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I WENT TO THE DANCE (J’AI ÉTÉ AU BAL) is the seminal film on the history of the foot-stomping, toe-tapping music of French Southwest Louisiana. The film features many Cajun and Zydeco greats, Michael Doucet, BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Canray Fontenont, Marc and Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard, Boozoo Chavis and many more.   Newly restored in 5K, I WENT TO THE DANCE (J’AI ÉTÉ AU BAL),celebrates the music of Southwest Louisiana. Blank, Strachwitz & Gosling’s film brims with tender affection for its subjects, the vitality of their marvelous music, and a generosity of spirit. NEW 5K Restoration!

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Tagline: French documentary titan Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital…

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Eufrosina Cruz, an indigenous woman, fights for the right to vote and for women to have political power in Mexico.

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From the Oscar Nominated director of THE MOLE AGENT, comes one of cinema’s greatest love stories…

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Explore, through her granddaughter’s eyes, the life story of Dorothea Lange, the photographer who captured the iconic image “Migrant Mother”. Never-seen-before photos, film footage, interviews, family memories, and journals reveal the artist who challenged America to know itself.

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