FILMS A-Z

Followed by a discussion with director Jeremy Power Regimbal and film subject Maggie Doyne

A documentary about one young American woman’s extraordinary and inspiring humanitarian mission in Nepal, this is also the story of unconditional love and its power to heal and effect change in our world.

Followed by a discussion with director Jill Campbell and supermodel Carol Alt

Chronicling magazine editor Jule Campbell's 32-year transformation of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue into a media empire, this documentary also charts the evolution of feminism, and shifting lens on beauty, from objectification to empowerment.

Followed by a discussion with director Ben Sturgulewski

A thrilling ski film made in an unlikely place, this documentary goes deep into the high peaks of Afghanistan, where young athletes from rival villages build makeshift wooden skis for an annual race that unites their communities.

The winner of two awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, this rousing, funny, musically hypnotic drama is a coming-of-age story set in a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia.

Followed by a discussion with director, writer, and actor Matthew Shear and producer Philip Keefe

In this new comedy costarring Amanda Peet and Alessandro Nivola, and partly set on Martha’s Vineyard, a laid-off, thirty-something New York paralegal starts babysitting his psychiatrist’s granddaughters and falls for their mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.

Followed by a discussion with directors Jesse Short Bull and David France; a representative from the Aquinnah Cultural Council will moderate

Fresh from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, this documentary gives us the full story of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, and a new generation fighting for his release from prison five decades after a wrongful conviction.

A story of love and friendship, grief and healing, this sweet, disarming drama follows a writer (Naomi Watts) who adopts a Great Dane that belonged to a late friend and mentor (Bill Murray).

In this spellbinding family adventure film set on a mythical island, a shy teenager is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as Ochi. After discovering one, a wounded baby, she escapes on a quest to bring him home. 

Followed by a discussion with director Dori Berinstein and film subject Kenneth Cole

An homage by an Emmy and Tony-winning director and producer, this documentary illustrates how New York fashion designer and activist Kenneth Cole has put cause before commerce for 40 years.

Followed by a discussion with director Peter Miller and film subject Giuliano Hazan

This documentary tells the improbable story of Marcella Hazan, a disabled immigrant, trained as a scientist, who became a bestselling cookbook author changing the way Americans eat and cook Italian food.

Followed by a discussion with film subject Fred Isseks

In this new documentary from the directors of the Emmy-winning Girls State and Boys State, a teacher inspires a group of teenagers to make a student film that reveals a conspiracy poisoning their community.

Smoldering with yearning, this romantic drama stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, and Will Poulter in a love triangle ranging across the American West of the 1950s.

We are honored to welcome the film subject, the Rt. Hon. Dame Jacinda Ardern, and director Lindsay Utz, for a special post-screening discussion moderated by filmmaker Dawn Porter

A winner at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, this documentary chronicles the Rt. Hon. Dame Jacinda Ardern's tenure as New Zealand’s prime minister, navigating crises while redefining leadership through her empathetic yet resolute approach.

Tickets for this special event are $25.

Followed by a discussion with director Dawn Porter, executive producer and film subject Dan Slepian, and film subject Jon-Adrian Velazquez

From award-winning MVFF alum Dawn Porter, this riveting docuseries tells the story of two men, a journalist and a murder convict, whose unlikely connection ignites a search for justice in four unrelated homicide cases.

Photo credit: NBC News Studios

This screening will be accompanied by a special dining experience. More details are coming soon!

In this beautiful culinary documentary that goes beyond cuisine, a Michelin-starred Japanese chef sets out to transform a historic Tokyo restaurant into a new place offering an innovative yet environmentally sustainable menu.