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No Other Land
One of 2024’s most decorated documentaries. “It won dozens of awards from critics, juries and audiences on several continents; most of the major international film festivals programmed it; and, now it’s an Oscar nominee for best documentary feature. Its subject — the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — couldn’t be more consequential, and its approach, which includes a directorial team of two Israelis and two Palestinians, feels genuinely daring and bold.” – NYT
“Film distributors who care about the future of the medium, not to mention the world, would do well to display a fraction of the bravery shown by this collective of young activist filmmakers.” – Slate
““No Other Land” is a piece of resistance but also humanization.” – Associated Press

100% on Rotten Tomatoes

Best Documentary Feature Winner at the 97th Academy Awards

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You’re invited to watch a pre-recorded Q&A with the filmmakers after select screenings of No Other Land – it will be screened in our Video Gallery after the movie.

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Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle. For over half a decade, they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. The extreme inequality between them haunts their complex bond: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free.

This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path toward equality and justice.

(In Arabic & Hebrew with subtitles)

Read more about the film here.

I’m Still Here
“It’s one measure of Latin America’s arduous history that it has spawned so many books and movies about dictatorship… What they share is the awareness that history hurts. Few films have shown this with more delicate intelligence than I’m Still Here.” – NPR
“Torres’s performance here is a marvel of expressive restraint, every glance merging horrified disbelief and meticulous self-control.” – The New Yorker
““I’m Still Here” is one of the best films I’ve ever seen about the power of family.” – Chicago Sun-Times

97% on Rotten Tomatoes

Winner of Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards

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The real-life story of Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres), whose terrifying experience of sequestration and loss during Brazil’s military dictatorship transformed her into an activist, lawyer, and hero. Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s memoir, I’m Still Here transports us to Rio de Janeiro in the early 1970s when Brazil’s dictatorship sought to exert its authority through detentions and disappearances. The latest from Walter Salles, director of the Oscar-nominated Central Station and the Oscar-winning The Motorcycle Diaries, focuses on Eunice Paiva, whose terrifying experiences transformed her into a national hero.

Nathan-ism
This screening is part of the Phyllis Hoffman Hartford Jewish Film Festival.
Post-screening, there will be a “Reel Talk” with Elan Golod (Director/Editor), Rachel Spiegel Gerstein (Wadsworth Art Historian and Director of Jewish Arts & Culture Research Project), and Rhonda Heisler (Mosaic Fine Artist and Phyllis Hoffman Hartford Jewish Film Festival Committee Member). 
Sunday, March 9 I 3:00 PM
$15 General Admission (not including fees)

Please purchase your tickets through the Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford website.

Advance tickets: https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/mandelljcc/2172/event/1408572

This event is sponsored by the Wadsworth and Hartford Marriot Downtown.


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Synopsis:

At the end of World War II, Nathan Hilu, the son of Syrian Jewish immigrants to New York, received a life-changing assignment from the U.S. Army: to guard the top Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg trials. This experience fueled a lifetime of artistic inspiration for Nathan, a virtually unknown “outsider artist,” who spent the next 70 years obsessively creating a visual narrative from his memories. But what happens when those memories take on a life of their own?

“Nathan-ism” explores Nathan’s relationship with his own stories and his compulsion to share them with a world that doesn’t always listen.

Becoming Led Zeppelin
“If you’re someone who treasures the music of Led Zeppelin more than you’re interested in the legend—or the gossip, or the dirt, or whatever you want to call it—of Led Zeppelin, this movie is absolutely for you.” – RogerEbert.com

Interviews, performances and never-before-seen footage provide insight into the origins of Led Zeppelin and their meteoric rise to musical stardom.

2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts – Documentary
For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films!

With all three categories – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your chance to predict the winners and have the edge in your Oscar pool)!

An annual hit with audiences around the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 2nd. Mark your calendar to watch and see who wins!

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2025 DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM

 

Instruments of a Beating Heart 

Dir. Ema Ryan Yamazaki / Japan / 23 min / in Japanese with English subtitles

A New York Times Op-Docs, first graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: to form an orchestra and perform “Ode to Joy” at a school ceremony.

