Professor Pfinklepfunder's $1 Sunday Family FilmsDirected by Stephanie JohnesWith Maya Gabeira, Pedro Scooby, Carlos BurleNot Rated, 95 minutes, DCPIn English and Portuguese with English subtitlesNazaré in Portugal was some of the most towering waves in the world, but it isn't the only challenge facing world champion Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira. After a near-fatal encounter while surfing, Maya faces not only the challenge of overcoming monster surf but also the pervasive chauvinism in the competitive surfing world. This documentary follows Gabeira who after a near-drowning and three surgeries in five years still is mocked by her male counterparts. Still, she gets back on her board and conquers the waves in Nazaré. When she doesn't receive recognition for her efforts, people lobby Guinness World Records to give her her due. A new addition to the growing world of extreme sport documentaries (e.g., Free Solo), Maya and the Wave combines the thrill and beauty of big-wave surfing with the hard work that comes with tackling both a literally backbreaking sport and structural misogyny. GET TICKETS

New at the BrowningDirected by Jack C. NewellWith Jim Cavnar, Madame Claude, Adam DavidsonNot Rated, 90 minutes, DCPDirector Jack C. Newell scheduled to appear via Zoom!After hearing an NPR podcast in the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, semi-retired construction worker Tim Myers is so moved he decides to build a school in the rural Haitian community of Villard. He meets his counterpart Anselm Saimplice, who readily accepts Tim's vision for a new school. Very quickly, things spiral out of control. Trying to teach Haitian laborers new skills, Tim imposes his style of construction and values. And as filmmakers and aid workers spend more time in Villard, Saimplice reveals himself to be quite different from the vibrant, selfless community leader the radio story represented. Subverting the typical NGO film, filmmakers follow through on unexpected plot twists, weaving them together with expert interviews clarifying the larger historical and social context of the school project. Ultimately the filmmakers have to question their own complicity in the byzantine network of international aid, NGOs, and documentary storytelling itself. GET TICKETS