Films with: Halpern, Nathan

Eugenics crusade

Presents the story of the eugenics movement in the U.S., tracing its evolution from a force for human progress through the study of genetics to an anti-humanistic campaign for state-sponsored sterilization and the closing of the country's borders to peoples believed by some to be genetically inferior.

DVD 13139

Marina Abramović : the artist is present /

Seductive, fearless, and outrageous, Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic has been redefining art for nearly forty years. Using her body as a vehicle, she creates performances that challenge, shock, and move us. This is a mesmerizing journey into the world of radical performance and an intimate portrait of an astonishingly magnetic, endlessly intriguing woman who draws no distinction between life and art.

DVD 9241

Minding the gap

Looks at a community of skateboarders in Rockford, Illinois, focusing on the relationships among director Bing Liu and his two friends Keire and Zack.

DVD 13417