Reel on the River

Archived films from past seasons

Senna

Senna

Winner of the Audience Award in the documentary category at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Senna is a riveting look at Brazilian Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, one of boldest and most exciting race car champions of all time. Senna was a TV star and pin-up, a...

Monsieur Lazhar

Monsieur Lazhar

Veteran director Philippe Falardeau's drama about an Algerian refugee who becomes a substitute teacher in a Montreal elementary school is one of the most acclaimed Québécois films of the last decade. Directed by veteran filmmaker Philippe Falardeau, Monsieur Lazhar is...

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

British acting talent Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a fascinating look at the disenchanted world of espionage and treachery. Unglamorous but certainly not unexciting, the film is the anti-James Bond where gadgets and girls are replaced drab duds and anonymous office...

The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.

In a Better World

In a Better World

The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

The Cave of Forgotten Dreams

The Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. It's an unforgettable cinematic experience that provides a unique glimpse of the...

West is West

West is West

Manchester, North of England, 1975. The now much diminished, but still claustrophobic and dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan, the runt of the litter, is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his...

Beginners

Beginners

After his mother dies, Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is stunned when his father, Hal (Christopher Plummer), recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, comes out of the closet. When Hal passes away a few years later, Oliver grows depressed, struggling with his failing career as...

The First Grader

The First Grader

An 84-year-old Kenyan (Oliver Litondo) fights for his right to attend school for the first time and receive the education he previously could not afford.

Jack Goes Boating

Jack Goes Boating

Single Jack (Philip Seymour Hoffman) drives a limo for a living and has a best friend, Clyde (John Ortiz), a married co-worker. Clyde and his wife decide to set up Jack with another friend, Connie (Amy Ryan). Jack and Connie hit it off, and a tentative romance...

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