education in Chicago for many years, and is the author of numerous books and articles. The adaptation […]
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HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG
July 26, 2023
This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.
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CONDUCTING LIFE (Q+A)
July 24, 2023
CONDUCTING LIFE follows a gifted musician as he pursues his dream of achieving mastery in orchestral conducting.
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HAVE YOU GOT IT YET? THE STORY OF SYD BARRETT AND PINK FLOYD
July 20, 2023
Follow the moment Barrett was kicked out of Pink Floyd, from the narrative of him going from groundbreaking musician to iconic rocker and manic, unstable star.
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