Trelin and Alex are seniors at Free LA high school, a juvenile courthouse turned high school for students pushed out of Los Angeles’ public education system.
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Waking Up in a Dream
Birth, death.
Night, day.
Mind, matter.
Heaven, hell.
Nothing, everything.
Becoming Us
A filmmaker discovers four siblings conceived through a donor using a DNA test. They journey across the United States to form a modern family while navigating their Filipino-American identities.
Coached into Silence
Coached into Silence explores sexual abuse in youth sports. Filming since 2009, it tells the stories of a diverse group of athletes whom the system failed to protect.
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?
Soldiers of Learning
Russia's continued systematic bombing and destruction of schools in Ukraine, sometimes while civilians shelter inside, is an intentional tactic aimed at harming Ukraine's future by depriving childr
The Stolen
In March of 1976, General Jorge Videla toppled Argentina’s democracy and embarked on a brutal campaign of repression.
A DocumenTree
Lionel Powell makes empathetic connections with complete strangers as his surreal 10-foot tree persona, Treeman.
Psychedelics and Mental Health
PSYCHEDELICS AND MENTAL HEALTH creates an awareness of the proven and safe benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapies to alleviate the pain of many who suffer from mental health disorders, their lo
Dear Daddy
It all began with a heavy burden on my young shoulders—a weight I carried for years, convinced I was to blame for my father's untimely death.
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
OUT LOUD
OUT LOUD chronicles the first season of the historic Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, the largest group of transgender and gender nonconforming people anywhere in the world who regularly sing together.
Hunter-Gatherers: The Story of Hunter S. Thompson Stories
Hunter S. Thompson was an icon of American journalism and stomped upon global culture.
Come Dance With Me
COME DANCE WITH ME is a feature documentary film about the life of JACQUES D’AMBOISE, legendary ballet dancer and founder of National Dance Institute, and how he impacted millions of children’s liv
Constant Fleeting
Upon learning of her estranged mother's cancer diagnosis, first time filmmaker Ondrea Barbe traces their final years together in an experimental and vivid style.
All We've Lost
ALL WE'VE LOST is a feature length documentary film focusing on the human experience within the case of Barry Beach and the movement for criminal justice reform in Montana.
Out From Under Us
Out From Under Us is a feature documentary about why members of the Acholi tribe in northern Uganda fear a genocidal campaign against them by President Museveni's regime.
More Than Steps
In "More Than Steps," lifelong friends Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray lead a group of wheelchair users and their supporters on the Accessible Camino, a groundbreaking adaptation of the historic C
The Wandering Lepidoptera
We all know caterpillars are very hungry, but did you know many must wander after they are full, looking for a place to burrow for the winter - and that our coveted suburban turf lawns are putting
Marching in the Dark
In a drought-struck region in India, suffering from climate change and a high suicide rate amongst farmers, a group of resilient women farmers, who recently lost their husbands, is coming together
Beirut Dreams in Color
Mashrou’ Leila are indie rock gods in the Arab world. But their fame comes with a price.
A Line of Inspiration
A poet inspires a composer, who in turn inspires a sculptor who inspires a composer.
Within the Box
Eight decades after being smuggled out of Poland, a box of photographs sparks a filmmaker’s journey to confront his family’s past and the haunted silence that lingers in their present.
Unbroken Smile
“Unbroken Smile” follows an innocent woman’s fight for justice after corrupt police officers broke her teeth and attempted to frame her.
PALOMANIA
The incredible history of The Palomino Club of North Hollywood (1949-1995) has never been told. What began as a watering hole with a hitching post out front serving the “Singing Cowboys of Hollywood” coming from movie sets became the most important venue for Country Music on the West Coast.
Fortunate Sons
In 1968 – while The Beatles rocked a generation, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy shocked the nation – seventy-two 12 year-old boys entered the 7th grade at the elite
"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 le
Keeping The Faith With Morrie
Morrie Turner, the pioneering African American cartoonist whose newspaper comic strip and television show reached millions of Americans with a powerful message of tolerance from the Civil Rights er
Joyva
In 1907, Sam’s great grandfather, a Jewish immigrant named Nathan Radutzky, started Joyva, a Jewish candy company that became ubiquitous in Jewish Americana and touched the lives of millions.
Timber Sweet: The Untold Story of Military Tactical Data Links
“Timber Sweet” tells the story of military tactical data links, and the amazing people who build and use them.
Finding Your Voice
An uplifting and heartfelt, one-hour, Verite docu-series, following America’s premiere operatic countertenor, the astonishingly talented John Holiday; as he performs in the world’s most prestigious
The Sound of Silents
A feature-length documentary that details the story of the unseen heroes of silent films: the musicians and composers, especially prominent women and Black voices, whose innovative use of music and
Loving Pictures
Loving Pictures starts at one of the lowest points in the history of cinema: the closing of movie theaters across the world and the acceleration of streaming subscriptions fueled by the pandemic.
The Seeds of Vandana Shiva
How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become Monsanto’s worst nightmare? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of Gandhian eco-activist Dr.