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Journalists are coping with the rising information flood by borrowing data visualization techniques from computer scientists, researchers and artists. Some newsrooms are already beginning to retool their staffs and systems to prepare for a future in which data becomes a medium. But how do we communicate with data, how can traditional narratives be fused with sophisticated, interactive information displays?

Jonas Mekas, sometimes called the godfather of the avant-garde cinema, actually dislikes documentary, because he feels the genre pretends to divulge everything about a subject. Still, the 85-year-old does not object to being filmed in the dusty Anthology Film Archives in New York, which he established in 1970. The packed storehouse is a fantastic treasure trove for lovers of the experimental film. The excitement of a young Italian, writing a paper on Harry Smith, when he comes face to face with a huge stack of film reels by his idol is contagious. Especially when he and a staff member start unpacking the psychedelic animation Mahagonny that was believed lost. We do not get to know everything about him and the experimental film genre, but this documentary, also related in form, is intriguing enough to make us want to.

1. Satoshi Kojim & Yohei Komatsu vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan 2. Tiger Mask & Jay White vs. Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish 3. Special Six Man Tag Match: Mascara Dorada, Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA vs. Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson 4. NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Jushin Thunder Liger (c) vs. Chase Owens 5. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Rob Conway (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 6. Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano 7. Special Tag Match: Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi 8. Special Six Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Tama Tonga 9. NEVER Openweight Title: Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii 10. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yuji Nagata

In January 1977, as snowflakes fell in Miami, Florida, lawmakers passed legislation to prohibit discrimination in housing, public accommodations or employment on the basis of "sexual preference." The issue ignited a political maelstrom, and Anita Bryant led a successful effort to repeal the ordinance. A divisive and galvanizing event, it set back the gay-rights movement for decades.

As Botswana awaits a possible landmark judgment from its high court, seeking to decriminalize same sex relations, Chantel, a 27-year-old lesbian who's both a theologian and a queer rights activist, attempts to start her journey to get ordained as a reverend in Botswana's religiously conservative and homophobic society.

In her first short film, director Masha Kechaeva turns her attention to the idea of time, rituals and transitions. Landscape of a city is slowly melting into sand dunes. Buildings become mountains, the land becomes vast and the eyes can rest on the distant line of horizon. The desert is an oasis for contemplation. When your eyes are sharp enough you can see far beyond – you can see stars, planets, you can see other worlds. Inspired by Michelangelo Antonioni “Zabriskie point” and Philipp Garrel “The inner Scar,” “Walking in the Time of Uncertainty” tells the story of an explorer who leaves the city in search of a bigger world. Oliver Ousterhout, DP, turns this journey into expansive meditation on time and space and Max Mollring, colorist, makes every scene into a dream-like painting.

When the Checks Stop Coming In is a candid investigation into the lives of black celebrities as they fall from fame and fortune to downright broke. It's the life of a celebrity, one minute you are singing to an audience of thousands, playing to an arena of screaming fans, or performing on television for millions of viewers. The accolades are coming fast and furious and the money is pouring in. You think that the dream that you're living is never going to end, but then you wake up one day and all your money and your livelihood is gone. Your worst nightmare has come true and you're broke, the groupies are gone and the lifestyle has dried up. Even the most seasoned and celebrated have lost it all. The list of celebrities gone broke includes Toni Braxton, Antione Walker, TLC, Wesley Snipes, Allen Iverson, MC Hammer, Dennis Rodman...it goes on and on.

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“A Galaxy Sits in the Cracks” is a short, experimental documentary in six parts exploring the ways black communities in Chicago, Detroit, and Durham, NC use the concept of Afrofuturism as a tool to inspire young people, organize politically and economically, and reimagine the spaces around them.

A girl searches for an unwanted presence in her house.

The story of two horny singles and the lengths human imagination can go when faced with trying circumstances - especially when it comes to sex and belonging.

Filmmaker Ronald Levaco, journeys back to China, the nation of his boyhood days, to discover what became of an old friend of his family, Israel Epstein.

Dan's stuck. He's pretty mediocre at a job he doesn't care about. He lives a mundane existence in a nondescript apartment. He yearns for a relationship but has no idea how to find one. He's a decent man but lord knows, he could use a little help. When God singles him out one night to share some discouraging news about the state of the world, Dan turns his life completely upside down in a desperate quest for true love. His job, family and preconceptions are all tossed aside in exchange for a series of chaotic dates with a variety of women in a mad 24-hour dash to find his soulmate

In the Wake of a Deadad is Kötting's powerful, often uncomfortable reflection on the recent death of his father. His Deadad.

A sudden epiphany inspires a 60 year old woman living in a van to enroll in modeling school while her daughter is in drug rehab.

Cel-animated cartoon made by George Pal for Lever Brothers Rinso Soap Company loosely borrows from the English nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence" where the Queen's Maid must "Stop her lazy tricks and get the washing done by 6."

Film serial.

A tale of an HIV positive young man, his lover who died from AIDS and axolotls- the larval stage of a species of salamander which give birth and die while still physically immature.

Hot Docs will commemorate Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation with the commissioning of In the Name of All Canadians, a compilation of six short documentaries inspired by Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. From Indigenous rights to multiculturalism to the controversial ‘notwithstanding clause,’ participating filmmakers have each selected a specific aspect of the Charter to explore, looking at how it resonates in the stories of their fellow Canadians.

A short documentary about the changing landscape of a New York City neighborhood.