All the documentaries nominated for an Oscar this year can b e seen in this program. \;They are as follows:
\n"\;Inocent
e"\; - (directors: Sean Fine and Andrea Nix\, USA) An intensely persona
l and vibrant coming of age documentary about a young artist's fierce deter
mination to never surrender to the bleakness of her surroundings. At 15\, &
quot\;Inocente"\; refuses to let her dream of becoming an artist be cag
ed by her life as an undocumented immigrant forced to live homeless for the
last nine years. "\;Inocente"\; is both a timeless story about the
transformative power of art and a timely snapshot of the new face of homel
essness in America -- children.
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\n"\;King's Point
"\; - (director: Sari Gilman\, USA) "\;Kings Point"\; tells the
stories of five seniors living in a typical American retirement resort-men
and women who came to Florida decades ago with their spouses by their side
s and their health intact\, and now find themselves grappling with love\, l
oss and the universal desire for human connection.
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"\;Mondays at Racine"\; - (director: Cynthia Wade\, USA) Every thir
d Monday of the month\, in brassy Long Island\, sisters Cynthia and Rachel
open up their hair salon\, called Racine\, and offer free beauty services f
or women undergoing chemotherapy. The sisters are determined to give women
who are losing their hair\, eyebrows and eyelashes a sense of normalcy and
dignity in a traumatic and uncertain time. The story of what hair means in
our culture quickly unfolds into an unexpected look at womanhood\, marriage
and survival.
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\n"\;Open Heart"\; - (director
: Keif Davidson\, USA) Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind t
o embark on a life-or-death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Suda
n. Their hearts ravaged by a treatable disease from childhood strep throat\
, the kids have only months to live. "\;Open Heart"\; reveals the i
ntertwined endeavors of Dr. Emmanuel Rusingiza\, Rwanda's lone government c
ardiologist\, as he fights to save the lives of his young patients\, and Dr
. Gino Strada\, the Salam Center's head surgeon who must convince Sudanese
President Omar Al-Bashir's government to keep Africa's only link to life-sa
ving cardiac surgery free of charge for the millions who need it.
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\n"\;Redemption"\; - (directors: Jon Alpert &\; Mat
thew O'Neill\, USA) In the documentary "\;Redemption\,"\; filmmaker
s Jon Alpert &\; Matthew O'Neill closely follow this growing army of New
Yorkers whose treasures are in the trash. The film is a chance to meet the
marginalized masses we often rush past on our way to catch a bus or make a
meeting. They are poor but proud New Yorkers - people who don't ask for a
handout - people whose hands rake through the discards of our lives - build
ing their lives one nickel at a time.