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The Weight of Snow (El peso de la nieve)

In the far south of Chilean Patagonia, ageing gauchos, known as puesteros, live and work alone for months at a time across vast private ranches.

Los Cautivos: The First Battle Over Native American Education

As the Western frontier closed, America sought to forcibly re-educate Native Americans at Indian Boarding Schools.  Their motto was “Kill The Indian To Save The Man.”  In 1892, the Pueblo

Babylon by the Bay

A definitive documentary exploring the Bay Area music scene from the 1960s onward, tracing the roots of rock, soul, funk, and hip-hop through the artists who shaped a cultural revolution — and thos

The Breaking Point

Why would someone at the pinnacle of their career – with a prestigious title at a prestigious organization, with prospects for advancement and a thriving network of fellow professionals – ever want

The Lines Between Us

Denied identity but not imagination, Bajo and his teen friends embark on a journey that reveals the magic of storytelling through the creation of comic books.

Hard Twist: Through the Lens of Barbara Van Cleve

The feature documentary BARBARA VAN CLEVE'S AMERICAN WEST recounts her family’s settling to Montana in the early 19th century, her youth on a working ranch and tourist destination as a young woman

My House of Spirits

Feminist trailblazer and literary icon Isabel Allende sets out on her last global book tour, reckoning with love, loss, and legacy as she turns her extraordinary life into her greatest story yet.

Mistress Dispeller

In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity.

Monk in Pieces

Meredith Monk — composer, performer, and interdisciplinary artist — overcame a hostile critical establishment to become one of the great artistic pioneers of her generation.

SI LA ISLA QUIERE ("Island Willing")

One Island’s worldview could save the world.

Voices Over the Water

This is the story of the Scottish Highlanders and their clan chiefs torn apart by a rapidly changing world--feeling their trust betrayed, many Highlanders faced famine and poverty, or emigration to

MOFAYA

From the heart of the Congo, a film about a refugee's journey to the edge of the world, with music as his guiding light.

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire is a profile of one woman’s battle to keep Wyoming’s sole abortion facility open - a mission driven by seeing her mentor murdered and their clinic burnt down – and set against th

Lyuba's Hope

Lyuba’s Hope follows lawyer-activist-political candidate Lyubov Sobol, formerly the head of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.

BY MY SIDE

BY MY SIDE is an intimate portrait of three veterans suffering from the “invisible wound,” PTSD, the most prevalent and unhealed wound suffered by veterans.

August, Again

Han Jeong-sun is currently leading an international justice movement group in Korea to secure medical support for her son’s genetic mutation disease caused by his exposure to the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945.

REFUGE

REFUGE is an award-winning feature-length documentary that follows a leader in a white nationalist hate group who finds healing from the people he once hated - a Muslim heart doctor and his town of

ALMOST LOST (PRESQUE PERDU)

An American filmmaker travels to France to find the mother and child whose lives were saved by his father seventy years ago. 

Ronzo

Ron Shapiro, also known as Ronzo, was a cultural icon and the ‘unofficial cultural ambassador’ to the south.

From Cairo to the Cloud - The World of the Cairo Geniza

We are thrilled to announce that the film will air nationally beginning on PBS December 1, 2026.

Time of My Life

TIME OF MY LIFE is a new feature documentary that follows a group of medically fragile young adults as they come of age in a world where life is short and the obstacles are many.

The Empty Chair

In the face of America’s increasingly powerful corporate class, young Starbucks employees have set in motion a unionization campaign that has swept the nation.

BARRIO

BARRIO follows salsa and timba across Cuba, New York, Puerto Rico, and Colombia — a music that was never a genre but a language of resistance created by Black communities shaped by violence and aba

Weed & Wine (Part II)

The 2020 feature WEED & WINE followed a year in the life of two farming families: one growing biodynamic grapes in France; the other growing organic cannabis in California.

Halloween Parade

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

Syria Justice

After more than a decade of brutal mass-killing, torture, siege, detention, and enforced disappearances, Syrian witnesses, investigators, and lawyers are leading the effort to end the Al-Assad regime’s impunity.

Moving Like Pond Water

Is it possible to go to war and come back mentally sound?

Live at the Agora

THE RISE, FALL, AND REBIRTH OF A ROCK-AND-ROLL CATHEDRAL: In the 1970s, the Agora Ballroom concert clubs brought rock-and-roll to the heartland of America and became a springboard for some of the m

A War On Childhood

A War on Childhood explores the profound impact of screen use on early childhood development, fueling a youth mental health crisis, and how a growing movement of parents, educators, and experts are

Ratified

When the Equal Rights Amendment was first put forward in 1924, women were still considered the legal property of their husbands.

Truth Be Told

Most people think of Vermont as one of America's most progressive states.

Magic Town

For nearly 90 summers a tiny village in rural Michigan, dubbed “The Magic Capital of the World,” has attracted thousands of magicians for an annual magic convention.

Left Behind

Left Behind, currently in production, examines the issue of undiagnosed dyslexia, one of the leading causes of illiteracy in the United States.

Escape From Death Valley

In the winter of 1849 a wagon train was lost in an unknown American desert. A “cursed hole” – the doomed immigrants soon named it, “Death Valley.” No water, no food, no way out.

The Wheel

THE WHEEL: An eight-part documentary series exploring the ancient festivals of the Celtic year — and why they matter now.

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Contested Ground

Contested Ground will be a feature-length documentary chronicling the 2026-2027 academic year at Bronx International High School.