Fifty miles from Manhattan, a community of Hasidim are building their version of utopia, redefining Judaism in America, and challenging the boundaries between Church and State. This documentary will explore what life is really like inside this village, the appeal and power of ultra-orthodox strain of Judaism, and how its exponential growth is creating new tensions and struggles.
Year By The Sea
On the eve of selling their family home, a baby boomer empty-nester retreats to Cape Cod rather than follow her relocating husband to Kansas. Arriving in the quaint seaside town, she stumbles upon a free-spirited mentor and embarks on a quest for self-discovery. Supported by a local artist, her literary agent and a sexy fisherman, our heroine finds herself anew, an “unfinished woman” ripe with possibility.
A Photographic Memory
Otto: My Life Is A Soundtrack
When international artist Peter Bjorn’s much anticipated show is panned by critics he disappears from the art world without a trace. He finds refuge in a remote Polish village, where he is enchanted and transformed by the haunting tones of pipe organ music and the sweet voice of a hiking nun. In the meantime his artwork mysteriously starts selling out in auctions and black markets, ironically making Peter B. sought out by collectors, and museums alike. When Peter B. reads online that he is thought to be dead he decides to go back and confront his past life.
Five Nights In Maine
Women Who Kill
Donald Cried
Personal Statement
Missing People
I Believe in Unicorns
Davina is an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl who often escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Having grown up quickly as the sole caretaker of her disabled mother, she looks for salvation in a new relationship with an older boy. Davina is swept into a whirlwind of romance and adventure, but the enchantment of her new relationship quickly fades when his volatile side begins to emerge. I Believe in Unicorns takes us on a road trip through the stunning and complex landscape of troubled young love. Directed by Leah Meyerhoff and edited by TEC Alum Rebecca Laks.
SK8 GIRLZ
Queen of Earth
Maybe There's a Tree
Our Life Will Be Ours
All In Time
Bluebird
Tribeca Film Festival 2013. Stars John Slattery (Mad Men), Adam Driver (Girls), Louisa Krause (Martha Marcy May Marlene) and Margo Martindale (Million Dollar Baby). When Lesley, the local school bus driver, becomes distracted during her end-of-day inspection, she fails to notice a sleeping boy in the back of the bus. What happens next shatters the tranquility of a secluded industrial town.
Growing Up: And Other Lies
Stars Adam Brody (The O.C.) and Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show). After living for years as a struggling artist, Jake is preparing to leave New York City to live in Ohio with his ailing father. On his last day in the city, he convinces his three oldest friends to recreate their greatest adventure together: walking down the entire length of Manhattan.
Stray Dog
Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Debra Granik (Winter's Bone). Premiered at the 2014 New York Film Festival. This documentary follows Ron "Stray Dog" Hall, a working class man from Southern Missouri who came of age as a solider in the Vietnam War. Each year, Stray Dog rides in the Run For the Wall, a cross-country motorcycle odyssey to the Vietnam Memorial.