A new feature documentary shadows students at Beacon Academy, a school that seeks to bridge the achievement and opportunity gap between low-income Boston kids and peers from more privileged communities.
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This year’s slate includes true stories of Black space pioneers, victims of deepfake porn, and the first female Episcopal priests. Plus: Errol Morris’s portrait of a certain British spy novelist.
Despite the dual SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, the festival circuit keeps chugging along with a steady stream of indie and international films screening locally. Film critic Erin Trahan highlights the fests to explore this season.