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In 1995, a judge reversed custody of a child from her mother to her father. Why? Mary Ward was a good mother, and John Ward had little to do with his daughter since they separated. Plus he was a

There are few organizations that provide specifically for the needs of unhoused animals, though it has been proven that the human-animal bond provides companionship and purpose. We have spoken to a

1 in 3 women globally will experience gender based violence.

A 2024 Clinton Global Initiative selection and a Realscreen MIPTV Pick, UNMUTED follows eight women from across the globe through their

IN THE FALL OF 2022 Azadeh Afsahi, watched in horror as citizen images, footage and first-hand accounts by protestors began to fill her phone and social
media feeds.

As a child of Iran, whose family

Two men’s lives collided in a CIA black site. One was a psychologist on-hire to get terrorists to talk by any means. The other, accused of being a 9/11 plotter, was his 'Patient Zero'.

Fifteen years on

Ask any number of residents in the Kansas City metro area what the word "barbecue" means to them, and you will get a number of thoughts and ideas. It's a style of cooking with fire, a backyard

Filmed over 3 years, the Untitled KCRW Documentary is a fast paced romp through past, present and future of the landmark Public Radio Station in Santa Monica, California, whose influence is felt the

In the summer of 2016, New York City lost a beloved and influential hub of independent music culture. Other Music--located on East 4th Street between Broadway and Lafayette in the heart of Manhattan's

A tenacious fashion photographer turned literary sleuth unravels the hidden web of influences behind Shakespeare's genius.

An unexpected detective driven by an unshakable conviction, she becomes

LOGLINE: UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality is searing expose of the affordable housing crisis in America told through the prism of one zip code's struggle with the growing housing divide.

N.Y.C. teens tuned into political and social issues model hope as they debate hot-button topics inside the largest urban debate league in the U.S. - The New York City Urban Debate League (NYCUDL)

On the island of Carriacou, West Indies, the last wooden sailboat builder dreams of saving a great tradition passed down the generations from Scottish settlers that sailed here centuries ago.

The

Viewers Like Us explores who gets to tell America’s multitude of stories in public media today. Host and independent filmmaker, Grace Lee, along with reporter and filmmaker Akintunde Ahmad

Ripeness is all.

When an infamous adoption post launches an edgy chihuahua into viral fame, he and his new caretaker embrace their true identities as the internet's presumptions threaten to overshadow reality.

"Virulent: The Vaccine War" examines the history of vaccine hesitancy and denial, and the effect Covid-19 has had on anti-vaccination activists. The film also looks at the ways in which the anti

What’s it mean to be called the “Latino Obama”? To be the person whom people say a whole section of the United States population could conceivably see as their spokesperson, their inspiration, their

VIVA VERDI! is an intimate glimpse into the lives of the celebrated opera singers and musicians currently living out their 'third act' while mentoring international music students who live among them

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

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. The three are discarded horses and the

In 2009, filmmaker and travel enthusiast Mariah Wilson set out on a volunteering voyage to two programs on opposite sides of the world: one focused on poaching and endangered animals in Uganda, the

Fifteen miles outside Lahore, Pakistan, lies the Wagah Border, a major point of conflict during the Partition of India. Since 1959, it has hosted the daily Beating Retreat ceremony, a theatrical

Birth, death.
Night, day.
Mind, matter.
Heaven, hell.
Nothing, everything.

Resting at the heart of Waking Up in a Dream is Brooklyn’s legacy of co-existing diversity—cultural, spiritual, racial

Filmmaker Lisa Leeman and animation artist Gabi reconnect twenty-five years after Leeman profiled Gabi's gender transition in the 1990 documentary Metamorphosis (Sundance Filmmakers’ Trophy/ POV). Now

Wheelchair users dream just like everyone else. Although scientists have studied dreams for decades, no one knows why almost all wheelchair users regularly dream that they can walk, run, dance, and

There was once a flourishing Jewish community on Synagogue Lane in the South Indian city of Cochin. Today only five people are left. and thousands migrated to the Promised Land of Israel leaving their

“We All Live In Gaza” follows the lives of five Palestinian artists before and after the 2023 siege, shining a light on the Palestinian heart.

Our film follows the creation of a troop of 8 to 12-year-old girls of color – the Radical Monarchs – in Oakland, CA. A social justice- oriented alternative to the Girl Scouts, the Monarchs still earn

After his mother and siblings are killed in a bombing, a Syrian teenager moves to Canada to rebuild his life.




WE BECAME FRAGMENTS follows Ibraheem Sarhan and his father during his first week at a

History, Legend, Myth, and Story.....thus begins the independent documentary "We Know Not What We Do," a creative concoction that examines the most important challenge of our time: climate change. Our

We said No! No! is the true story of civil disobedience set against the backdrop of the Tule Lake Segregation Camp from 1943-1946. It follows a group of dissidents deemed disloyal as they fight for

We are a team of award-winning filmmakers and ocean advocates joining forces to bring to you an uplifting feature documentary on marine conservation efforts in beautiful Belize. The film showcases a

The story begins at the 2025 National Storm Chaser Summit, where Jessica Moore sets out on her journey. Life has thrown every obstacle her way—her health, the relentless pull between passion and

Continents apart from one another, two farming families aim to reinvent themselves on their land. One family—a poised French matriarch and the son she raised among her vines—tends a centuries-old

This documentary chronicles the deeply personal journey of LtCmdr Peter Steinhauer, an American Vietnam War veteran who found a unique path to healing the wounds caused by war. Unlike many of his