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2026 Film Guide

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Amazing Live Sea Monkeys
Amazing Live Sea Monkeys
A widow fights powerful corporations to reclaim her late husband’s famous Sea-Monkeys toy empire while protecting its secret formula and confronting the complex history behind its creation.
I Don't Know What I'm Doing Here
I Don't Know What I'm Doing Here
Guided by her grandmother’s unmarked photographs, an American college student journeys through Romania, searching for the village her family once called home.
The Oldest Person in the World
The Oldest Person in the World
A decade-long global journey chronicles the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.
Who Killed Alex Odeh?
Who Killed Alex Odeh?
The assassination of a beloved Palestinian American activist in Southern California ignites a 40-year quest for justice, revealing the roots of a dangerous political movement that thrives today.
The Baddest Speechwriter of All
The Baddest Speechwriter of All
Now 93, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and speechwriter reflects on the personal cost and surprising truths of making history, offering an intimate insider’s view of the Civil Rights Movement.
Scenes from the Divide
Scenes from the Divide
Exploring the perspectives of New Yorkers on both sides of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor of New York, this film reveals a fierce battle among American Jews over identity, history, and responsibility.
The Suitcase
The Suitcase
A French filmmaker uses family photos and archival images to send a message to her long-deceased grandmother in an attempt to establish her own path toward healing.
That's How You Make a Torah
That's How You Make a Torah
Finally in 2007, Jen Taylor Friedman became the first woman known in history to scribe a Torah.  Meet Taylor Friedman and fellow trailblazing scribe Rabbi Linda Motzkin, who creates kosher parchment in her backyard.
Women Laughing
Women Laughing
The New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly talks, draws, and laughs with some of the most celebrated and groundbreaking cartoonists at the iconic magazine as they reflect on the essential work of women cartoonists today and over the last century.

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