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Boxed Out: The Untold Story of the Eastern Professional Basketball League

The Eastern Professional Basketball League was the second-best pro basketball league in the country during the 1950s and early '60s when the NBA had 10 or fewer teams and only 100 players, an unwri

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.

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In this deeply personal and riveting documentary, filmmaker Tracey Arcabasso Smith confronts her childhood sexual abuse and unearths a dark history of multigenerational abuse in her seemingly-idyll

The Great Call

We go in pursuit of gibbon song, which has captivated poets, scientists and shamans for millennia across the dwindling rainforests of Asia.

Backlash

Fears over rising crime in cities across the country lead to a backlash against policing and criminal justice reforms.

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

Pack is Here

With the increased visibility of transgender people in the United States, we are seeing a backlash that results in efforts to block trans people from participation in some of the most basic parts o

Papertown

When a paper mill in a small Appalachian town suddenly closes, leaving 1,200 people without jobs and undoing the economic fabric that held the community together for over a century, how will its pe

Kamayan

Kamayan explores the cultural and culinary history of the Philippine archipelago—and the evolution of the practices and ingredients from the pre-colonial Philippines through Spanish and American co

Alien: American Dream Denied

Alien: American Dream Denied spotlights the emotional journey of high-skilled, documented immigrants as they seek permanence in a country that benefits from their talent, but denies them a home.

The Space Less Traveled

Edgar Mitchell's return to Earth in 1971 was a revelation, setting the course for a lifetime of ceaseless exploration.

Like Heroes

At the beginning of the 90's, in San Francisco, Sylvie sets up Ti Couz, an utopian creperie, made of self-management, ecological concerns, social rights for the employees.

No Ordinary Campaign

At 37, Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS—on the same day he and his wife Sandra brought their second daughter home from the hospital. In an instant, everything changed.

612

'612' offers a poignant exploration of America's tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, delving into the collision of ideals, shifting demographics, and societal evolution through th

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.

Healing Wounded Knee

How do we begin to heal national trauma? How does the heart navigate the terrain of forgiveness?

Virulent: The Vaccine War

"Virulent: The Vaccine War" examines the history of vaccine hesitancy and denial, and the effect Covid-19 has had on anti-vaccination activists.

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

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.

Shadow of a Wheel

They were teenagers who had never been far from home.

Little Tokyo Social Club

The Little Tokyo Social Club was where members of the Japanese Community met to have social dances, singing, current events and meeting halls to gather the newly established Japanese community in 1

For Here or To Go?

FOR HERE OR TO GO? is an eight-episode documentary series that celebrates one of the staples of American cuisine.

Halloween Parade

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

CARRYING (formerly 'Love, Your Birth Mom')

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

The American Virus

The American Virus explores the systemic inequities and cultural inequalities at the heart of American society, as experienced by five groups of New Yorkers.

Grenadiers

After 52 years, Haiti returns to the 2026 World Cup without having played a single match at home.

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.

Athenia's Last Voyage

At sunset on the first day of WWII the British passenger ship Athenia was bound for Canada in the North Atlantic, and nearly everyone aboard believed they had sailed beyond the reach of the newly d

Frames

Frames is a full-length documentary that will examine the resurgence of analog film among today's Gen-Z photographers and what their work means for the future of photography.

How To Poison A Planet

With behind the scenes access to the largest litigation involving drinking water in American history, How to Poison A Planet investigates how the use of a product as seemingly harmless as firefight

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

Bubblez: Love. Drag. And Power of Family

Bubblez is a feature documentary set in New Orleans that follows a passionate drag mother leading the House of Alexander, a chosen family of LGBTQ+ young adults, as Black queer spaces disappear acr

The Alliance of Documentary Editors

The Alliance of Documentary Editors (ADE) is a working group of documentary film and television editors and assistant editors nationwide that campaigns for best practices within the industry while

Little Amens

Throughout the span of twenty five years, from 1970 to 1995 and beyond, the cultural environment in the rural town of Ada, Oklahoma (population 17,000) produced an extraordinary number of nationall