Incident

Dir. Bill Morrison / USA / 30 min

Through a montage of surveillance and police body-camera footage, a reconstruction of a deadly shooting by a Chicago police officer becomes an investigation into how a narrative begins to take shape in the aftermath.

 

I Am Ready, Warden

Dir. Smriti Mundhra / USA / 37 min

John Henry Ramirez is convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the state of Texas. During his incarceration, Ramirez tries to reach out to his victim’s son while also preparing to say goodbye to his family.

 

The Only Girl in the Orchestra 

Dir. Molly O’Brien / USA / 34 min

Trailblazing double bassist Orin O’Brien was never one to seek the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philharmonic, she inevitably became the focus of media attention and, ultimately, one of the most renowned musicians of a generation.

 

Death By Numbers

Dir. Kim A. Snyder / USA / 33 min 

Four years after being shot with an AR-15 in her high school, Samantha Fuentes reckons with existential questions of hatred and justice as she prepares to confront her shooter.

2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animated
For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films!

With all three categories – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your chance to predict the winners and have the edge in your Oscar pool)!

An annual hit with audiences around the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 2nd. Mark your calendar to watch and see who wins!

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2025 ANIMATED PROGRAM

 

Magic Candies 

Dir. Daisuke Nishio / Japan / 21 min / in Japanese with English subtitles

The other kids at the park never ask Dong-Dong to play. But he’s fine just playing marbles on his own. One day he goes out in search of new marbles, but ends up buying a bag of colorful, marble-shaped candies instead. But the first time he pops one of them into his mouth, he’s astonished to hear his old sofa start talking to him! For the next few minutes, until the candy melts away, he has the most unexpected and amazing conversation of his life. Realizing that these are no ordinary candies, Dong- Dong looks at the rest of colorful sweets. Who else will he be able to talk to, and what else will he learn, through these magic candies?

 

In the Shadow of the Cypress 

Dirs. Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi / Iran / 20 min

Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life.

 

Yuck! 

Dirs. Loïc Espuche / France / 13 min / in French with English subtitles

Yuck! Adults kiss each other on the mouth, and children find it disgusting! What’s more, you can see it from afar: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo makes jokes about it, as do the other kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.

Please Note: The following films include nudity, and may not be appropriate for audiences under 14 years old.

 

Wander to Wonder 

Dir. Nina Gantz / Netherlands, Belgium, France, & United Kingdom / 14 min

Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton are three tiny humans who star in a kids’ TV Series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. Struggling to find enough to eat, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.

 

Beautiful Men  

Dir. Nicolas Keppens / Belgium, France, & Netherlands / 18 min / in Flemish, Dutch, Turkish, and English with English subtitles

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.

2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action
For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films!

With all three categories – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your chance to predict the winners and have the edge in your Oscar pool)!

An annual hit with audiences around the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 2nd. Mark your calendar to watch and see who wins!

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2025 LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Dir. Nebojsa Slijepcevic / Croatia / 14 min / in Croatian with English subtitles

1993, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a passenger train is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them.

Anuja  

Dir. Adam J. Graves / USA / 22 min / in Hindi with English subtitles

Anuja tells the story of a gifted nine-year-old girl who, alongside her sister Palak, faces a life-changing opportunity that tests their bond and mirrors the struggles of girls worldwide.

I’m Not a Robot  

Dir. Victoria Warmerdam / Belgium & Netherlands / 22 min / in Dutch with English subtitles

After repeatedly failing Captcha tests, music producer Lara spirals into obsession, haunted by the disturbing question of whether she might be a robot.

A Lien  

Dirs. David Cutler-Kreutz & Sam Cutler-Kreutz / USA / 15 min

A young couple face up to and deal with a dangerous immigration process.

The Last Ranger

Dir. Cindy Lee / South Africa / 28 min / in Xhosa with English subtitles

When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret.

Nickel Boys

Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner.

The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appears worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory.

Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.

The Brutalist
“A thrillingly ambitious, 3 1/2-hour (including a 15-minute intermission) character study and portrait of mid-century America that leaves an indelible impression.” – Houston Chronicle

93% on Rotten Tomatoes

Nominated in 10 categories for 2025 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and more.

Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, work, and marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost…

All We Imagine As Light
“There are a million stories in the naked city, and Kapadia is about to show you three of them in the most delicate, moving way possible. She’s also about to mount a quiet, sneak attack on your soul.” – Rolling Stone
“It’s shockingly beautiful. “All We Imagine as Light” is a drama about life’s fragility, but it’s also about nurturance.” – NYT
“It is both dreamlike and like waking up from a dream. This is a glorious film.” – Guardian

100% on Rotten Tomatoes

The light, the lives, and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai are explored and celebrated by writer/director Payal Kapadia, who won the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for her revelatory fiction feature debut.

Centering on two roommates who also work together in a city hospital–head nurse Prabha (Kani Kusruti) and recent hire Anu (Divya Prabha)–plus their coworker, cook Parvaty (Chhaya Kadam), Kapadia’s film alights on moments of connection and heartache, hope and disappointment.

Prabha, her husband from an arranged marriage living in faraway Germany, is courted by a doctor at her hospital; Anu carries on a romance with a Muslim man, which she must keep a secret from her strict Hindu family; Parvaty finds herself dealing with a sudden eviction from her apartment.

Kapadia captures the bustle of the metropolis and the open-air tranquility of a seaside village with equal radiance, articulated by her superb actresses and the camera with a lyrical naturalism that occasionally drifts into dreamlike incandescence. All We Imagine as Light is a soulful study of the transformative power of friendship and sisterhood in all its complexities and richness.

Community Film Screenings In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

 

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you are invited to experience a day of curated film programming and community building. This event is free to the public!

Come for one film or stay all day. Feel free to drop in at any time!

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11 AM

MIGHTY TIMES: THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS (40 min.)

A 2002 short documentary directed by Robert Houston and produced by Robert Hudson about the 1955/1956 Montgomery bus boycott led by Rosa Parks. Thousands of students have viewed this film during our Film Field Trips Program. Children and families are welcome.

 

11:45 AM

Guided Discussion led by Film Facilitator Derek Hall

 

12:15 PM

Lunch / Hands-On Art-Making Activity led by our Learning & Engagement Manager, Miller

 

1:00 PM

SING SING (1hr 47 min. Rated R)

A theater group escapes the reality of incarceration through the creativity of staging a play. This film features a cast that includes actors who have been incarcerated.

 

3:00 PM

Guided Discussion led by Film Facilitator Derek Hall

 

Bagged lunch will be available for purchase (a $5 donation is recommended). You may also bring your own!

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About Derek Hall:

Derek Hall is a dynamic anti-racist intergroup dialogue facilitator, public speaker, and activist committed to challenging beliefs and institutional culture rooted in systemic racism and other forms of oppression. Derek has worked in the diversity, equity, and inclusion field for over fifteen years, partnering with public and private school systems and for-profit and non-profit organizations locally and nationally.

His passion for decolonized education, human connection, and implementation of racial equity strategies has inspired sustainable change at the internal, interpersonal, and institutional levels within the organizations he works with. Derek uses his gifts of facilitation, storytelling, and community building to increase the racial & social consciousness of individuals and organizations.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
“Provoking a bit of confusion is the point. Covert power relies on misdirection, and it is only by looking back that we can sometimes make sense of what happened. That’s why “Soundtrack” lands on a coda.” – NYT
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” succeeds as an intense piece of reclamation and rejuvenation, giving breath to Lumumba’s spirit by sporting the same kind of defiance the political leader espoused.” – RogerEbert.com
“What Grimonprez creates here is a mind-blowingly rich tapestry of research, music, and the jazziest history lesson imaginable, with freewheeling beats and riffs echoing into today with urgent purpose.”- Harper’s Bazaar

98% on Rotten Tomatoes

United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup.

Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film. This riveting historical rollercoaster illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader, Patrice Lumumba.

Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today’s geopolitical climate.

Sing Sing
“The cinematography (by Pat Scola) does its own cagey and elegant work, giving “Sing Sing” an undercurrent shine while evoking the rougher intimacy of a documentary. The movie’s casting — more than 85 percent of the cast participated in Sing Sing’s Rehabilitation Through Acting program — achieves something similar.” – NYT
“Colman Domingo does award-worthy work as an unjustly imprisoned man dedicated to helping others at Sing Sing express themselves.” – Chicago Sun Times
“Sing Sing fights the good fight, but it’s more than just an important social issue film. Thanks to its incredible performances and deeply felt depiction of life in prison, it’s a powerful drama that will stick with you.” – Observer

97% on Rotten Tomatoes

Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including a wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin), in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.Content expanded.

