Sparked by the plague of gun violence ravaging their schools, Us Kids chronicles the March For Our Lives movement over several years. The documentary follows gun violence survivors and teenage activists as they pull together the largest youth protest in American history. Their movement went global with rallies on six continents and in over 700 cities in every state across the nation, expanding to address racial injustice, a growing public health crisis, and shocking a political system into change. This movement was instrumental in the record youth voter turnout in the 2018 and 2020 elections. (99 mins)

“Us Kids skillfully handles a sensitive subject and prudently connects the Parkland students’ stories to those of Black students whose experiences with gun violence rarely garner similar national attention.” – Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times

“Us Kids is indispensable viewing for anyone who genuinely cares about the future of this country beyond the usual “thoughts and prayers.” – Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times

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This new European film from celebrated filmmaker Roy Andersson (A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence) is a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality. We wander, dreamlike, gently guided by our Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments take on the same significance as historical events: a couple floats over a war-torn Cologne; on the way to a birthday party, a father stops to tie his daughter’s shoelaces in the pouring rain; teenage girls dance outside a cafe; a defeated army marches to a prisoner-of-war camp. Simultaneously an ode and a lament, About Endlessness presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence. In Swedish with subtitles. (76 mins)

Bonus footage: In addition to the feature, there will be an exclusive pre-recorded discussion between filmmaker Roy Andersson and Palme d’Or winning/Oscar nominated filmmaker Ruben Östlund (The Square, Force Majeure).

“Andersson has earned our lasting gratitude. Few living directors beget work that carries so clear and so immediate a signature.” – Anthony Lane, New Yorker

“A mesmerizing odyssey to the heart of existence… Swedish auteur Roy Andersson’s latest is anothermasterpiece of the human condition.” – Peter Bradshw, The Guardian

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Oscar Nominee for Best International Film

Sam Ali, a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian, left his country for Lebanon to escape the war. To be able to travel to Europe and live with the love of his life, he accepts to have his back tattooed by one of by the world’s most sulfurous contemporary artist. Turning his own body into a prestigious piece of art, Sam will however come to realize that his decision might actually mean anything but freedom. Subtitled and in English. Also featuring Monica Bellucci and directed by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania.  (104 mins)

“Visually sumptuous, this breathtaking film has a remarkable sense of light and shade, colour, shapes, texture and especially skin.” – Rich Cline, Shadows On the Wall

“The Syrian refugee crisis meets the western art market in The Man Who Sold His Skin” – Anita Katz, San Francisco Examiner

“At times, The Man Who Sold His Skin plays like a cultural parody, but its aim is dead serious, and more sobering.” – Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post

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For the 16th consecutive year, the Naro Cinema presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world. The Academy Awards take place late this Pandemic year, on Sunday, April 25th.

ANIMATED SHORTS (Running Time: 99 minutes)

Burrow – Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat (USA, 6 min)
Genius Loci – Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise (France, 16 min)
Opera – Erick Oh (USA, 9 min)
If Anything Happens I Love You – Will McCormack and Michael Govier (USA, 12 min)
Yes-People – Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson (Iceland, 8 min)

Also included in this program is an additional selection animated shorts from the AMPAS shortlist: 

Kapaemahu (USA, 8 min)
The Snail and the Whale (UK/Germany, 26 min)
To Gerard (USA, 7 min)

LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Running Time: 130 minutes)

The Present – Farah Nabulsi (Palestine, 25 min)
Feeling Through – Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski (USA, 19 min)
Two Distant Strangers – Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe (USA, 25 min)
White Eye – Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman (Israel, 21 min)
The Letter Room – Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan (USA, 33 min)

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (Running Time: 136 minutes)

A Love Song for Latasha – Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan (USA, 18 min)
Do Not Split – Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook (USA/Norway, 36 min)
Hunger Ward – Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman (USA, 40 min)
Colette – Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard (France/Germany/USA, 24 min)
A Concerto Is a Conversation – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers (USA, 13 min)

“From social justice to stories about grief and reckoning with the past, this year’s nominated shorts get serious” – NY Times – See full review here which gives an overview and summary of each of  films. (But please use the Naro’s link to purchase your ticket!)

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Nominated for 2 Oscars!
Best International Film and Best Documentary
This acclaimed film follows a heroic team of journalists as they uncover shocking, widespread corruption. After a deadly nightclub fire, the mysterious death of the owner of a powerful pharmaceutical firm, and the quiet resignation of a health minister—seemingly unrelated events, all within weeks of each other—the team of intrepid reporters exposes a much larger, much more explosive political scandal. Collective is a fast-paced, real-time detective story about truth, accountability, and the value of an independent press in partisan times. Directed by Alexander Nanau (Toto and His Sisters). Subtitled. (109 mins)

“It plays like a political thriller. But it’s also a deeply moving testament to both the power and the necessity of investigative journalism…” – Stephanie Zacharek, Time Magazine

“One can’t watch the Romanian documentary Collective without feeling as if the film is a snapshot of America’s future.” – Roger Moore, Movie Nation

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On April 9, 1940, Denmark is invaded by Nazi Germany with demands for immediate and unconditional surrender. The government surrenders after a few hours and begins cooperating with the Nazis. On the other side of the Atlantic in Washington, DC is Denmark’s ambassador to the United States of America, a daredevil and a man of the world – Henrik Kauffmann, who is willing to put everything on the line. He refuses to follow the German directives and engineers a rebellious plan to defeat Hitler and give the Danish people their freedom back. Subtitled. (110 mins)

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Nominated for 2 Academy Awards including Best International Film

Written and directed by provocative Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration, The Hunt), the film centers on four friends – all high school teachers – who test a theory that they will work and live better by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood. Their initial results are positive with classes and results improving; however, as they continue the experiment the results become more extreme. Charismatic international actor Mads Mikkelsen leads the cast, alongside Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe and Magnus Millang. In Danish with subtitles. (117 mins)

“A stinging, gorgeously filmed tragicomedy about male insecurity and the power of positive drinking, it’s the latest from the Danish provocateur Thomas Vinterberg…” – Ty Burr, Boston Globe

“One of the director’s most absorbing works.” – Anthony Lane, New Yorker

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