Based on the award-winning book $2 A Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer, the film examines a level of extreme poverty in America that most people don’t think
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D.V. (domestic violence)
One out of every four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Approximately 4-5 women are killed each day in the U.S. from the same. Until this poignant documentary, there has been
JOHN FLECK IS WHO YOU WANT HIM TO BE
1990: 100K US AIDS deaths. Government attacks 4 artists, 3 of them queer. Now a film about 1: JOHN FLECK IS WHO YOU WANT HIM TO BE.
MARY CORSE ARTIST: Light Truth Perception
Our Mary Corse Artist: Light, Truth, Perception documentary film tells the story of California contemporary artist, Mary Corse, who began painting at twelve, reaching artist maturity at the age of
THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
Paintings by Basquiat and Gerhard Richter sell at auction for tens of millions of dollars; a multi-story inflatable ballerina by Jeff Koons dwarfs visitors
The Rise Of The Synths
The natural way of the cultural wave: we generally experience that musical and cultural trends shift from an outstanding position within public opinion to near utter rejection, refusal and ridicule
"Babylon by the Bay” The Story of the San Francisco Music Scene
“Babylon By the Bay” is an epic tale showcasing the formative years of one of the most influential music eras of modern times, that of the San Francisco Scene of the early 1960’s until the early 1970
"Craft of Speed" Mooneyes Documentary
For 30 years, Shige Suganuma and Chico Kodama, two Japanese hotrodders, built Mooneyes, an iconic American speed equipment & custom accessories company, into an international brand, honoring legendary
"END OF OBESITY" THEATRICAL TOUR PRESENTS "THE PERFECT HUMAN DIET"
Welcome to the fundraising page for our special Social Issue Theatrical Presentations. Your support will significantly expand the reach of the films extraordinary scientific discoveries to major
"Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands"
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands is a 90-minute documentary about a beautiful African American woman, a brilliant contralto and an international singing star in the twentieth century,
"Walkies!": The Illustrious Life of the Inimitable Barbara Woodhouse
BUCK meets BEST IN SHOW. Aged 70, Barbara Woodhouse, the Julia Childs of Animal Husbandry and precursor to Temple Grandin for invention, became a global phenomenon. With immense personal charm, wit
1 IN 7
The United States has a long history of misunderstanding mental health disorders and addiction. Americans have and continue to suffer from a range of psychological issues, and for depression alone
100 Years From Mississippi
100 Years From Mississippi is a 60 minute documentary on the life of Mamie Lang Kirkland, a 111-year old African American woman who experienced and survived racial terrorism, segregation, bigotry and
100 Years: One Woman's Fight for Justice
In 1996, Elouise Cobell, a petite Blackfeet Warrior, filed the largest class action lawsuit ever filed against the U.S Government for the mismanagement of billions of dollars held in the Indian Trust
100% Possible: The Battle for America's Energy Future
"100% Possible" is about a science-based, 50-state plan to power America with electricity generated solely by wind, water, and the sun. In the process, this game-changing plan will create millions of
18th & Grand
The colorful saga of a faded fight palace reveals the throbbing heart and multicultural soul of Los Angeles. Told through a diverse range of voices, including masked wrestlers, Chicano boxers and punk
25 to Life
At 18 months, William Brawner contracted HIV through a blood transfusion. The diagnosis thrusts an average middle-class, African American family in the way of an oncoming train of international
4 Million Bullets: The Untold Fight for Survival
“4 Million Bullets: The Untold Fight for Survival” is the living testimony of everyday men and women, from 57 countries who traveled to Palestine to defend the nascent State of Israel. Young adults
5 CENTS
5 CENTS is a feature-length documentary that reveals the untold truth about an American and global recycling crisis through a half-century-long war.
51st State
Set amidst the cultural backdrop of our capital city, a bitter fight for voting rights, and a nationwide racial reckoning, 51st State is the story of 23 year-old Jamal Holtz, a 4th generation native
6 Weeks to Mother's Day
Tucked away in the Thai jungle lies a small democratic school called Children’s Village. Children's village teaches freedom of speech and human rights to some of Thailand’s most underprivileged
6/1 v 1/6
“He opened his door, and it changed his life.”
Rahul Dubey flung open his door to the peaceful, mostly black, protesters on June 1 2020 who were being attacked by police on Swann Street in
9-Man
9-MAN is a story about an isolated and exceptionally athletic Chinese-American sport that's much more than a past time. Since the 1930's, young men have played this gritty, streetball game in the
A Better Way: James Lawson, Architect of Nonviolence
Authorized Documentary:
Rev. James Lawson, the man Martin Luther King, Jr. called, “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world,” reflects at 94 years of age on the genesis and
A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of British working class amateur filmmakers with nothing left to lose, tackle one of Hollywood's greatest musicals in order to save their beloved Club.
Britain’s oldest amateur filmmaking
A Chasm in Chinatown
"A CHASM IN CHINATOWN" follows the struggles of a Chinese American nonprofit, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), as its Executive Director, Nancy Yao Maasbach, navigates the challenges of NYC
A CLASSY BROAD
A CLASSY BROAD is the story of an eighty-seven year old woman, MARCIA NASATIR, who transcends generations, a woman with an insatiable curiosity, a woman who worked hard and still does, a woman who
A Cops and Robbers Story
Growing up in Queens in the 70s, Corey Pegues played cops and robbers like all the other kids on the block but he never expected to become both.
A Crime On The Bayou
It is freedom summer, 1966, on the sweltering Louisiana bayou. In Plaquemines Parish, a young black fisherman, Gary Duncan, sees a some white boys picking on his teenage cousins outside a newly
A Cross To Bear
The World Trade Center "Miracle Cross" was discovered amidst the rubble of the 9/11 attack. It became a symbol of "faith, hope, and healing" for many.
But when the National September 11 Museum
A Decent Home
When housing on the lowest rung of the American dream is being devoured by the wealthiest of the wealthy, whose dream are we serving? That’s How We Roll addresses urgent issues of class and economic
A DocumenTree
A spiritual missionary in the form of a 10-foot tree asks us to explore human nature and the survival of our species, but in the end he must contend with his own survival and past. Lionel Powell grew
A Finished Life: The Goodbye & No Regrets Tour
"A Finished Life: The Goodbye & No Regrets Tour" is a feature-length documentary about Gregg Gour, a 48-year-old HIV positive gay man who is on the "Road Trip" of his life. Gregg has lived with HIV
A Fire Came to Cleanse Us
The Yazidis are a small religious group scattered across northern Iraq. In August 2014, their ancient culture collapsed as ISIS militants swarmed into their homeland and targeted their communities for