Hartford Film Showcase

UPDATE: We are now at capacity for all screenings on 2/1! You’re more than welcome to try the standby line if you arrive on Saturday and do not have a ticket, however we cannot guarantee a seat for you if you have not registered.

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Join us Saturday, Feb 1, for our first Hartford Film Showcase! Presented by The Hartford Film Company, in partnership with Real Art Ways. The Hartford Film Showcase is an all-day event highlighting Hartford’s filmmaking talent!
SUBMISSIONS

Filmmakers interested in showcasing a feature film, series, or short film at the showcase can submit their work for free using the online form.

Selected short films or series will receive a $250 screening fee, and feature films will receive a $750 screening fee. There will also be a short screenplay competition – a panel of judges will select one script to receive $500 towards production. 

The deadline for submissions has passed.

EVENT

Hartford Film Company presents short films, narratives, and a documentary spanning styles and genres – all made here in Hartford, by Hartford filmmakers. Stay for the panels to learn how these films were made and get to know some of the creative talent in this region.

From New Yorker’s top movies of 2024, “The Featherweight,” to the #1 streaming movie on Starz last month, “Midas” (also the #1 movie seen at Real Art Ways in 2024!) to a tribute for a beloved hockey team, “The Whalers” – there is something for everyone.

This showcase is made possible by the generous support of the Greater Hartford Arts Council

Admission is free, but tickets should be reserved in advance. Get the full schedule and RSVP for your spot at: https://www.hartfordfilm.com/showcase

Read the full story at the Hartford Courant:

https://www.courant.com/2025/01/24/hartford-film-showcase-at-real-art-ways-celebrates-local-filmmaking-achievements/

 

 

Flow

“Reflections run through “Flow”, but none more so than the image of ourselves gazing back at it.” – Associated Press

“This lovely, gorgeously rendered and unforgettable feature is Latvia’s official entry for next year’s best international film Oscar.” – Boston Globe

“This is a wonderful film for children, its example of the give and take of friendship and the importance of mutual trust embedded organically in the narrative with clarity but without over-emphasis. It’s no less a film for adults…” – The Hollywood Reporter

97% on Rotten Tomatoes

A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.

A Complete Unknown
“…this ability to try on a new identity — something the movie shows him defending — is probably what’s made him endure for so long. With Dylan, you never quite know what you’re getting, and he is in on the trick.” – NYT

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement and, refusing to be defined, makes a controversial choice that culturally reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

Far Out: Life On & After the Commune – Screening & Q&A
On Saturday, 11/23, we will be hosting a Q&A post-screening. Filmmaker Charles Light and cultural worker, performer, writer, and poet Verandah Porche and musician Patty Carpenter will be available for questions on stage. Tickets for Saturday will be $20 for general admission. All other showtimes will be regularly priced.

In the summer of 1968, a group of radical journalists from Liberation News Service (LNS) left New York City for the country in the middle of a left-wing faction fight. They founded two communes – at Packer Corners in Guilford, VT, and Montague, MA. After leaving the city and turning away from national politics, the group of young city slickers became pioneers in the back-to-the-land and organic farming movement.

With the help of their neighbors, they spent the first five years learning rudimentary agricultural skills and how to live and work with each other as a communal family. In 1973, when the local utility proposed a giant twin nuclear plant four miles from the Montague Farm, they became active opponents. In a dramatic act of civil disobedience, Sam Lovejoy, from the Montague Farm, toppled a 500-foot weather tower on the planned nuclear site. He turned himself in and was acquitted after a trial where he represented himself and drew national attention.

