Inc Kino Lorber

The Mill & the Cross stunningly recreates one of the great masterpieces of painting, Pieter Bruegel the Elder's Way to Calvary. It brings the viewer inside the painting with immersive period detail and amazing digital effects. The daily life of 16th century Flanders is rendered with astounding detail, such as the crusading Spanish militia, who abuse Protestants with brutally violent tactics. It's a one-of-a-kind marvel of art historical investigation...

Jafar Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses his or her own view of the world while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver.

In her feature debut, theater director Lila Avilés turns the monotonous work day of Eve (Gabriela Cartol), a chambermaid at a high-end Mexico City hotel, into a beautifully observed film of rich detail. Set entirely in this alienating environment, with extended scenes taking place in the guest rooms, hallways, and cleaning facilities, this minimalist yet sumptuous movie brings to the fore Eve’s hopes, dreams, and desires. As with Alfonso Cuarón’s...

A powerful testament to one man's commitment to his family, and his endurance in working to provide them with a brighter future. Kasongo, a 28-year-old man living in Congo with his wife and daughters, dreams of purchasing a plot of land on which to build his family a home. He sees his opportunity to earn money by selling charcoal, culled from the ashes of a mighty hardwood tree that he has felled and baked in an earthen oven. Loading up the bags of...

Throughout her ground-breaking career, Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq has always had an intimate relationship with the Nuna the Land, a living, breathing organism present in her improvised performances. Hers is a voice that, according to The New York Times, ₃demands full attention, whether she's whispering in her softest register or howling at the sky. Ever Deadly weaves together intimate concert footage of Tagaq alongside moving personal reflections,...

Ten years after the passing of his wife and creative partner, Jeanne-Claude, Christo sets out to realize *The Floating Piers*, a project they conceived together many years before. Boasting uncensored access to the artist and his team, WALKING ON WATER is an unprecedented look at Christo’s process, from the inception through to the completion of his latest large-scale art installation, a dahlia-yellow walkway atop Italy’s Lake Iseo that was eventually...

The story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ultimately consumed by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student. As the titular protagonist, Nira, discovers that her young student, Yoav, has an otherworldly talent for language and poetry, she slowly and progressively becomes interested in cultivating the boy's gift. But when fascination morphs into obsession, Nira pushes the boundaries of her relationship with the boy and his...

The rags to riches story of Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee arriving in America in 1975 and building a multi-million-dollar empire baking America's favorite pastry, the donut. His story is one of love, hard knocks, survival, and redemption. Ted sponsored hundreds of visas for incoming refugees and helped them get on their feet teaching them the ways of the donut business. By 1979 he was living the American Dream, but a great rise can come with a great...

LITTLE GANDHI is a powerful documentary that follows the life of iconic Syrian peace activist Ghiyath Matar, who became internationally known as “Little Gandhi” for his initiative of facing down violent government security forces with flowers and bottles of water. Matar was a key organizer of peaceful protests in his hometown of Daraya against one of the most vicious regimes in the 21st century, inspiring people worldwide. His brutal torture and...

An absorbing drama based on the true account of 18th-century doctor Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard, played by Truffaut himself in a memorable performance. A tribute to the joys, yearnings, pains and wonders of childhood. An irresistibly sophisticated comedy that paints the delirious portrait of a saturnine satyr who worships the feminine spirit, the idea of woman. A most personal and rigorous film in which Truffaut stars as Julien Davenne, a man who so...