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Josh's Wedding
The feature documentary Josh’s Wedding explores an often abstract subject (AI and the arts) through the story of two old friends with colliding worldviews: Simon Rich, a New Yorker humorist and TV
Camp 6ixx
Camp 6ixx is an hour-long documentary, filmed over the course of two years, showing the growing tide of homelessness in America, and the obstacles faced by cities trying to solve it.
Lyuba's Hope
Lyuba’s Hope follows lawyer-activist-political candidate Lyubov Sobol, formerly the head of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.
A Chasm in Chinatown
"A CHASM IN CHINATOWN" follows the struggles of a Chinese American nonprofit, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), as its Executive Director, Nancy Yao Maasbach, navigates the challenges of NYC
Made with Love
Made with Love is an Emmy Award–winning PBS documentary series that explores the master artisans, living traditions, and cultural heritage practices that continue to shape communities around the wo
Worship Factor
Worship is at the heart of the Christian life: we pray, sing, and write music.
But worship is more than that: it is about justice and how to care for people's needs.
Trouble Finds Me
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.
The Longer You Bleed
In an era where global conflict is increasingly mediated through screens, young people are routinely exposed to distressing content - from graphic images of violence to the normalization of conflic
Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford
Sapiro v. Ford tells the riveting true story of Aaron Sapiro, a young Jewish lawyer who took on one of America’s most powerful men—and most notorious antisemite—Henry Ford.
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.
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
Tipping Point PA
Tipping Point PA follows six candidate/activists in Pennsylvania’s heartland who are waging the battle of ideals that will determine the fate of American democracy.
Haunted by Helen Liu Fong
Investigating the disappearance of visionary designer Helen Liu Fong from American design history, architect Mina Chow is haunted by her own fears of being forgotten.
Martins Beach
When a popular beach spot is closed to the public by a Silicon Valley billionaire, one family vows to fight back to protect their cherished generational connection to the coast.
The Wild Comeback
The Wild Comeback explores the extraordinary journey of California’s tule elk; a species once thought extinct, and the modern efforts to ensure its future.
Beyond the Cliff: Navigating Autistic Adulthood
"Beyond the Cliff: Navigating Autistic Adulthood", a feature-length documentary, follows the stories of adults on the autism spectrum and explores the various challenges each face during their tran
Resurgo Detroit: The Rise from Within
20 years in the making. 3 million photographs, thousands of hours of footage and a one dollar house.
Flowering Dusk
Driven from Ireland when the revolution she'd given thirty years to turned grey and administrative, Ella Young arrived in California speaking the language of mountain spirits, sea-voices, and the o
Senior Prom
For residents of the Triangle Square retirement home, “senior” prom takes on a whole new meaning—a celebration of the lives and legacies of resistance of the eldest LGBTQ generation.
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.
Smoke
In America’s remote forests, wildfire is a constant force. Many of us experience it through smoke rather than flames.
Unbreakable Blue
Law enforcement professionals spend an inordinate amount of time dealing with the uglier side of human existence.
CIRCLE
CIRCLE is an international training program and safe space for women and gender-expansive filmmakers.
Boys Like Us
Boys Like Us explores the Los Angeles queer scene through the lives of masculine-presenting queers— including trans men, butch lesbians, and nonbinary mascs.
The Sound of Hope
A diplomat, a teacher, and a musician declare war on poverty, ignorance, and crime, using an unorthodox weapon: classical music education.
Blind Momentum
Against all odds, Laura King Edwards — mother, writer, speaker, runner, and passionate rare disease advocate — sets out to break the world record for running a half marathon blindfolded.
The Wheel
THE WHEEL: An eight-part documentary series exploring the ancient festivals of the Celtic year — and why they matter now.
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Prayer Horse
Prayer Horse tells the story of a twelve day, 300 mile horse ride through the Nevada desert by members of the Paiute Indigenous Nation, as they offer prayer to heal traumas and to their lands now t
Two Weeks Notice: The Departure of Hella Sketchy
The documentary unfolds as a tribute to Jacob, creatively known as Hella Sketchy, a talented young artist whose life was tragically cut short.
The Storms We Carry
“The Storms We Carry” is a film about what happens when the storms inside of us are bigger than the ones outside of us.
Echo's Answer
“Echo’s Answer” is a psychedelic reimagining of the life and work of the late visionary singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Trish Keenan.