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Taizé: A Pilgrimage of Trust

The documentary, Taizé: A Pilgrimage of Trust, explores the unique historical, spiritual, musical and cultural significance of the Taizé ecumenical monastic community in Burgundy, France.

Untitled - Mazzea

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.

An older man with short grey hair stands against a yellow wall with a window, his face directed to the right side of the image.

Lakhdar

Kidnapped and taken to Guantánamo Bay by the US military, Lakhdar Boumediène was wrongfully detained and tortured at the notorious prison for seven long years.

Two Buddhist nuns in a temple, with shaved heads, and goldish robes. The Buddhist Nun on the left is smiling big.

Finding Má

A family shattered by the foster care & prison systems reunite to heal old wounds & rebuild their family, starting with finding their houseless mom.

A large empty vista with a single green highway sign reading "Emery County"

True False Hot Cold

Over the course of one hot summer, through intimate time spent with the locals of Emery County, Utah, a story is woven about life in this sparse region, where the residents have less belief in clim

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All the Music in the World

A revealing look at one of the world’s greatest pianists – Emanuel Ax, a reluctant virtuoso riddled with stage fright – as he embarks on his 50th year of performing while contemplating the idea of

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

The Donn of Tiki

The founding father of what we know today as the Tiki bar, Donn Beach spent years embellishing the details of his extraordinary life.

A drum major marches forward with a mace in hand. There are trees behind him.

Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom is a show-stopping documentary musical that interweaves the history of HBCU marching bands and their military roots, gripping performances, and the life and times of members of one of th

A music teacher instructs a classroom full of second graders holding violins.

Fifty Violins

For 20 years, Kettering Elementary—a public school in Long Beach, California—has taught every second grader the violin as a part of its core curriculum.

Children Of Ukraine

In the wake of the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukrainian authorities discover a chilling pattern: more than 19,546 children have not just disappeared but vanished into a systematic web of state-sp

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

Photographed from behind, two people with long black hair stand in front of a tall, grey border wall.

Exodus Stories: Voices from the Caravan

With intimate access, Exodus Stories follows the high-stakes journeys of Central American immigrants Daisy, Dennis, and Cindy who escape violence and persecution and join the 2018-19 migrant carava

CARRYING (formerly 'Love, Your Birth Mom')

CARRYING is an intimate exploration of the experience of placing a child for adoption.

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Shadow of a Wheel

They were teenagers who had never been far from home.

Silhouettes of people sitting and standing along the Malecón seawall in Havana at sunset, with the city skyline behind them and a deep orange sky.

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

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Murdered on the Fourth of July

Years of mounting tensions between multicultural, anti-racist skinheads and white neo-Nazi groups led to two brutal murders in the desert outside Las Vegas on July 4, 1998, including that of a Blac

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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.

Ruth E. Norman dressed in white elaborate clothes beckons towards us with her hand out.

Welcome Space Brothers

WELCOME SPACE BROTHERS unravels the six-decade-long journey and emotional legacy of “advanced clairvoyant” and spiritual leader Ruth E.

A man in a cap and sunglasses stands near a bin labeled “Planter Pots,” pointing into the distance. Behind him, a forklift carries crushed recyclables as two workers load boxes near a shipping container. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees, hills and a clear blue sky.

What's Worth Saving

As a beloved recycling center faces closure, the people of Park City confront a deeper question: what do we save, what do we sacrifice and who gets to decide?

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Wood Street

Wood Street is the last stop for unhoused brothers, John and LaMonté. They moved here eight years ago after police pushed them from other encampments around Oakland. After a two-alarm fire in July, their tight-knit community faces eviction. It’s their goal to stop it.

The image has a collage-like, vintage aesthetic with pastel colors, mainly mint green, pale pink, and light gray. In the center, there’s a black-and-white photograph of a man holding the hand of a little girl. The man stands upright, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression, dressed in casual clothing — a sweatshirt and light-colored pants. The girl, much smaller, is dressed in a patterned coat and looks forward as well. Across the top part of the image, bold text reads: APRÈS–MOI, NOTHING

Après Moi, Nothing...

Halloween Parade

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

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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.

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Violent Husbandry

Ripeness is all.

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Rosl's Suitcase

Disconnected letters tell the effect of the Nazi’s annexation of Austria on some of the Viennese population: it’s the story of Rosa, my Viennese and Jewish grandmother, who left Vienna for New York

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Safezone

SAFE ZONE is a documentary film series about the resilience of girls caught in the chaos of the Syrian refugee crisis.

The rape and murder of Angelina Resendiz, a young female Navy Sailor at the hands of her fellow Navy Sailor and documented serial rapist, Jer’Miah Copeland while stationed at Norfolk Naval Station. How did this happen and where is the accountability?

He Said, She Said, Now Someone Is Dead

Angelina Resendiz was a 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor. She was raped and murdered by a fellow U.S. Navy sailor — a man with a documented history of sexual violence the Navy knew about and ignored.

A woman from the back, sitting in front of other women, young and old, in a dark room. The woman in the center of the image has her hair braided any tied back with a white flower broche. She's wearing a colorful embroidered blue Maya huipil.

Freeing Juanita

Ana and Pedro, an indigenous Chuj-Maya aunt and uncle from the highlands of Guatemala, cross Mexico to free their niece, Juanita, who has been unjustly detained for over seven years, tortured into a false confession in a language she did not speak.

Two African-American staring at the camera.

About Time

Two mothers fight for justice and accountability when their daughters are found dead in a California women's prison.

Mediha

Mediha, a teenage Yazidi girl who has recently returned from ISIS captivity, turns her camera on herself to process her trauma while rescuers search for her missing family members. This is the story of the Yazidi genocide and its aftermath, shown through the lens of one young survivor as she confronts her past through personal video diaries, reclaiming her voice and stepping bravely toward the future.