2016 Official Film Selections

Costa Rica has no military. Free of the burden of military spending, the country has invested in education and universal health care.

Known only to a handful of tavern regulars, what happens in the back room stays in the back room. Screening with “CENTAUR.”

Anni is a bright and charming nine-year old little girl. Alidel is her six-year-old little brother. They eagerly walk to school every day because they learn many things there and play with their friends.

Released from psychiatric care, a schizophrenic woman dons hiking boots and walks into a journey of self renewal accompanied by visions and voices.

This precedent setting documentary exposes the brutal wild horse round-ups and controversial environmental management by the Bureau of Land Management.

First Footprints tells how the Aboriginal people became the oldest living culture in the world.

This is a documentary that pulls audiences into the world of gods, wealth and questions about its origins and our 3,000 year old obsession with chocolate.

While walking in the forest, a young woman hears a mysterious call; as she investigates, she becomes one with the fox spirit of the forest.

A divorcee unsuccessfully attempts to teach her friend how to pick up younger men. Screening with “Murano The Unbearable Lightness of Glass”

From the Australian outback to the San Juan Archipelago, from Southern India to the Swiss Alps – the question asked of scientists, artists, indigenous elders and philosophers: “What is the Great Song for you?”

A short art film choreographed for the camera, cast and set dressing. Screening with “Murano The Unbearable Lightness of Glass”

Taipei is a densely populated city. Sandwiched between skyscrapers and luxurious apartments are huts built with corrugated sheet metal atop the rooftops of older buildings.

Six glass-masters present the art and inspiration that flows from Murano’s legendary glass making furnaces. Their amazing work showcases their work and personalities as they travel internationally inspiring others.

Fewer than 200 villagers now live in Rogljevo, Serbia, a once great wine producing region on a par with the finest French wines.

Indigo blue is the color of a river in China flowing from the “blue jeans capitol of the world.”

Tennis star Jenny Lee has her career ended after being injured by an unknown attacker. Her agent then absconds with her money.

The war starts for many veterans when they return home.

Children in a class are divided into two groups defined by the hereditary characteristics of their earlobes.

When the conventional medical system fails to relieve their suffering, empowered patients struggle to use controversial alternative treatments to end Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.

A Holocaust survivor, Bernie Sayonne, tells his incredible story of survival.

While traveling the globe making a documentary about his former students, retired professor John Henry discovers that one of his students, Marita, has disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Population growth has been left out of the climate debate because it is considered controversial, yet it is one of the most important factors.

Eighty-two-year-old Raymond announces to his family that he has made arrangements to be euthanized in his home state of Oregon.