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If you bought tickets for the DEMOCRACY IN DOCUMENTARY panel, then you should check out THE GREAT EXPERIMENT (Dir. Stephen Maing) and UNION TOWN (Dir. Barbara Kopple).
Because before Stephen Maing joins Amy Goodman and a panel of leading documentary filmmakers to explore the role of nonfiction storytelling in informing the public and engaging with democracy, he’ll participate in a Q&A alongside his co-director Eric Daniel Metzgar following the screening of their new film THE GREAT EXPERIMENT. The film is , a striking portrait of a nation grappling with its own democratic ideals. Keep the conversation going with Barbara Kopple’s new documentary UNION TOWN, which explores the power of workers organizing for change. Together, these films offer a timely look at democracy and the role of documentary storytelling in shaping public understanding.
THE GREAT EXPERIMENT: Thursday, 10/15 - 8:45 PM - Upstate Films - Orpheum Theatre
UNION TOWN: Saturday, 10/17 - 7 PM - Bearsville Theater
DEMOCRACY IN DOCUMENTARY: Friday, 10/16 - 2:30 PM - Utopia Studios (STANDBY ONLY)
If you bought tickets for ONE IN A MILLION (Dir. Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes ) then you should check out TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN (Dir. Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić).
Because both films offer deeply personal portraits of people navigating the lasting effects of conflict, displacement, and history. ONE IN A MILLION follows a young woman’s decade-long journey from Syria to Germany and back to Aleppo, while TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN follows a mother and daughter fighting to protect their ancestral home in Montenegro.
ONE IN A MILLION: Friday, 10/16 - 11 AM - Bearsville Theater
TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN: Friday, 10/16 - 2:30 PM - Upstate Films: Orpheum Theatre
If you bought tickets for AMERICAN ZOO (Dir. Tim Travers Hawkins) then you should check out AMAZING LIVE SEA MONKEYS (Dir. Mark Becker, Aaron Schock).
Because both documentaries uncover fascinating stories behind familiar pieces of our childhoods, from the hidden history of the Catskill Game Farm to the strange origins and complicated legacy of the Sea-Monkeys empire.
AMERICAN ZOO: Sunday, 10/18 - 3:30 PM - Rosendale Theatre
AMAZING LIVE SEA MONKEYS: Saturday, 10/17 - 9:45 AM - Woodstock Playhouse
If you bought tickets for IN HINES SIGHT (Dir. Jared Whipple, Josh Therriault) then you should check out STREET SMART (Dir. Catherine Hardwicke).
Because both films follow skateboard enthusiasts and bring attention to people and communities whose stories might otherwise go unseen. IN HINES SIGHT follows the discovery and preservation of artist Francis Hines’ work, found abandoned in a Connecticut barn, while STREET SMART follows a group of unhoused young people who create their own sense of family and community in Venice Beach.
IN HINES SIGHT: Friday, 10/16 - 5:15 PM - Upstate Films: Orpheum Theatre
STREET SMART: Friday, 10/16 - 2 PM - Bearsville Theater
If you bought tickets for LUNATIC DREAMERS (Dir. Tiller Russell) then you should check out LITTLE FEAT: THE DOCUMENTARY (Dir. Jesse Lauter)
Because both films offer intimate looks at the creative journeys of two different bands and the stories behind their music, and both pair their screenings with live performances. After LUNATIC DREAMERS, The Felice Brothers will take the stage, while and then following LITTLE FEAT: THE DOCUMENTARY, band members Scott Sharrard and Tony Leone will play a special three- song set.
LUNATIC DREAMERS: Wednesday, 10/14 - 7:00 PM - Assembly (STANDBY ONLY)
LITTLE FEAT: THE DOCUMENTARY: Sunday, 10/18 - 5:45 PM - Bearsville Theater
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