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A Sacred Piece of Home

How do you know a community of immigrants has finally established itself in its new home? They build a place of worship, often one that looks like those they left behind.

Songs from the Hole

Songs from the Hole is a hybrid documentary film, a visual and musical meditation on Black boyhood, harm and punishment, and the radical imagination.

A middle aged man wearing a baseball cap looking up. Behind him is a faded picture of two young boys with their arms around each other

The Adoptees

Vietnamese adoptee Mike Frailey searches for the truth behind the life and death of his childhood best friend 50 years after they were evacuated from their home country together as part of Operatio

a jaguar roams over a rocky outcrop in the desert at night

Of Jaguars, Sky Islands, and Us

He was young, handsome, mysterious, and wanted. He was looking for a mate.

Atop a pile of concrete rubble, there is a statue of a person holding a sign that says "Hope... Even when the creek rises..."

Come Helene or High Water

Hurricane Helene and the resulting floods and landslides devastated Western North Carolina on September 27th, 2024.

Where We Bloom

With a dream to turn 20 acres of barren land into a thriving flower farm, we embarked on a journey of regeneration—and now we’re documenting the entire process.

Two White men in sunglasses, one with a shirt off, stand before a green field outside on a sunny day.

The Way Everything Was

This film will revisit a powerfully formative event in my life: being bullied daily in a high school classroom nearly 4 decades ago.

Woman in a galaxy-themed dress sits in an interview set up before a documentary crew

Space, Hope, and Charity

SPACE, HOPE, & CHARITY is a powerful documentary about a young woman from rural Oregon who overcomes poverty, family dysfunction, and unspeakable tragedy as she pursues a dream of becoming an a

“Rock Behind the Wall" unveils the untold story of Bulgarian rock and roll's past, present, and future from the tightly controlled era of communism to the modern era of oligarchs' media control, which ranks last in media freedom among all EU countries.

Two men in winter coats and hats in the style of the early 20th century speak to one another closely before a large courtyard with a statue at its center.

VIVA VERDI!

Halloween Parade

HALLOWEEN PARADE captures the spirit of a beloved, iconic institution – New York at its most subversive, outrageous, and creative.

Deconstruction

After battling cancer for over thirteen years, Joyce Mallonee has decided to channel her experiences into an art show called Deconstruction.

A man runs with a brown horse, holding it at the reins. They are outdoors and you can see the woods in the background

Voilà

Voilà is the story, or stories of three characters from disparate, but parallel, lives and what happens when their lives intersect with a fourth character.

A woman, and a man in a wheelchair, in front of the US Capitol Building.

No Ordinary Campaign

At 37, Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS—on the same day he and his wife Sandra brought their second daughter home from the hospital. In an instant, everything changed.

Sister Margaret Slachta is sitting in front of her desk that is covered with letters.

Angel of Mercy

"Angel of Mercy" tells the story of Sister Margaret Slachta, who defied Nazis and communists in her fight for social justice.

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A 31-year-old Mexican immigrant, trapped in daily conflict with his limbs due to cerebral palsy, strives to become a samurai.

a woman in a mask and hat sits at a table

Hong Kong Documentary

Personal stories of the women fighting for Hong Kong’s freedom
and democracy against communsist China, who stormed the streets to demand justice.

A middle aged man with long hair and a guitar stands on the coastal bluffs of California.

Oracle: The Life & Music of Michael Hedges

A feature documentary about the life and music of Michael Hedges. The eldest son of Midwestern musicians/educators, Michael Hedges was a young musical prodigy – with an emerging talent that would take him from small-town Oklahoma to Grammy award-winning artist. He was a once-in-a-generation force that would revolutionize the acoustic guitar and inspire a generation of musicians.

This photograph shows dancer Mor Mendel closely behind dancer Hadar Ahuvia, the two facing towards the right in an industrial looking dance studio with windows. They hold opposite hands behind Hadar's back, while the other pair of opposite hand's covers Hadar's eyes. Hadar's head leans back into Mor's forehead— they are contemplative.

Everything You Have is Yours

Everything You Have Is Yours is inspired by the story and award-winning work of choreographer Hadar Ahuvia.

Map of the lower 48 states of the US projected on a wall with a chair in front of it. Each state of the map has a mugshot or face of a mass shooter.

SAVE US: Searching for Answers in a Violent Epidemic

Why has society been unable to stop the rise of mass murders, and what can be done to prevent them?

During golden hour, an older bespectacled astronomer looks up anxiously to the sky. Her younger colleagues, at a distance in a tent behind her, look to her. All are concerned.

Habbal et al.

Synopsis: Dr. Shadia Habbal leads an international team of cloud-fearing astronomers as they prepare for the 2024 eclipse.

A collection of images from the film in many boxes collaged together: a newborn baby, a parade, old Asian man smiling, a young man smiling with a friend, you woman with a man moving and smiling, highschool graduation, fireworks, cornfield, a tree in the snow, meatpacking plant, a man and a boy walking on rocks, a black woman smiling with a girl on her back, a man farming, a factory with smokestacks, a man looking stoic in a church.

The Americans

For decades, refugees have begun their journey to the American Dream at a meatpacking plant in Storm Lake, Iowa. But after their shift is over, they dream of something better than the kill floor. Intimately following the lives of the refugees at a meatpacking town in Iowa for over four years, The Americans explores the human reality of the American dream and the personal sacrifices behind it.