The final schedule won't be set until the first week in February, but here's a smattering of films being shown this year.
Air Guitar Nation (with co-director Alexandra Lipsitz) — Every year, faux-fretting fanatics gather to compete in the world Air Guitar Championships. Air Guitar Nation follows several hopefuls as they prepare to strut their stuff for the cutthroat competition.
The Armstrongs (with director Fergus O'Brien) SNEAK PREVIEW — This cult BBC series-turned-film tracks a husband and wife owners of U-Fit, a double glazing company in Coventry. They have big plans to become super rich, but unfortunately their sales team isn't quite on board.
The Devil Came on Horseback (with director Annie Sundberg) — Armed with only a camera, former Marine captain Brian Steidle found himself a helpless observer to the genocide in Darfur. True/False alums Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern (The Trials of Daryl Hunt) document his personal transformation from witness to activist.
Kamp Katrina (with director Ashley Sabin and producer David Redmon) SNEAK PREVIEW — Ms. Pearl, a flamboyant New Orleans resident, transforms her backyard into a tent city for fourteen Katrina victims.
Kurt Cobain About a Son (with director AJ Schnack) — This bold, experimental character study (by former Columbian AJ Schnack) draws upon 25 hours of never-before-heard interviews with Kurt Cobain to reveal unknown truths about this oft-misunderstood legend.
Meeting Resistance (with co-directors Molly Bingham and Steve Connors and producer Daniel Chalfen) WORK-IN-PROGRESS SCREENING — Photojournalists/directors Connors and Bingham get unprecedented access to insurgents in Baghdad, coming away with a story that has never been told in the mainstream US press.
The Monastery (with director Pernille Rose Gronkjaer) — An unlikely love story between an aging Danish eccentric and a no-nonsense Russian Orthodox nun as they attempt to transform his ramshackle castle into a monastery.
Nimrod Nation (with director Brett Morgen) SNEAK PREVIEW — Off the map in the far-off Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a small town lives and dies with its basketball team, the Nimrods.
Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa (with co-directors Jeremy & Randy Stulberg) — In the rural Southwest, an oddball array of citizens, ranging from Gulf War veterans to radical runaways, form an unlikely community.
Operation Homecoming (with director Richard Robbins) — Utilizing a creative array of collage, animation, and found footage, the journals, essays, and fiction of returning American veterans are brought to life.
Radiant City (with co-directors Gary Burns and Jim Brown) SNEAK PREVIEW — Not your typical anti-sprawl movie, Radiant City packs a powerful visual punch and a surprising twist.
Row Hard, No Excuses (with director Luke Wolbach) — In the fall of 2001, John Zeigler and Tom Mailhot set out to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat, racing against competitors from around the world.
Souvenirs (with co-director Shahar Cohen) — Like a father-son Hope/Crosby duo, filmmaker Shahar Cohen and his 82-year-old father take a road trip through the Dutch countryside to locate potential half siblings, "souvenirs" of his father's days in WWII.
The Third Monday in October (with director Vanessa Roth) — A true slice of American politics, this intimate film follows 12-year-old as they vie to lead their student councils, all the way from making posters to the final dramatic speeches.
