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Sunday, June 17
 | Payback Thalia Docs
Margaret Atwood's visionary work Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth is the basis for this riveting and poetic documentary on "debt" in its various forms-societal, personal, environmental, spiritual, criminal, and of course, economic. Filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal (Manufactured Landscapes) strikingly interweaves these (sometimes surprising) debtor/creditor relationships: two families in a years-long Albanian blood feud; the BP oil spill vs. the Earth; mistreated Florida tomato farm workers and their bosses; imprisoned media mogul Conrad Black and the U.S. justice system. With stunning cinematography and insightful commentary from renowned thinkers Raj Patel, Louise Arbour and Atwood herself, Payback is a brilliant, game-changing rumination on the subject. See More... |
 | Once Thalia Docs
Can't get tickets to this Broadway musical that just won the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical and 8 Tony Awards? Come see the original film that inspired the live musical! Academy Award: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song A modern day musical set on the streets of Dublin. Featuring Glen Hansard and his Irish band "The Frames," the film tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story. Also Playing: The Swell Season, the Documentary about Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová and their band. See More... |
 | The Swell Season Thalia Docs
Fan of the Academy Award movie musical or the live, Drama Desk award and 8 Tony Award winning Broadway musical Once? Then come see this charming documentary about the creators of this hit. In 2008, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova captivated audiences and earned two Academy Awards for their musical collaboration in the film Once, which reached $10 million at the box office and grew their popularity and fan base by tens of thousands in North America and throughout the world. As their fictional romance blurred with reality, they fell in love, recorded an album, and embarked on a world tour. Fueled by two years of exhilaration, performance, and psychological turmoil, The Swell Season is much more than a music documentary. It is a volatile and intimate portrait of a romance that fractures in the face of life on the road and personal tragedy. As Glen and Marketa's relationship unhinges, ultimately music prevails as their enduring connection. A Seventh Art Releasing Film Also Playing: Once, the musical that started it all! See More... |
