Dear DocYard Community, We take the health and safety of our community very seriously. In light of the growing COVID-19 outbreak in the US, we have decided to postpone all of our upcoming screenings for the remainder of the DocYard season through the end of May. We will be exploring booking new dates for the screenings that have now been postponed due to this public health emergency, and will keep you updated about that. As a reminder, any ticket-holder who bought a ticket in advance for a single DocYard screening is able to change their ticket at no fee to any future screening for the DocYard or the Brattle’s...

A ragtag group of idealistic Soundcloud rappers attempt to create a sanctuary for free expression in the Colorado desert, set to an Animal Collective soundtrack. Virtual Screening: April 24 – April 27Director: Marnie Ellen HertzlerFilm Details: 2020, 76 minutes, DCP, color, sound, English World premiere at True/False. Official selection of SXSW.  Screen the film HERE! Special Q&A with filmmaker Marnie Ellen Hertzler and Guest Curator Abby Sun at 8PM Eastern on Monday, April 27 via Zoom. About the Film: Laced with the pastel colors of the Instagram set, director Marnie Ellen Hertzler’s remarkable...

This masterpiece features an explosive, uncompromising investigation into a medical fraud scandal following the Colectiv nightclub fire in Bucharest. Date: Monday, April 6, 2020Time: 7pmLocation: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MADirector: Alexander NanauFilm Details: 2019, 107 minutes, DCP, color, sound, Romanian with English Subtitles Facebook Event | Tickets World Premiere at Venice. Official selection of TIFF, IDFA, and Sundance.  Filmmaker Alexander Nanau will attend in person for a post-screening Q&A with the DocYard’s Guest Curator, Abby Sun. About the Film: A masterpiece of...

A tender, humorous personal documentary about three generations of the filmmaker’s family living in one compound in Mumbai. Date: Monday, April 13, 2020Time: 7pmLocation: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MADirector: Archana Atu PhadkeFilm Details: 2019, 90 minutes, DCP, color, sound, Marathi and English with English subtitles Tickets will be available soon at brattlefilm.org! World Premiere and New Talent Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest. Prize winner at DMZ Docs and Hainan Islands. Official selection of Mumbai and DOC NYC. Filmmaker Archana Atul Phadke will Skype in for a post-screening Q&A with the...

DOUBLE FEATURE WITH ONE CUT, ONE LIFE: An anti-hagiographic and bravely personal look at a visionary architect fading into obscurity, helmed by his filmmaker daughter. Date: Monday, May 4, 2020Time: 5pmLocation: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MADirector: Lucia SmallFilm Details: 2002, 82 minutes, digital, color, sound, English Tickets will be available soon at brattlefilm.org! DOUBLE FEATURE WITH ONE CUT, ONE LIFE: New England Legacy Film! World Premiere and Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance. Prize winner at Atlanta and Newport. Official selection of Maryland, Vancouver, Mill Valley, IDFA. Filmmaker Lucia Small...

DOUBLE FEATURE WITH MY FATHER, THE GENIUS: Personal documentarians Lucia Small and Ed Pincus’ final collaboration traces Pincus’ terminal illness and the value of an artistic life. Date: Monday, May 4, 2020Time: 7pmLocation: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MADirectors: Lucia Small and Ed PincusFilm Details: 2014, 105 minutes, DCP, color, sound, English Tickets will be available soon at brattlefilm.org! DOUBLE FEATURE WITH MY FATHER, THE GENIUS: New England Legacy Film! World Premiere at Full Frame. Official selection of IFFBoston, NYFF, Torino. Filmmaker Lucia Small will attend in person for a...