Documentaries
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Angel in the City (Free Admission-Special Screening)
Roberto Russo and Produced by Johann Gamez / US Features, Premieres, Documentaries / USA / 60 mins
Angel In The City, takes viewers on a ride of discovery and empowerment from local and world-renowned legends.Angel in the City
AMC Empire 25 Theatres
Saturday, Aug. 25 4:00pm Buy Tickets
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Crisanto Street
Paloma Martinez / Documentaries / USA / 12 mins
In the shadows of Silicon Valley, a hidden community thrives despite difficult circumstances.Precedes: Looking at the Stars
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El Gallo
Michael Medoway / Documentaries / USA / 14 mins
El Gallo takes us on a visceral journey through the life of Juan 'El Gallo' Estrada, the former Flyweight champion of the world and one of Mexico's most famous boxers.Precedes: Monger
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Heiress of the Wind
Gloria Carrión Fonseca / Documentaries / Nicaragua / 2017 / 88 mins
Director Gloria Carrión deftly weaves candid, searing discussions of torture, tragic deaths, doubt, disillusionment, and parenting with archival footage and voice-overs of her own memories, to create a highly personal documentary that tells the story of both her parents and her country.Heiress of the Wind
Julia De Burgos Performance and Arts Center
Thursday, Aug. 23 6:00pm Buy Tickets
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Looking at the Stars
Alexandre Peralta / Documentaries / Brazil / 90 mins
Looking at the Stars is an intimate glimpse into the lives of the extraordinary ballerinas at the world’s only ballet school for the blind—the Fernanda Bianchini Ballet Association for the Blind.Preceded by: Crisanto Street
Looking at the Stars
AMC Empire 25 Theatres
Saturday, Aug. 25 5:00pm Buy Tickets
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Monger
Jeff Zorilla / Documentaries / Argentina / 72 mins
An explosive look at the lives of three men who take part in the world of sexual tourism in Buenos Aires that gives insight into the motivations and attitudes that fuel the sex trade and the reactionary wave of global misogyny that has reached a boiling point.Preceded by: El Gallo
Monger
AMC Empire 25 Theatres
Saturday, Aug. 25 6:30pm Buy Tickets
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Music of the Spheres
Marcel Beltrán / Documentaries / Cuba / 82 mins
Cuban artist and filmmaker Marcel Beltrán’s eloquent nonfiction feature pays homage to his parents’ enduring love while pondering his country’s turbulent history.Music of the Spheres
AMC Empire 25 Theatres
Saturday, Aug. 25 2:00pm Buy Tickets
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Ser Grande
Karen Rossi / Documentaries / Puerto Rico / 86 mins
The daily lives of Juan, Rushian and Ivianyd, three Puerto Rican teenagers, is challenged when they decide to participate in a series of workshops to discover their vocational aspirations and overcome personal limitations.When I Grow Up
Julia De Burgos Performance and Arts Center
Saturday, Aug. 25 2:00pm Buy Tickets
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Voices of the Sea
Kim Hopkins / Documentaries / United Kingdom / 93 mins
Revealing the stark realities of the poorest of rural Cubans with unique access and empathy, this is the story of a 30-something mother of four who longs for a better life.Voices of the Sea
AMC Empire 25 Theatres
Thursday, Aug. 23 4:30pm Buy Tickets
