Southern Rites visits Montgomery County, Ga., one year after the town merged its racially segregated proms, and during a historic election campaign that may lead to its first African-American sheriff. Acclaimed photographer Gillian Laub, whose photos first brought the area unwanted notoriety, documents the repercussions when a white town resident is charged with the murder of a young black man. The case divides locals along well-worn racial lines, and the ensuing plea bargain and sentencing uncover complex truths and produce emotional revelations.

Made up entirely of archival news and White House footage, this documentary captures the pageantry, absurdity, and mastery of the made-for-TV politics of Ronald Reagan.

入围2020年华沙电影节纪录片竞赛 In 1970 a Soviet fishing vessel was in Atlantic waters off the East Coast of the United States, in keeping with fishing rights. At one point, a US Coast Guard vessel approached the boat. As the commanders were holding talks, one of the sailors – radio operator Simas Kudirka – jumped from the Soviet boat, landed on the deck of the American vessel and desperately begged for asylum. This was the beginning of one of the biggest Cold War muddles. The Americans couldn’t grant Kudirka asylum, but they didn’t want to hand him over to the Soviets. Back home, he faced a court trial and a hefty sentence. The great battle for Simas began.

Americans consume 75% of the world’s prescription drugs. After losing his own brother to the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse, documentarian Chris Bell sets out to demystify this insidious addiction. Bell’s examination into the motives of big pharma and doctors in this ever-growing market leads him to meet with experts on the nature of addiction, survivors with first-hand accounts of their struggle, and whistleblowers who testify to the dollar-driven aims of pharmaceutical corporations. Ultimately his investigation will point back to where it all began: his own front door.