Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge

(Marie Curie)

Physicist and chemist Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel prize. This biopic highlights her struggles for recognition in the male-dominated science community in early 20th-century France starting in 1905 when she and her husband, Pierre go to Stockholm to give their Nobel Prize lecture, then moves through his death and toward Marie going on to win a second Nobel in her own right.

The Prince of Nothingwood

Salim Shaheen is one of Afghanistan’s, and perhaps the world’s, most prolific filmmakers. But his is a name probably not known to many outside of the Middle East. Nothingwood comes from Salim himself as he notes that America has Hollywood, India has Bollywood and, as he points to the desert around him, Afghanistan has Nothingwood. Afghanistan's most extravagent film director is showcased in this affectionate and amusing documentary.

Heartstone

(Hjartasteinn)

A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thor and Christian experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other is drawn closer to his best friend. When summer ends and the harsh nature of Iceland takes back its rights, it’s time to leave the playground and face adulthood. Heartstone tells a story about a strong friendship between two boys growing up in a small icelandic fishing village.

Human Flow

More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. In Human Flow, the Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei examines the staggering scale of the current refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Over the course of one year in 23 countries, he follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretch across the globe, including Afghanistan, France, Greece, Germany and Iraq.