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Urania and the Asclepiades

Urania and the Asclepiades

A magic lantern performance by Artemis Willis (in collaboration with lanternist Joel Schlemowitz), in which projected images from the fields of astronomy and medicine merge seamlessly on the screen.

The Klutzy Witch

The Klutzy Witch

The klutzy apprentice witch Fûka she breaks the seal of a dark witch who once almost destroyed the world.

    Below the Belt

    Below the Belt

    Exposes widespread problems in our healthcare systems through the personal and inspiring stories of four patients urgently searching for answers to mysterious symptoms.

    Girls POV: Science On Screen

    Girls POV: Science On Screen

    This year Girls’ POV looks forward, and back, to celebrate stories of young scientists who are trailblazing creative ways to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    The life and times of Nam June Paik, the father of video art, who coined the phrase "Electronic Superhighway."

      Join or Die

      Join or Die

      Centers on America's civic unraveling through the journey of scientist Robert Putnam, whose research on the decline in American community lights a path out of our democracy's present crisis.

        The Arc of Oblivion

        The Arc of Oblivion

        Explore the strange world of archives, record-keeping, and memory through a filmmaker's quixotic quest to build an ark in Maine.

          Vishniac

          Vishniac

          Difficult and flamboyant, Roman Vishniac captured iconic images of Jewish life, from the cafes of pre-war Berlin to the shtetls of Eastern Europe. But it would be up to his daughter to preserve his legacy.

            King Coal

            King Coal

            The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal miner's daughter exploring the region's dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty.

              Last Things

              Last Things

              Evolution and extinction from the point of view of rocks.

                The Pod Generation

                The Pod Generation

                A New York couple's wild ride to parenthood involves a new tool developed by a tech giant, Pegazus.

                  Blueback

                  Blueback

                  When Abby befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving, she realizes that the fish is under threat. Taking inspiration from her activist mother, Abby takes on poachers to save her friend.

                    The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

                    The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

                    How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest guard become Monsanto's worst nightmare?

                    Good Night Oppy

                    Good Night Oppy

                    The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity (aka Oppy) was originally expected to live for only 90 days... but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.

                      Much Ado About Dying

                      Much Ado About Dying

                      Looking after his madcap gay actor uncle, filmmaker Simon received a profound lesson on dying happy.

                        Quantum Cowboys

                        Quantum Cowboys

                        Hapless drifters Frank and Bruno team up with Linde to recover her land and find an elusive frontier musician.

                          The Colour of Ink

                          The Colour of Ink

                          Toronto inkmaker Jason S. Logan harvests colours from the wild-weeds, berries, bark, flowers, rocks, rust-and sends custom-made inks to artists around the world, from a New Yorker cartoonist to a Tokyo calligrapher.

                            Theatre of Thought

                            Theatre of Thought

                            Werner Herzog shows off his fascination with the human brain in his latest documentary.

                            Dirt

                            Dirt

                            Break through the surface to explore the living, breathing ecosystem beneath our feet. DIRT — a documentary about saving our soil — delves into how Arkansas farmers, ranchers and more are improving their operations by helping the environment.

                            Windshipped

                            Windshipped

                            What started as one man's quixotic dream has turned to reality.

                              Secrets of the Sea (IMAX)

                              Secrets of the Sea (IMAX)

                              A look at marine biodiversity and the many species that live and interact in the ocean.

                                Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

                                Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

                                How can we reimagine our relationship with wildfire as we prepare for an increasingly hotter future?

                                The Sanctity of Space

                                The Sanctity of Space

                                Inspired by the photography of legendary explorer Brad Washburn, three friends traverse some of Alaska's most challenging peaks.

                                  How to Survive a Pandemic

                                  How to Survive a Pandemic

                                  Chronicles the global race to research, develop, manufacture and distribute COVID-19 vaccines in the most enormous coordinated public health effort ever undertaken.