Short Documentaries

Ascending Beyond Shadows

“Ascending Beyond Shadows” is a documentary about rock climbing. This documentary follows Tristin as he uses rock climbing to deal with hardships in his life in a positive way through this hobby.

Director: Patrick Civitelli
10:05 minutes

From Sea to Shining Sea

“America the Beautiful” may be America’s most beloved song. Its words are found in nearly every hymn book in the country. It has been sung at inaugurations, demonstrations, and sporting events, in operatic, folk, country and other styles.
But few know about the fascinating life of successful author and Wellesley College professor Katharine Lee Bates, the woman who wrote the song. It is a tale that does not ignore the fact that the United States. has often failed to live up to its promises and ideals, yet it still honors the unbroken chain of Americans who—honoring those ideals and loving their country deeply—strove to make it all it can be.

Director: John de Graaf
37:05 minutes

Post Atlantic

What is a political artist?

In POST ATLANTIC, artist Dewey Crumpler struggles with this question and reveals the evolution of his thinking in beautiful, often abstract paintings that explore slavery, Black liberation, globalization, and pop culture. A crucial figure in the Black Arts Movement from his youth working with the Black Panther Party to his teaching young luminaries like Kehinde Wiley and Adrian Burrell at the San Francisco Art Institute, Dewey has challenged orthodoxies, exclusions, and foregone conclusions.

POST ATLANTIC: The Art of Dewey Crumpler tells Crumpler’s story and follows him in his studio, at home, around the Bay, and at a recent high-profile opening of his new work, “Post Atlantic”, at a New York gallery. The film is not hagiography, but an examination of what it is to be a working artist with a conscience in a society experiencing turmoil and backlash.

Directors: Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman
28:51 minutes

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Date

Oct 11 2025

Time

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Location

R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX - Theater 2

30 N 2nd St, Reading, PA 19601

Website

https://www.rctheatres.com/location/10927/Reading-Movies-11-and-IMAX