Films
Albatross
"Do we have the courage to face the realities of our time and allow ourselves to feel deeply enough that it transforms us and our future?" Director Chris Jordan gives his answer in this gorgeous chronicle of environmental tragedy, recounting the decimation of a population of albatross by the plastic refuse littering its habitat.
Akira
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psionic psychopath that only two kids and a group of psionics can stop.
Ailo: Une Odysée en Laponie (Ailo: A Reindeer's Journey)
Ailo, a newborn reindeer, embarks on an incredible odyssey with the help of his mother.
Agora
In Roman Egypt toward the end of the fourth century AD, a slave turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of finding freedom while also falling in love with his master, the great female astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria.
After Yang
In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.
Adventures of a Mathematician
Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam helps create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
Adaptation
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Adam
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor Beth.
Ace in the Hole
An amoral newspaper reporter washes up in dead-end Albuquerque, happens upon the scoop of a lifetime, and will do anything to keep getting headlines.
Accession
Shaped by a trove of letters enclosed with seed packets, ACCESSION reveals minor histories of American life.
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow
A look at NASA's role in the US and for the planet, celebrating past accomplishments, investigating current initiatives, and surveying future plans.
Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys
One year in the life of reindeer herders in Finnish Lapland illuminates the joys, complexities, and contradictions of living close to the land in the modern age.
AAAS Science and Film Showcase
Meet the scientists and filmmakers behind five award-winning science films at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2016 Science Film Showcase. The event features clips from each film, conversation with the filmmakers and scientists, and audience questions.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
A Serious Man
Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
A Scanner Darkly
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
A River Runs Through It
Two sons of a Montana minister follow divergent paths, but their love of fly-fishing helps them understand each other, their father, and how to live with grace.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The monstrous spirit of a slain child murderer seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers.
A Mother’s Courage: Talking Back to Autism
The mother of an autistic child is determined not to accept a pessimistic prognosis for her son.
A Knight's Tale
A hot-headed and gifted peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.
A Fish Called Wanda
In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.
A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet
The history of the environmental movement's evolution from the 1960s to the present.