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Feature films and presentations are listed alphabetically, followed by competition screenings listed chronologically by festival showtime.

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5 Broken Cameras
“5 Broken Cameras” is an intense personal account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Thursday, April 18, 9:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Sunday, April 14, 3:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Tuesday, April 16, 7:15 PM, Athena Cinema

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A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet
Showcased at Sundance, Sheffield and The Environmental Film Festival, “A Fierce Green Fire” documents ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Monday, April 15, 5:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Friday, April 12, 5:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Thursday, April 18, 5:00 PM, Athena Cinema

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A Question of Sunlight
Special Event: Director Holly Fisher in person This new feature work by Holly Fisher is framed within ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Sunday, April 14, 7:00 PM, Athena Cinema

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Alps
Director of the fascinating and cerebral “Dogtooth” (2009) returns with picture equally as absurd and ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Saturday, April 13, 9:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Thursday, April 18, 9:45 PM, Athena Cinema

Friday, April 12, 9:30 PM, Athena Cinema

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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Special event: director Terence Nance in person You've just arrived home after a bad day. You're broke ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Monday, April 15, 7:00 PM, Athena Cinema

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Caesar Must Die
Inmates perform Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar” in Rome's Rebibbia Prison. Documentary, narrative, and ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Thursday, April 18, 5:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Tuesday, April 16, 7:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Tuesday, April 16, 9:45 PM, Athena Cinema

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Chasing Ice
Special event: Science on Screen with Linda Lilienfeld, director of “Let’s Talk About Water,” and Dr. ... (see more)

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Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Monday, April 15, 9:45 PM, Athena Cinema

Saturday, April 13, 3:00 PM, Athena Cinema

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Deafening Silence
Special event: director Holly Fisher in person DEAFENING SILENCE is a fusion of beauty and terror, ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Saturday, April 13, 7:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Ecoacoustics/Sound/Image Explorations A performance by Matthew Burtner and the Nobrow Music Collective
Glidden Recital Hall, Free admission The nobrow.music.collective and Arts for Ohio present an afternoon ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Sunday, April 14, 4:00 PM,

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Far From Afghanistan
Taking inspiration from the collaborative 1967 militant anthology film “Far from Vietnam,” five of the ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Thursday, April 18, 7:00 PM, Athena Cinema

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Gut Renovation
Special event: director Su Friedrich in person Welcome to Williamsburg, New York’s new bohemia. Or ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Friday, April 12, 7:15 PM, Athena Cinema

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La Demora
Bearing the hallmarks of the best humanist dramas—sensitivity, compassion and a gritty social realism—Rodrigo ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Thursday, April 18, 7:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Friday, April 12, 9:15 PM, Athena Cinema

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La Pirogue
Cannes nominee for the 2012 Un Certain Regard Award, “La Pirogue” tells the harrowing journey of a courageous ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Saturday, April 13, 5:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Wednesday, April 17, 7:15 PM, Athena Cinema

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Leviathan
This stunning documentary filmed in the North Atlantic depicts the commercial fishing industry. Taking ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Saturday, April 13, 9:45 PM, Athena Cinema

Sunday, April 14, 7:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Monday, April 15, 7:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Thursday, April 18, 5:15 PM, Athena Cinema

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Nairobi Half Life
Mwas (Joseph Wairimu) is a young man from a rural Kenyan village who aspires to become a successful ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Wednesday, April 17, 7:30 PM, Athena Cinema

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Sister
An Alpine ski resort provides a unique backdrop for this delicate drama about class and family. Twelve-year-old ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Friday, April 12, 7:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Monday, April 15, 9:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Wednesday, April 17, 5:15 PM, Athena Cinema

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The Night Across the Street
The late Raoul Ruiz’s final film is an enchanting and elegiac drama centered on, Celso, an office worker ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Wednesday, April 17, 9:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Friday, April 12, 7:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Monday, April 15, 7:15 PM, Athena Cinema

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The Painting (La Tableau)
A painter’s subjects come to life in this allegorical and imaginative animated feature. Within this ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Saturday, April 13, 1:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Friday, April 12, 5:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Wednesday, April 17, 5:30 PM, Athena Cinema

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Three Avant-Garde Masters: Nelson, O’Neill and Tscherkassky
My Name Is Oona Director: Gunvor Nelson 10 min. 1969 MY NAME IS OONA captures in haunting, intensely ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Monday, April 15, 9:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Vegetarian Cannibal
Danko, a gynaecologist, doesn't eat meat. But as he claws his way to the top of his profession, he ... (see more)

