North by Current

North by Current (2021)

March 1st, 20211h 26min

Documentary
60%

Overview

Filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax returns to his rural Michigan hometown following the death of his infant niece and the subsequent arrest of his brother-in-law as the culprit. Using the audio-visual approaches of essay film, first-person cinema vérité, staged actions, and decades of home movies, Madsen navigates a town steeped in opioid addiction, economic depression, and religious fervor, while using the act of filmmaking to rebuild familial bonds and reimagine justice. Posing empathy as a tool for creating a more just world, North By Current does not seek to investigate a crime, but creates a relentless portrait of an enduring pastoral family, poised to reframe and reimagine narratives about incarceration, addiction, trans embodiment, and ruralness.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Toubib

Toubib


Released on: 2024-08-28
Documentary

Gavin Grimm vs.

Gavin Grimm vs.


Released on: 2017-09-21
Documentary

In 2016, transgender teen Gavin Grimm sued his local school board after its members refused to let h...

Silence

Silence


Released on: 1998-05-26
Documentary

A portrait of a family living in a village in Masuria.

Somebody's Daughter

Somebody's Daughter


Released on: 2008-01-01
Documentary, Drama

Because of the internet's accessibility, anonymity, and affordability, pornography addictions have r...

The Dread

The Dread


Released on: 2017-12-01
Documentary

The villagers of El Dorado, Argentina, shy away from doctors. Then again, they hardly need one. They...

Guest House

Guest House


Released on: 2018-09-20
Documentary

Three women in a re-entry house experience the reality of reintegration and attempt to acclimate to ...

Exodus

Exodus


Released on: 2025-03-09
Documentary

EXODUS is an intimate, lyrical portrait of Trinity Copeland and Assia Serrano as they struggle to ma...

Alkohol

Alkohol


Released on: 2020-01-09
Documentary

Alcohol: No substance in the world seems so familiar to us and is so incredibly diverse in its effec...

Dear Viv

Dear Viv


Released on: 2025-08-28
Documentary

A tribute to drag superstar, The Vivienne. Friends and family share touching stories of the RuPaul's...

The Salt Mines

The Salt Mines


Released on: 1990-10-01
Documentary

Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived o...

Slavery In The 70's

Slavery In The 70's


Released on: 1972-01-23
Documentary

Heroin anti-drug educational film

What Did You Take?

What Did You Take?


Released on: 1971-01-23
Documentary

Stresses recognition and treatment of drug abuse emergencies, accurate identification of symptoms, a...

Narcotics, Why Not?

Narcotics, Why Not?


Released on: 1966-01-23
Documentary

This film presents a series of extemporaneous interviews with teenagers and young adults who have ta...

Fuente Álamo, la caricia del tiempo

Fuente Álamo, la caricia del tiempo


Released on: 2001-01-01
Documentary

The camera falls in love with the characters, the landscape and the objects and is installed with th...

A Life on the Farm

A Life on the Farm


Released on: 2023-05-25
Documentary

A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his lon...

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough


Released on: 2025-09-26
Documentary

One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he und...

Tendre Des Fils

Tendre Des Fils


Released on: 2017-01-01
Documentary

You Don't Know Dick: Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men

You Don't Know Dick: Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men


Released on: 1997-01-01
Documentary

This compelling and thought-provoking documentary provides riveting portraits of a diverse group of ...

Focus On Heroin

Focus On Heroin


Released on: 1971-01-23
Documentary

This film points out the risks of being a heroin addict. Explains that addicts cannot be identified ...

Sauacker

Sauacker


Released on: 2014-06-26
Documentary

SauAcker depicts the obstacles faced by Philipp, a young farmer determined to modernize his father's...