IDA DocuWeek Theatrical Documentary Showcase is a public theatrical exhibition of outstanding new works. DocuWeek helps to qualify feature and short documentaries for Academy Award consideration, by screening the films at selected locations around the country.

SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival and AFI Silver is proud to present 6 films over 2 consecutive days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and Midnight.

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This is a no-pass engagement.

SO MUCH SO FAST

So Much So Fast unfolds like a nonfiction novel. Stephen Heywood finds out he has the paralyzing neurological disorder ALS. His brother Jamie becomes obsessed with finding a cure. The woman who's falling in love with Stephen has a decision to make. So Much So Fast is a black-humo red cliffhanger of romance, guerrilla science and the redefinition of time.

Dir/Prod: Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan; 35mm, 87 mins., USA

THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT

North Carolina, 1984. A brutal murder leaves a white woman dead, and a young black man accused. This exclusive portrait of a harrowing wrongful conviction offers a provocative and haunting examination of a community and a criminal justice system - subject to racial bias and tainted by fear.

Dir: Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg; Prods: Katie Brown and William Rexer II; 35mm, 106 mins., USA

PURVIS OF OVERTOWN

After a stint in Raiford State Prison for a breaking and entering charge, Purvis Young seemed destined to fail. Yet while in prison, Purvis taught himself to paint, and he became a highly acclaimed contemporary artist, now recognized nationally as an icon of African-American culture and history. Purvis paints simply because that's what he needs to do.

Director: David Raccuglia and Shaun Conrad; Executive Producer: Lynda Cass; 35mm, 67 min., USA

IDA SHORTS PROGRAM (WITH HITLER YOUTH)

PHOENIX DANCE

It seems impossible, but after losing a leg to cancer, accomplished dancer Homer Avila returns to the stage without crutches, performing with Andrea Flores a duet choreographed by Alonzo King. We witness determination, skill and courage as Homer collaborates in his now "imperfect" body and his "one-leggedness" turns into transcendent beauty.

Director/Producer: Karina Epperlein; 35mm, 16 min., USA

MY FAVORITE HITLER YOUTH: Just Like You and Me

In 1930s Germany, Friedrich Karl Nischwitz was a student at a military school for the Hitler Youth. After 4 years of beatings and humiliation by his classmates and elders, Fred finally escaped to the USA. Friedrich Karl Nischwitz became Fred Curtis, a US citizen, who fought against the Nazis during World War II. After the war, Fred embarked on his greatest achievement, to become one of the founding fathers of the modern day computer hard drive. This is Fred's story.

Producer/Director: Mo Abersheid; 35mm, 40 minutes

AN UNREASONABLE MAN

Over the past 40 years and without ever holding public office, Ralph Nader built a legislative record that is the rival of any contemporary president. With the help of exciting graphics, rare archival footage and over 40 on-camera interviews conducted over a two-year period, An Unreasonable Man traces the life and career of Ralph Nader, one of the most important and controversial political figures of the past half-century.

Directors/Executive Producers: Henriette Mantel and Stephen Skrovan; Producer: Kevin O'Donnell; 35mm, 120 mins., USA