  April 20, 2024 - May 8, 2024
Not Rated; 105 minutes; in English; Directed by: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell
By fusing journalistic exposé with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all backgrounds are literally dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America's economy.
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 April 22, 2024 - May 9, 2024
not rated ; 102 minutes; in French, Spanish with subtitles; Directed by: François Ozon
Starring: Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Isabelle Huppert
The Crime is Mine follows Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress in 1930s Paris who is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend Pauline, a young unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins for Madeleine, until the truth slowly unravels about what really happened and who is truly guilty.
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 April 22, 2024 - May 8, 2024
Rated: PG-13; 107 minutes; in English, Dzongkha; Directed by: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Starring: Harry Einhorn, Tandin Wangchuk, Tandin Sonam
The Monk and The Gun captures the wonder and disruption as Bhutan becomes one of the world's youngest democracies. The film follows the story of Tashi, a young monk in Bhutan whose lama (teacher) asks for guns, an odd request considering the rarity of guns in Bhutanese society. Meanwhile, Ron, an antique gun collector has travelled to Bhutan to acquire a special piece. The film explores Bhutan's movement towards democracy, while satirizing the fascination for guns and violence suggested as endemic in democratic society. The villagers humorously attempt to understand elections, while tension builds as Ron's and Tashi's stories intertwine.
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 April 21, 2024 - May 7, 2024
Rated: PG-13; 98 minutes; in German, Turkish, Polish, English; Directed by: Ilker Çatak
Starring: Leonie Benesch, Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Rafael Stachowiak
Nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, The Teachers’ Lounge follows Carla, a dedicated teacher, who starts her first job at a high school. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one of her students is suspected, she decides to get to the bottom of the matter on her own. Carla tries to mediate between outraged parents, opinionated colleagues and aggressive students, but is relentlessly confronted with the structures of the school system. The more desperately she tries to do everything right, the more the young teacher threatens to break.
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 April 20, 2024 - May 9, 2024
Rated: PG-13; 105 minutes; in German, Polish, Yiddish with subtitles; Directed by: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus
Nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Zone of Interest follows the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig who strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden right next to the concentration camp. Zone of Interest examines the horrific atrocities through the lens of the very people complicit, and the juxtaposition of the mundane nature of their existence and the tragedy just beyond the walls.
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