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Sunday, April 14, 7:30 PM, Athena Cinema

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Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On: The PD/MS Narrative Project
Jenny's Radar 6 min., USA Jenny explains what compelled her to start The PD/MS Narrative Project, including ... (see more)

Showtimes:

Wednesday, April 17, 7:30 PM, Athena Cinema


Competition showings for: Friday, April 12



Competition showings for: Saturday, April 13


Movies for Kids: Six Shorts

Showtime:

Saturday, April 13, 11:00 AM, Athena Cinema

New/Old Technologies: Seven Shorts

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Saturday, April 13, 1:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Across & Down/The Institute

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Saturday, April 13, 1:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Stopping for Death

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Saturday, April 13, 3:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Everyday Heroes: Five Shorts

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Saturday, April 13, 3:30 PM, Athena Cinema

16 Acres preceded by A Tribal ‘L’ Community

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Saturday, April 13, 5:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Duets: Five Shorts

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Saturday, April 13, 7:15 PM, Athena Cinema

The American Experience: Six Shorts

Showtime:

Saturday, April 13, 9:30 PM, Athena Cinema


Competition showings for: Sunday, April 14


Hassled Heroines: Six Shorts

Showtime:

Sunday, April 14, 1:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Sanctity of Sanctuary preceded by Born to Die

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Sunday, April 14, 1:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Over Home and 1913 Massacre

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Sunday, April 14, 1:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Dancers and the Dance: Seven Shorts

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Sunday, April 14, 3:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Garifuna in Peril preceded by Faodail

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Sunday, April 14, 3:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Families in Crisis: Seven Shorts

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Sunday, April 14, 5:00 PM, Athena Cinema

There Are No Goodbyes preceded by Shiner

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Sunday, April 14, 5:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Unfit: Ward vs. Ward preceded by Legal Stranger

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Sunday, April 14, 5:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Forever in Hiatus and Hasta Nunca

Showtime:

Sunday, April 14, 9:30 PM, Athena Cinema


Competition showings for: Monday, April 15


Glorious Deserter preceded by Bevor das Gras Waechst

Showtime:

Monday, April 15, 11:00 AM, Athena Cinema

Move preceded by Nancy Cartwright: The Voice of Success

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Monday, April 15, 11:15 AM, Athena Cinema

Modern Rural Life: Six Shorts

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Monday, April 15, 1:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Nonfiction Stories: Three Films

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Monday, April 15, 1:15 PM, Athena Cinema

We Women Warriors preceded by Near the Mountain

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Monday, April 15, 1:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Boys We Love: Seven Shorts

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Monday, April 15, 3:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Beyond All Boundaries preceded by Angel

Showtime:

Monday, April 15, 3:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Journey to Hope

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Monday, April 15, 3:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Winged and From the Black You Make Color

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Monday, April 15, 5:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Experimental Landscapes #1 Six Shorts

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Monday, April 15, 5:30 PM, Athena Cinema


Competition showings for: Tuesday, April 16


Home Places: Five Films

Showtime:

Tuesday, April 16, 11:00 AM, Athena Cinema

Our Nixon preceded by Hazzard and Galvanized

Showtime:

Tuesday, April 16, 11:15 AM, Athena Cinema

Tales from African Women: Three Shorts

Showtime:

Tuesday, April 16, 1:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Experimental Landscapes #2 Eight Shorts

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Tuesday, April 16, 1:15 PM, Athena Cinema

The Sum Total of Our Memories and Toni and Rosi

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Tuesday, April 16, 1:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Outsider Artists: Four Films

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Tuesday, April 16, 3:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Post-Modern Urbanities: 4 Films

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Tuesday, April 16, 3:30 PM, Athena Cinema

We Are Alive: The Fight to Save Braddock Hospital

Showtime:

Tuesday, April 16, 5:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Fathers: Shorts

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Tuesday, April 16, 5:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Dancing Light: Eight Shorts

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Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Azooma preceded by Every Death Has a Story and The Sight Is Not Blocked Anymore

Showtime:

Tuesday, April 16, 9:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Aesthetic Excess: Eight Shorts

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Tuesday, April 16, 9:30 PM, Athena Cinema


Competition showings for: Wednesday, April 17


Produce and Consume: Seven Shorts

Showtime:

Wednesday, April 17, 11:00 AM, Athena Cinema

Experimental Documentaries: Four Films

Showtime:

