Between 1946 and 1981, patients at Netherne Psychiatric Hospital in the heart of the English countryside took part in a pioneering art therapy program. Like a time capsule from inside the asylum, “Abandoned Goods” mines a rich archive including thousands of works produced there to become a profoundly moving exploration of outsider art. (plays with: Jeff Embrace Your Past)

Three smart, thoughtful men discuss their taboo desires in this sensitive, transfixing film. (Plays in You Can’t Get There From Here)

In this beautifully constructed essay film, director Jessica Bardsley locates and reflects on the intersection of kleptomania, depression and Winona Ryder. (Plays in Girl You Know It’s True)

Matt Lenski (T/F 2012’s unforgettable “The Meaning of Robots”) locates a wisecracking New York jury duty clerk who tries his best to pep up the waiting room. (Plays in Time is a Thief)

“Copycat” explores the conflicted legacy of an overlooked, ahead-of-its-time horror film. (Plays in Brush With Fame)

Rich in atmosphere, this film profiles of a New York City poet and taxi driver as he confronts his past. (Plays in Time is a Thief)

Kitty Green (Ukraine is not a Brothel) closely observes young performers as they audition to play legendary Ukrainian figure skating champion Oksana Baiul. (Plays in You Can’t Get There From Here)

The rise and fall of a pre-fab boy group is the impetus for a heady investigation into notions of identity. (Plays in Girl You Know It’s True)

A Palo Alto late night bus route is turned into a traveling homeless shelter. (Plays in You Can’t Get There From Me)

Vanessa Renwick observes a flock of Vaux’s Swift as they careen around an Oregon tower. (Plays in You Can’t Get There From Here)

In this clever, amusing short, director Sean Clark tries its best to keep up with the early risers who roam the cavernous Mall of America. (Plays in Time is a Thief)

Jason Tippet’s (Only the Young) bittersweet ode to Ray and Rosemarie, an enduring, endearing married couple. (Plays in Time is a Thief)

“Object” offers entrancing abstract images of an underseas dive, leading to an unexpected conclusion. (Plays in Girl You Know It’s True)

Director Brian Bolster hilariously chronicles his experiences with the landlady from hell. (Screens in You Can’t Get There From Here)

The co-director of T/F 2014’s Manakamana digs into the archives of President Ronald Reagan and finds the actor/politician dealing with some unexpected snafus. (Plays in Brush With Fame)

A committed couple is put through a cathartic wringer. (Plays in Time is a Thief)

A spectacular “desktop documentary” that uses online media to take us on a multi-faceted tour through the creation of a Michael Bay blockbuster. (Plays in Brush With Fame)

The enigmatic “White Chimney” takes us to an old Finnish hotel where, in 1939, a movie cast gathered for an infamous party. (Plays in Brush With Fame)

“The Woolsworth Choir of 1979” bracingly fuses ecclesiastical architecture, a notorious fire and the Shangri-Las. (Plays in Girl You Know It’s True)

“Yaar” transports us to Burkina Faso, where its camera is first hypnotized then horrified by the work of gold miners. (Plays in Time is a Thief)