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Jane Elliott Against The World (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Judd Ehrlich)
A rural Iowa schoolteacher becomes a national voice against racism after leading a controversial 1968 lesson in discrimination with her all-white third-grade class. Now nearly 90, she refuses to hold back amid today’s fights about race, history, and power after a lifetime of speaking out.
The Last Critic (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Matty Wishnow; Stars: Robert Christgau, Carola Dibbell, Thurston Moore, Boots Riley, Randy Newman, Colson Whitehead, Ann Powers, Joe Levy, Amanda Petrusich, Greil Marcus)
A documentary about innovative rock music critic Robert Christgau.
Robert Richardson: The White Devil (Country: US, Czech Republic; Year: 2026; Director: Jana Hojdová; Stars: Jana Hojdová, Robert Richardson)
What started as a student exercise and master’s degree project soon evolved into a creative partnership and personal friendship between the director and the famed cinematographer.
Zero Intention Of Living Quietly (Year: 2026; Director: Edward Lovelace; Stars: Adam Pearson)
Chronicles Adam Pearson’s journey to transform his love of movies into a career on screen while living with neurofibromatosis.
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