In the five-part documentary series “City So Real,” Oscar-nominated documentarian Steve James (“America to…
Politics
A sampler of films from students in the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the…
Directed by Justin Feltman & Razi Jafri
Hamtramck, Mich. — part of the Detroit area — is a place built by immigrants. The city thrived thanks to…
Directed by Pietro Marcello
In this Italian adaptation, Jack London’s 1909 novel becomes a sprawling tale of an idealistic young…
Directed by Sam Pollard
“MLK/FBI,” the first film to uncover the extent of the FBI’s surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin…
Directed by Ben Rekhi
“The Reunited States” — both heartwarming and heartening — provides a much-needed balm in a time of…
Directed by Aimee Long
After accidentally shooting an innocent Black man through a wall in Brooklyn, young Chinese-American cop…
Directed by Viesturs Kairiss
“The Sign Painter” is a tragicomedy about Ansis, a young Latvian man with simple goals: to marry the free-…
Directed by Abby Ginzberg
Directed by Peabody Award winner Abby Ginzberg — a two-time SLIFF alum with “And Then They Came for Us” in…