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Try Harder!

Try Harder!

In a world where cool kids are nerds, the orchestra is world class and being Asian American is the norm, seniors at Lowell High School compete for the top prize: admission to the college of their dreams.

Twilight of the Mississippi

Twilight of the Mississippi

Theater troupe the Unseen Ghost Brigade builds a raft in 2010 and journeys down the Mississippi River.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Laura Palmer's harrowing final days are chronicled one year after the murder of Teresa Banks, a resident of Twin Peaks' neighboring town.

    Twister

    Twister

    Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the crosshairs of extremely violent tornadoes.

    Unbreakable

    Unbreakable

    A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.

      Uncertain

      Uncertain

      The tiny town of Uncertain, Texas, faces extinction when an aquatic weed destroys the only source of livelihood.

      Until the End of the World

      Until the End of the World

      In Wim Wenders' sci-fi opus, a free spirit chases a man with a machine for recording dreams across the globe while a slowly falling nuclear satellite threatens mankind's existence.

      Up on the Mountain

      Up on the Mountain

      Deep in the mountains of Montana, Idaho and Oregon a diverse group of Southeast Asian refugees, Latino immigrants, and white Americans harvests wild mushrooms for the restaurants of the world.

      Upstream Color

      Upstream Color

      A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of their wrecked lives.

      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.

      Valley of Saints

      Valley of Saints

      War and poverty force two men to flee Kashmir. But a military crackdown derails their escape. Waiting for conditions to change, they discover a mysterious woman, braving the curfew to research the dying lake.

      Vertigo

      Vertigo

      A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

      Videodrome

      Videodrome

      A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.

        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.

          Visualizing Experimental Science Short Film Program

          Visualizing Experimental Science Short Film Program

          This program pairs science-themed experimental cinema with scientific educational films from the Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive.

          Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

          Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

          When the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen radiation belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to ignore the objections of the U.N. and shoot a nuclear missile at the belt with his experimental atomic submarine.

          Waking Life

          Waking Life

          A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.

            Walkabout

            Walkabout

            Two young siblings stranded in the Australian Outback meet an Australian boy on "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.

            Wall-E

            Wall-E

            In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.

            Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

            Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

            Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to uncover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant-vegetable growing contest.

            Walter: Lessons from the World's Oldest People

            Walter: Lessons from the World's Oldest People

            Hunter Weeks and his fiancé set out on an adventure to meet the oldest people in the world and discover their advice for living life to the fullest.

            WarGames

            WarGames

            A young hacker unwittingly initiates a US military supercomputer programmed to execute nuclear war against the Soviet Union.

            Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

            Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

            Every year, one third of all food grown for human consumption is thrown away. Wasted! explores the reasons for this waste and look for ways to fix the problem.

            Watermark

            Watermark

            A documentary on how water shapes humanity.