All Films

In the form of a fiction, Naomi Kawase delivers a self-portrait which is also a re-crossing of her earlier films. The old city of Nara, the first capital of Japan where Naomi Kawase is from and where she still lives, opens up a reverie where past, present and future meet. In its winding streets mingle the "Haré" of days of celebration and ceremony and the "Ké" of everyday life.

A girl makes a fatal mistake and faces the terrible consequences.

An overconfident father and his insecure adult son have an issue that has always stood between them but has never been mentioned.

Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), the most important sculptor of the first half of the 20th century, has been a fascinating and enduring influence on a generation of contemporary American artists. Insights into Brancusi’s legacy are presented by Carl Andre, Lynda Benglis, Ellsworth Kelly, Martin Puryear, Richard Serra, and Joel Shapiro, with additional commentary on Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Roy Lichtenstein, Isamu Noguchi,and Claes Oldenburg. In 1995, Anne d’Harnoncourt, Director Emeritus of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, asked Checkerboard to document the PMA’s acclaimed retrospective on Brancusi for the Museum’s archive. The resulting footage became the genesis of the documentary.

The residents of a village near Opole are celebrating Easter Sunday. People, as well as horses, have gathered near the church. It is a traditional component of Easter celebrations, which include prayers, a horse ride around the households nearby and fervent singing under the influence of alcohol. Enigmatic editing and black and white photographs reflect the dignified atmosphere of the holiday in which the sacred is combined with the profane in a bizarre chase. All this happens under the patronage of the figurine of Resurrected Christ. The holiday of Krzyżoki and its celebrations make a typical southern Polish tradition.

Two secretaries share the balcony of a curious company where plants are born from the floor.

A lonely and peculiar four year old girl, ignored by her cold and social media obsessed mother, finds an unlikely friend in the gritty gardener. But, something's not quite right.

Two young social workers are delivering a fugitive child to his mother by ferry. But in the middle of the icy Baltic Sea, something goes wrong.

From humble beginnings in a small slate roofed village in Greece to the heyday of America's movie palaces, the Latchis Family built an empire of theatres throughout New England in the hard-scrabble years of the Great Depression. Their story is told through historically accurate footage, photographs and music from the Latchis family, local historical societies and national archives.

In his tale of passionate love and heartbreaking grief, Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding (1860-1911) explains the drowning of the beautiful Ingalill.

The Call of the Cosmos is more than a spectacular exploration of galaxies, stars and the planet we call home. It is also a journey into the heart of God. For through the wonders of outer space we catch extraordinary glimpses of the Lord’s artistry, power, wisdom and compassion as the heavens pour out evidence of his existence every moment of every day. This fascinating film begins with a voyage from Earth to the edge of the observable universe, 45 billion light years away. Then, in a series of visually stunning episodes, we consider the origin and structure of the cosmos and our significance within it…the mysteries of solar eclipses and auroras…an agnostic astronomer’s honest recognition of a supernatural designer…and the convergent revelations of nature and Scripture. The Call of the Cosmos is a celebration of science and the character of God—a remarkable film with an unforgettable message that will touch your mind and heart.

Sergei leads the ordinary life of an ordinary family man with a small business, but through a fatal combination of circumstances he becomes the target of killers. His last words seem to suggest an unexpected recognition, after which he is ready to carry out the lethal shot. Apparently we all have something to confess before death, and sometimes it is more difficult to live with it than die.

A COLLEGE BOY TRYING TO GET SOME LUMP OF MONEY FROM HIS DAD.

Poetika Anima is a non-narrative animated film based on a lyrical poem created by the synthesis of director’s diary notes. Countless symbols and visual metaphors, along with the original atmospheric music create a story rich with interpretations about a woman who transforms her disheartenment within a fluid spacetime.

Reflections from Red Oak, Texas where a teenage son murdered his father.

One summer afternoon, a little theater of desire and domination, tender and sometimes cruel, is established between the young waiters and clients in a Provence bar.

Bastien returns to the place where she spent her childhood, that happy time when she fell in love with Juan, the maid’s son. Juan and Bastien establish a star-crossed love and hasten events that will lead her family to make dramatic decisions and put an end to a romance that oversteps accepted standards.

A meditative stroll through Sacramento landmarks, from the gentrified to the urban.

Allen Murphy has an interview for a new job in a company he says he knows next to nothing about. After it turns out that the company knows his entire history and all his secrets, Allen is faced with a fact.

A robot named Darwin is sent on a journey, to explore the universe in the hopes of discovering a new home for the human race. On his mission he uncovers the wonder and beauty of space, and his own humanity.

In a world of drought, an old man spends his days collecting drops of water to quench the thirst of a dead tree.

Two boys, their fathers and a dog in an unexpected, life-changing encounter in a forest on a Sunday morning. A short film about authorities, disappointments and the birth of a rebel.

An artistic pioneer, Agnès Varda has never stopped looking for the next way to tell a story. Here the 90-year-old explains how Instagram, with a majority of users in the 18-24 age range, followed photography and film as her medium of choice.