DOCUMENTARY
A Triumph of Unity: The Ubuntu Project – I Am Because We Are: Bridgeport
The Klein Theater 910 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport2 Shows: Friday, June 28, 2024 at 7PM Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 6PM A celebration of unity and humanity, "The Ubuntu Project - I Am Because We Are" is a transformative journey through the past, present, and future. This project blends history with contemporary insights, urging us to build a future anchored in respect, […]
Untitled Andrew Callaghan Film Screening and Moderated Q&Aat The District Music Hall
District Music Hall 71 Wall Street, Norwalk"With a dinosaur era camper, garb, video equipment and plenty of charm, the brilliance behind All Gas No Brakes’ Andrew Callaghan‘s gonzo styled of journalism is his ability to be appear transparent anthesis of being a fly on the wall but nonetheless, be a trojan horse of sorts – anthropologically giving insight into all sorts […]
Film Screening and Director Q&A : The Mother of All Lies : Asmae El Moudir : Yale Alice Cinema
Whitney Humanities Center 320 York Street, New HavenJoin us for the first installment of Films at the Whitney’s Fall 2024 screening series, World Documentaries Today, featuring director Asmae El Moudir in person! Winner of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard Best Director Award, Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir searches for the truth about her family’s history and its place within the national narrative of […]
Film Screening: Fire of Love: Sara Dosa (2022) at Yale
Whitney Humanities Center 320 York Street, New HavenFranke Program in Science & the Humanities FIRE OF LOVE: From National Geographic Documentary Films comes the extraordinary love story of intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died just as explosively as they lived—capturing the most spectacular imagery ever recorded of their greatest passion: volcanoes. Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things—each other and […]
Netflix Documentary ‘Poisoned’: Screening/Q&A with Writer /Producer Jeff Benedict at Eastern Connecticut State
Fine Arts Instructional Center Concert Hall. 306 High St, WillimanticNominated for the 45th News and Documentary Emmy Awards (happening Sept. 25 in New York City), the film is based on Benedict's 2011 book titled "Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat." "Writing the book 'Poisoned' and getting it published was one of the harder things […]
Film Screening: World Documentaries Today!: Ramona Victoria Linares Villegas (2023) at Yale
Whitney Humanities Center 320 York Street, New HavenJoin us for the second installment of Films at the Whitney’s Fall 2024 screening series, World Documentaries Today! Victoria Linares Villegas, RAMONA (2023, 82 min., Spanish with English subtitles) Nearly one in five teenage girls in the Dominican Republic is a mother. This is the subject of the fictional drama that filmmaker Victoria Linares Villegas originally set out to make. But when lead actress Camila Santana struggles to relate to her character—a pregnant teenaged runaway […]
Film Screening: World Documentaries Today!: Roman Liubyi, IRON BUTTERFLIES (2023) at Yale
Whitney Humanities Center 320 York Street, New HavenOn July 17, 2014, a passenger jet en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Roman Liubyi’s poetic documentary film interweaves archival material, news and social media clips, and dramatized and animated scenes to reveal the strategies that were used to shroud the truth around this devastating political and military […]
A Very Special Evening at Mystic Aquarium: Hope in the Water: Film, Discussion and Sustainable Seafood Reception
Mystic Aquarium 55 Coogan Blvd, MysticJoin us at the Mystic Aquarium to celebrate the launch of Hope in the Water, a new PBS series exploring ocean health, along with solutions for maintaining a healthy ecosystem in our waters. Brought to you by Mystic Aquarium in partnership with The Shipwright's Daughter, Fed by Blue and PBS, this evening will feature a […]
Barnum Museum’s Uncovering the Secrets of an Egyptian Mummy and Coffin: at The Bijou
Bijou Theater 275 Fairfield Avenue, BridgeportJoin us at the historic Bijou Theatre in Downtown Bridgeport for the premier showing of the Barnum Museum’s multi-award-winning documentary “Uncovering the Secrets of an Egyptian Mummy and Coffin: The Quest to Restore Personhood.” This 30-minute film tells the story of “Ipy’s mummy” and Pa-en-bes’ coffin, sharing the secrets hidden within hieroglyphs, inscriptions, and facial […]
Film: FAR OUT: LIFE ON & AFTER THE COMMUNE at Real Art Ways
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor Street, HartfordNovember 22-27, 2024 In 1968, a group of political radicals left New York City for the country and became organic farmers, founding two communes in Guilford, VT, and Montague, MA. This is the story of how the commune became a community. This documentary captures communal life in the 70s and traces fifty years in the lives of […]
Film Screening: World Documentaries Today!: Iron Butterflies Roman Liubyi (2023) at Yale
Whitney Humanities Center 320 York Street, New HavenRoman Liubyi, IRON BUTTERFLIES (2023, 84 min., Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Dutch with English subtitles) On July 17, 2014, a passenger jet en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Roman Liubyi’s poetic documentary film interweaves archival material, news and social media clips, and dramatized and animated scenes in order to reveal the strategies that were used to shroud […]
Film & Audubon Talk: Bruce Presents: Wings Over Water in Greenwich
Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, GreenwichJoin us for an evening reception with wine and cheese, and the screening of Wings Over Water tells the story of the epic journeys of three amazing bird families – the Sandhill Crane, the Yellow Warbler and the Mallard Duck – with extraordinary footage of their fascinating behaviors. Audiences will be captivated by the triumphs and challenges […]