A series of documentary films that turn truth into something other than fact, using poetry and imagination, rather than transparency and objectivity. These filmmakers question the very notion of authenticity, and disobey the typical documentary filmmaking practices; instead they stage their own realities on location, employing techniques such as reenactment, personal voice-overs and special effects.
Thursday February 4, 7:30 PM | Theater
French filmmaker Agnes Varda creates a moving collage of her films and life on the eve of her 80th birthday. Winner of the 2009 César (the French equivalent of an Oscar) for best documentary feature.
Thursday April 8, 7:30 PM | Theater
An Academy Award-winning documentary about Phillipe Petit's daring and defiant tightrope walk between the twin towers, which became known as the "artistic crime of the century."
Thursday May 13, 7:30 PM | Theater
A film interweaving documentary footage with animation that follows Italian graffiti artist Blu on a Latin American odyssey, examining the role of art in the urban environment and its transformative capacities.