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Throughout Richard Nixon’s presidency, three of his top White House aides documented their experiences with Super 8 home movie cameras. Young, idealistic and dedicated, they had no idea that a few years later they’d all be at the center of a history-making impeachment scandal. This unique and personal visual record, created by H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Dwight Chapin, was seized by the FBI during the Watergate investigation, then filed away and forgotten for almost 40 years. OUR NIXON is an all-archival documentary presenting those home movies for the first time, along with other rare footage, creating an intimate and complex portrait of the Nixon presidency as never seen before. Director Penny Lane stops by for an informative and engaging chat on the discovery of this long forgotten film treasure and how it may affect the legacy of one of the most divisive presidents in American history.

“This ingenious documentary honors Nixon’s peculiar place in the American psyche” –  New York Times

“Surprising and artistically keen…eerie and beautiful” – Washington Post

“Absorbing” – LA Times  “Masterful” – Baltimore Sun  “Weirdly charming” – Pop Matters

 

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Once a rising star in the ’70’s New York art scene, 80-year-old “boxing” painter Ushio Shinohara is prepping for his latest show, hoping to reinvigorate his career. His wife and de facto assistant, Noriko, seeks her own recognition through her “Cutie” illustrations, which depict their chaotic 40-year marriage. CUTIE AND THE BOXER captures two lives united by a dedication to art-making for a touching meditation on the eternal themes of love and sacrifice. Director Zachary Heinzerling joins us for to talk about his touching film about a relationship that defies an easy explanation.

Now Playing at the Nuart Theatre
Director Zachary Heinzerling In Person Fri, Aug 16 at 7:30 & 9:40pm!

“Cutie and the Boxer is more than a great documentary. It’s a great film.” – Joe Morganstern, Wall Street Journal

“A movie that makes you feel less like a spectator than a guest, a friend welcomed into the home of an odd and fascinating couple”. – A. O. Scott, New Yorker Times

“As a documentary and a love story, Cutie and the Boxer is nothing short of breathtaking. There’s a nimbleness to the storytelling that always keeps you involved…It’s not mushy but it is resonantly heartfelt.” – Drew Taylor, The Playlist

“Cutie and the Boxer” is one of the most unsentimental and unstinting portraits of marriage ever brought to the screen…” – Andrew O’Hehir, Salon.com

From human guinea pigs testing drugs for pay to behind-the-scenes marketers to consumers struggling with life-altering illness, Off Label examines the medicated margins of American society through the stories of eight lives haunted by the commercialization of medicine and personal identity. Welcome to the strange pharmacy that is America. Award winning film directors Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher joins us for a very lively discussion on the impact that “legal” drug abuse is having on our country.

“Sensitive, poetic, and gorgeous, the care and affection Mosher and Palmieri have for their subjects is evident in every scene.”- Dodie Bellamy, SF MOMA

 “More illuminating and thoughtful than Michael Moore’s Sicko, hopefully OFF LABEL will have a better chance at convincing people that the health care industry in the U.S. is totally fucked up.” – Smells Like Screen Spirit

The worlds of a former neo-Nazi and the gay victim of his senseless hate crime attack collide by chance 25 years after the incident that dramatically shaped both of their lives. They proceed to embark on a journey of forgiveness that challenges both to grapple with their beliefs and fears, eventually leading to an improbable collaboration…and friendship. Director Jason Cohen stops by to talk about this remarkable tale of two men and their capacity to see the world in a different way.