Wednesday, April 17, 11:15 AM, Athena Cinema

Squid Man preceded by Malaria

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Wednesday, April 17, 1:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Lost Landscapes: Four Films

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Wednesday, April 17, 3:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Horror Stories: Five Shorts

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Wednesday, April 17, 3:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Low Tide

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Wednesday, April 17, 3:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Urbank and Olenick: Four Films

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Wednesday, April 17, 5:00 PM, Athena Cinema

LGBT Issues: Eight Films

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Wednesday, April 17, 7:00 PM, Athena Cinema

The LOVE Show: Eight Films

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Wednesday, April 17, 9:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Process and Reality: Three Films

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Wednesday, April 17, 9:30 PM, Athena Cinema


Competition showings for: Thursday, April 18


The End of the World: Four Films

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Thursday, April 18, 11:00 AM, Athena Cinema

Harlem U.S.A. and Displaced But Not Defeated

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Thursday, April 18, 11:15 AM, Athena Cinema

Saying Goodbye: Six Shorts

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Thursday, April 18, 1:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Papilio Buddha

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Thursday, April 18, 1:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Welcome to Jarbo State preceded by Sunnipaev and Made in Donegal

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Thursday, April 18, 1:30 PM, Athena Cinema

The Modern State: Four Films

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Thursday, April 18, 3:00 PM, Athena Cinema

Losing LeBron preceded by Vision

Showtime:

Thursday, April 18, 3:15 PM, Athena Cinema

Coming to Ground preceded by The Farmer and Fatal Vittles

Showtime:

Thursday, April 18, 3:30 PM, Athena Cinema

Old Radicals and Flying Paper

Showtime:

Thursday, April 18, 7:30 PM, Athena Cinema

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Feature Films

Competition Shows

Girls We Love: Seven Shorts

Adult Animations: Ten Shorts

Movies for Kids: Six Shorts

New/Old Technologies: Seven Shorts

Across & Down/The Institute

Stopping for Death

Everyday Heroes: Five Shorts

16 Acres preceded by A Tribal ‘L’ Community

An Artist's Imagination: Four Films

Duets: Five Shorts

Giggles & Laughs: Ten Shorts

The American Experience: Six Shorts

Hassled Heroines: Six Shorts

Sanctity of Sanctuary preceded by Born to Die

Over Home and 1913 Massacre

Dancers and the Dance: Seven Shorts

Garifuna in Peril preceded by Faodail

Families in Crisis: Seven Shorts

There Are No Goodbyes preceded by Shiner

Unfit: Ward vs. Ward preceded by Legal Stranger

Forever in Hiatus and Hasta Nunca

Gender Stories: Nine Shorts

Glorious Deserter preceded by Bevor das Gras Waechst

Move preceded by Nancy Cartwright: The Voice of Success

Modern Rural Life: Six Shorts

Nonfiction Stories: Three Films

We Women Warriors preceded by Near the Mountain

Boys We Love: Seven Shorts

Beyond All Boundaries preceded by Angel

Journey to Hope

Winged and From the Black You Make Color

Experimental Landscapes #1 Six Shorts

Home Places: Five Films

Our Nixon preceded by Hazzard and Galvanized

Tales from African Women: Three Shorts

Experimental Landscapes #2 Eight Shorts

The Sum Total of Our Memories and Toni and Rosi

Outsider Artists: Four Films

Art Practice: Nine Shorts

Post-Modern Urbanities: 4 Films

We Are Alive: The Fight to Save Braddock Hospital

Fathers: Shorts

Dancing Light: Eight Shorts

Azooma preceded by Every Death Has a Story and The Sight Is Not Blocked Anymore

Aesthetic Excess: Eight Shorts

Produce and Consume: Seven Shorts

Experimental Documentaries: Four Films

Myths, Gods and Goddesses: Seven Shorts

Squid Man preceded by Malaria

Lost Landscapes: Four Films

Horror Stories: Five Shorts

Low Tide

Urbank and Olenick: Four Films

LGBT Issues: Eight Films

The LOVE Show: Eight Films

Process and Reality: Three Films

The End of the World: Four Films

Harlem U.S.A. and Displaced But Not Defeated

Saying Goodbye: Six Shorts

Papilio Buddha

Welcome to Jarbo State preceded by Sunnipaev and Made in Donegal

The Modern State: Four Films

Losing LeBron preceded by Vision

Coming to Ground preceded by The Farmer and Fatal Vittles

Old Radicals and Flying Paper