Subsequently, the group became leaders in the burgeoning No Nukes movement–from the battles over the Seabrook nuclear plant to Diablo Canyon in California and scores of reactor sites in between. In 1979, they teamed up with Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Graham Nash, and other committed rock stars to help produce five nights of sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden and a 250,000-person rally in New York City. The Packer Corners farm also returned to politics, aiding in the anti-nuclear fight, but also by engaging with the local community through producing outdoor plays such as
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Alice in Wonderland, and The Tempest. Blending contemporary interviews and a remarkable trove of original archival footage, Far Out is lively, humorous, inspiring, and irreverent. The point of view is honest rather
than nostalgic. The film is vital, telling the history but hewing to the universal themes of how we grapple–over a lifetime–with politics, relationships, morality, spirituality, civic engagement, and finding our home.

The movie takes advantage of an exceptional collection of archival material, much of which is produced by commune members. Producers Charles Light and Daniel Keller were community members and filmed the nuclear battles–in titles such as Lovejoy’s Nuclear War, The Last Resort, and Save the Planet–and many hours of daily life at the farms. Far Out also uses material from other professional filmmakers, notably Alan Dater and John Scagliotti’s The Stuff of Dreams, Robbie Leppzer’s Seabrook ’77, Nora Jacobson and Alan Dater’s The Vermont Movie, and Barbara Kopple and Danny Goldberg’s No Nukes.

Far Out documents communal life in the ‘70s with footage shot by Harry Saxman and Don McLean and photos by Peter Simon and others. Books by commune members (among the many: Ray Mungo’s Famous Long Ago and Total Loss Farm; Steve Diamond’s What the Trees Said; Verandah Porche’s The Body’s Symmetry; Harvey Wasserman’s History of the US; Peter Gould’s Burnt Toast; Tom Fels’ Farm Friends; Marty Jezer’s The Dark Ages; and Verandah and Patty Carpenter’s music album, Come Over, as well as the group’s Home Comfort), and the poetry, visual art, plays and music that the farms produced adds detail.

The film traces fifty years in the lives of this group of New England writers, activists, and artists. It conveys how these “hippies” transformed Vermont and western Massachusetts and how rural life and the people they met changed them.

Exhibiting Forgiveness: Screening and Conversation

We will host a post-screening conversation with Real Art Ways Board Member, community facilitator, speaker, and activist Derek Hall on Saturday, October 26.

Derek Hall is a dynamic anti-racist intergroup dialogue facilitator, public speaker, and activist committed to challenging beliefs and institutional culture rooted in systemic racism and other forms of oppression. Derek has worked in the diversity, equity, and inclusion field for over fifteen years, partnering with public and private school systems, for-profit and non-profit organizations both locally and nationally. Derek uses his gifts of facilitation, storytelling, and community building to increase the racial & social consciousness of individuals and organizations.

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Synopsis:

Tarrell is an admired American painter who lives with his wife, singer Aisha, and their young son, Jermaine. Tarrell’s artwork excavates beauty from the anguish of his youth, keeping past wounds at bay.

His path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a conscience-stricken man desperate to reconcile. Tarrell’s mother, a pious woman with a profound and joyful spirituality, hopes that Tarrell can open his heart to forgiveness, giving them all another chance at being a family.

Tarrell and La’Ron learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.

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New Haven-based artist, MacArthur Genius, and co-founder of NXTHVN, Titus Kaphar, “decided to dive into the director’s chair for his film “Exhibiting Forgiveness” to help his teenage sons understand the adversities of his upbringing.” This is Kaphar’s feature film debut, and we are excited to present this remarkable story to the Real Art Ways audience.

The Outrun

“The Outrun” is [Ronan’s] symphony, and she conducts it with an unwaveringly steady hand, right down to the very last note.” – Detroit News

“Ronan can carry it all, and Fingscheidt knows it.” – TIME Magazine

“At some point during The Outrun, it occurred to me that watching Saoirse Ronan act is a bit like looking into a magnifying glass: Everything somehow feels a bit clearer, sharper, more precise.” – Associated Press

After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to confront her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands — where she grew up — hoping to heal.

Adapted from the bestselling memoir by Amy Liptrot.

A Different Man

“Pearson commandeers the frame, possessing an immaculate British cordiality, of the intellectual who never takes himself all too seriously.” – Independent (UK)

“…it is Pearson who brings depth and delight to this peekaboo game of life and art.” – Financial Times

“It’s an absorbing ride, and Schimberg works with confidence and brio. On top of that his cast is so darned good, you want the story to go on and on.” – Associated Press

91% on Rotten Tomatoes

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.