Life, Animated
At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.
The Apollo
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
Stamped from the Beginning
Using innovative animation and expert insights, this documentary based on Ibram X. Kendi's bestseller explores the history of racist ideas in America.
Cassandro
The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world but also his own life.
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Roger Ross Williams
Director
Jonathan Freeman
as
Himself
Patti LaBelle
as
Herself
Eartha Kitt
as
Herself
Jamie Foxx
as
Himself
Sammy Davis Jr.
as
Self
Joaquín Cosio
as
Lorenzo
Roberta Colindrez
as
Sabrina
Gael García Bernal
as
Saúl 'Cassandro'
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