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Celebrating the art of documentary film.
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2021 FESTIVAL
A to Z Features – 2021
A – Z Shorts – 2021
2021 Feature – Trailers
2021 Shorts – Trailers
2021 DOCTalks
2021 November Special Events
2021 NOVEMBER Schedule
2021 DOCUTAH Ticketing
A to Z Features – 2021
A – Z Shorts – 2021
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4 Little Girls deepens the audiences’ understanding of the American Civil Rights Movement by using the universal languages of photography, song and dance to depict stories from the era.
4 Little Girls: Moving Portraits of the Civil Rights Movement
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Despite controversy and threats, a Muslim woman takes a stand for justice through activism and a progressive practice of Islam.
Al Imam
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All the Possibilities… is a documentary meditation on artist Vernon Pratt’s 1,450 square foot systematic abstraction painting
All the Possibilities…
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An intimate portrait following a recently-graduated veterinarian as she enjoys a rare, relaxing morning in her blissful country home.
Animal Calling
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As We Are
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The tension of going through a pandemic shifts my attention and creates anxiety within me.
Attention at Tension
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Galen Paul Dively III lives on a remote mountaintop in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and makes his living selling “novelty toast art”.
Burnt Toast
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Dance with Me is a film about acquaintance, marriage and the decision to have a baby.
Dance with Me
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This film takes a deep, personal dive into the ongoing conflict over the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monument in Southern Utah.
Desert Mourning
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The story of the 2018 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and how a group of determined and brave people under the direction of the UN fought political violence, disinformation and a deadly infection to save a nation.
Fighting for Survivors
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Why do only 36% of 18-25 year olds vote? Many high school seniors are eligible to vote and have very strong opinions about what needs to change, but they don’t really know much about the voting process or how to register.
Forever Voters
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For years, prospectors staked their claims with hollow pipes, which inadvertently became bird traps. Thousands of pipes are scattered across Nevada’s landscape. Jim Boone’s mission is to save birds from dying in these claim markers.
Fowl Claims
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A Greenlander follows Pierre Auzias (66) a French Painter fully integrated in Uummaanaq, a settlement 450 miles north of the arctic circle in Greenland.
Greenlander, A
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I Want to Make a Film About Women
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From the inception of a musical idea, through the recording process and live performance, this short documentary tells the story of Jeff Pifher and his band Socrates’ Trial and their idea of what jazz can be today.
In the Same Direction: Jeff Pifher & Socrates’ Trial
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Noa befriends two young women, a Christian and a Moslem, who are also Jerusalem residents. Together the three explore the challenges and reservations they have about their respective religions, but the best intentions in the world cannot paper over the chasm of differences that exist between them.
Intentions
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It’s Rocket Science
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Keeper of the Fire explores the life and work of activist poet Alejandro Murguia, a writer passionately involved with the struggles of his times.
Keeper of the Fire
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Heroic World War II veterans vividly share their liberation journeys, drawing parallels between the past and present.
Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses
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As the focus of early childhood education in America becomes more centered around academic achievement, Sally Swiatek is trying to preserve the one thing that allows children to develop holistically: play.
Little Patch of Earth, A
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Master Brewer, The
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The ancient tradition of preparing Mochi to celebrate the Japanese New Year goes back centuries. Join one close-knit intergenerational community in the ceremonial pounding of the cooked rice, the forming of the warm Mochi cakes, and, of course, eating the yummy results!!
Mochitsuki
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Moustafa and Maram
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Roads Most Traveled, The: Photo Journalist Don Bartletti
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A Cuban immigrant family creates a beloved foodie destination in their new home of Los Angeles, California.
Rosa Porto Beyond the Box
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Shaba
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When Maya, who was raised on a secular kibbutz, decided to become ultra-Orthodox, she couldn’t have imagined how complicated it would be to search for a life partner.
Simple Things
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Featuring the high school prom stories of queer people aged 17 to 88, Take Me To Prom captures 70 years of LGBTQ social progress through this adolescent milestone.
Take Me To Prom
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During the devastating Thomas Wildfire, inmate firefighters relish the opportunity to emerge from their restraints and find serenity and a sense of purpose through the work that they devote their lives to.
Trial By Fire
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Dr. Andrew Rynne was the first doctor to perform vasectomies in Ireland and has performed over 35,000. This is a distinction that did not come without controversy in the extremely Catholic Ireland of the 1970s and ‘80s
Vasectomy Doctor, The
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This is the first in a series of short documentaries telling a different story of soldiers returning from war. American veterans struggle to transition back to civilian life with PTSD, addiction, and suicide rates much higher than the general population.
Veteran’s Journey Home, A: Kalani’s Story
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A short documentary that follows one refugee on her search to find her missing family members while taking a journey through her troubled past.
War Inside Me, The
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On the sun-soaked Côte d’Azur, a local food specialty reigns. Socca is just four simple ingredients: chickpea flour, water, salt, and olive oil.
We Eat Socca Here
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What the Rain Feels Like