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January 6, 2021. A ghoulish figure clasps a Bible amidst the crowd of insurrectionists on the Eastern Front of the U.S. Capitol.

BAD FAITH: Christian Nationalism's War on Democracy

On January 6, 2021, invocations to Jesus rang out across the Capitol Mall in Washington D.C. as a violent confusion of forces attempted to overthrow the American government.

The image shows an underwater scene in green-blue tones. At the center, a large blue crab is seen from the front, standing on the seabed with its claws raised and legs spread. Particles float in the water, creating a textured, atmospheric look. Soft light filters from above, illuminating the crab and the surrounding water. At the top of the image, the film title SAPIDUS appears in large serif letters, followed by the tagline “A journey across tides, traditions, and a vanishing future.”

Sapidus

SAPIDUS is an epic documentary film born from the encounter between three waters and three cultures united by the same species: the blue crab.

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

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.

Buddy Greco with Frank Sinatra giving him a kiss on the cheek

A Swinging World: The Life & Career of Buddy Greco

This documentary tells the story of Buddy Greco, a legendary but under recognized figure in American music whose career spanned seven decades.

Reverend James Lawson sits and speaks next to Martin Luther King Jr.

A Better Way: James Lawson, Architect of Nonviolence

This authorized documentary feature will provide a fresh lens on the inner workings of the Nonviolence Movement of America through the untold story of Rev. James Lawson

A middle-aged woman with long blonde hair, wearing a jacket and jeans, stands behind a medical exam chair.

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire is a profile of one woman’s battle to keep Wyoming’s sole abortion facility open - a mission driven by seeing her mentor murdered and their clinic burnt down – and set against th

BY MY SIDE

BY MY SIDE is an intimate portrait of three veterans suffering from the “invisible wound,” PTSD, the most prevalent and unhealed wound suffered by veterans.

A man on the left in a black shirt at a table with a woman who is wearing a purple shirt with the words on the back: Speak, Witness, Heal. A woman featured in the center of the photo is leaning back in her chair, legs crossed with her hand on her head looking off camera. A black woman with a gold hair band is sitting next to the woman looking off camera.

Truth Be Told

Most people think of Vermont as one of America's most progressive states.

Black-and-white close-up of a gloved medical hand touching a newborn baby’s chest amid tubes and monitoring equipment in a neonatal care setting.

Fish and Babies (Don't Feel Pain)

For much of the 20th century, babies routinely underwent major surgery without adequate pain relief.

a black cat plays on the lap of a White female toddler.

Keeper of the Flame

In the 1980’s, one man’s progressive vision turned Amnesty International into a household name. How did he get there, and where is he now?

Shelter in the Palace

A searing chronicle of a 58-day standoff between a group of mothers and local government forces culminates in a military siege on a family home.

Collage-like black and white image of a man and a woman, with their young daughter in the father's lap

My Father and Qaddafi

When Jihan was six years old, her father flew to Cairo and never returned. Mansur Rashid Kikhia was the Foreign Minister of Libya, ambassador to the United Nations, and a human rights lawyer.

Shirley Price Katz wears sunglass and looks at the camera.

As always, SPK: Vignettes of Going Beyond Beyond

Songs from the Hole

Songs from the Hole is a hybrid documentary film, a visual and musical meditation on Black boyhood, harm and punishment, and the radical imagination.

A man in a black shirt and a man in a suit and hat talk in front of a police cruiser.

This Is Where I Learned Not To Sleep

Part quest for justice – part journey towards healing.

The right foot of five different girls and women with toes pointing upward to reveal the soles of their feet, which have been dyed red.

Incarnations of I

INCARNATIONS OF I is the story of a Bengali American woman, who after decades of devotion a Hindu warrior goddess, gives voice to unspoken trauma through the traditional art of clay idol-making—dis

A Caucasian man with long hair covers his face with his hand while standing in front of a mugshot background

COMMITTED

COMMITTED is a documentary-in-progress produced by Ken Rosenberg, MD, and Peter Miller, Emmy and Peabody-winning filmmakers.

An elementary school classroom in Ukraine lies in ruins following a Russian bombing attack. The windows have been shattered, with glass littering the floor. Shards of glass are scattered across the children's furniture, creating a hazardous environment. In the foreground, a children's playhouse has also been destroyed, highlighting the extent of the devastation.

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

A young couple walks along a preserved segment of the Berlin Wall in 2014

Growing Together Again

"Growing Together Again" tells the story of German unity three decades after the end of the Cold War.

A collage to the backdrop of red theater curtains. On the red, the image of bars and a prison cell, on the right, a large brick building.

Broadway, Bars, and Fortune

In a climate of increasing crime and high recidivism, an organization chooses a unique path of transformation through arts and theater.

Outline of three brothers sitting inside a yellow Jewish star surrounded by a circle.

Three Brothers in Shanghai

Escaping the Nazis in Austria, a Jewish family flees to Shanghai, one of the only places in the world willing to accept persecuted and impoverished refugees.

Five individuals sit on a couch in front of a camera

Poly

"Poly" focuses on stories of polyamorous relationships that diverge from the sensationalized aspects of it currently dominating mainstream media coverage, highlighting instead the coming out proces

Official film poster; female tea field worker picking tea

Kikuyu Land

Set in Kenya’s tea highlands, Kikuyu Land follows Mr. Mungai, a local land claimant pursuing justice for land taken from his family.

Two Black women wearing sleeveless blue tops sitting on a gray couch and talking

Sisters' Keepers

This intimate documentary follows journalist and breast cancer survivor Athena Jones as she investigates why Black women have the highest death rate from the disease and explores whether they could

A young girl in a flowy dress walks on the beach, the text LET US READ is superimposed on top of the image

'Let Us Read' explores various personal stories of living in a world full of misconceptions and systemic barriers toward dyslexia and other learning differences. However, thanks to decades of research, today, there is an effective teaching approach that empowers students with dyslexia and benefits all other students as well. This documentary pushes the conversation to the next step. How can we bring this solution to where the problem is and allow a fair education opportunity for everyone?