Tuesday, August 2 at 11:00 p.m.
Steam of Life
From a land of long, dark winters comes “Steam of Life,” a moody, comic and moving study of Finnish men, as framed by the national obsession with the sauna. There, they come together to sweat out not only the grime of contemporary life, but also their grief, hopes, joys and memories. Beautifully and hauntingly shot, the acclaimed film provides a surprising glimpse into the lives of Finnish men and a remarkable depiction of the troubled and often reticent hearts of contemporary Western men.
Tuesday, August 23 at 11:00 p.m.
Short Cuts
A one-hour collection of documentary shorts by established and emerging filmmakers. “Big Birding Day” by David Wilson This short offers a glimpse into the world of competitive bird watching, as three friends attempt to see as many species as possible in 24 hours.
“Flawed” by Andrea Dorfman Artist Andrea Dorfman’s drawings burst colorfully into life as she animates the story of her long-distance relationship with a man whose profession, plastic surgery, gives her plenty of fodder.
"Six Weeks" by Marcin Janos Krawczyk In Poland, a mother has the right to give her child away — and lose all parental rights — during the first six weeks of the newborn’s life. This poignant, award-winning film follows a single mother who must decide what is best for her baby.
“Tiffany” by Beverly Morris In this animated short, Beverly Morris tells of her ongoing struggle to hold onto the most contested object in her divorce — the Tiffany lamp. “StoryCorps” StoryCorps brings its Peabody Award-winning storytelling to POV for a second season. Since 2003, StoryCorps has recorded and preserved the voices of everyday people, one conversation at a time. POV’s animated short films use original recordings that have become beloved public-radio “driveway moments.” Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
“Miss Devine” – Cousins James Ransom and Cherie Johnson recall their inimitable Sunday school teacher, Miss Lizzie Devine. This animation, set in the small Florida town of the cousins’ memories, will have you laughing along with the cousins as they remember the fearsome, larger-than-life Miss Devine.
“No More Questions” – Strong-willed grandmother Kay Wang allowed her son and granddaughter to drag her into a StoryCorps booth. Though Kay was reluctant, she had stories to tell — from disobeying her mother and rebuffing suitors while growing up in China to late-life adventures as a detective for Bloomingdale’s department store.
Tuesday, August 30 at 11:00 p.m.
Armadillo
In 2009, Janus Metz and cameraman Lars Skree accompanied a platoon of Danish soldiers to Armadillo, a combat operations base in southern Afghanistan. For six months, often while under fire, they captured the lives of the young soldiers fighting the Taliban in a hostile and confusing environment, where official rhetoric about helping civilians too often met the unforgiving reality of being a foreign occupier. Winner of the Critics’ Week Grand Prix at Cannes, “Armadillo” is one of the most dramatic and candid accounts of combat to come out of Afghanistan.
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