Your Pain Was Born Here is a non-linear docu-narrative highlighting the stories of anti-Blackness, Black love, and community.
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An independent, bootstrapped crew—aerospace engineer, champion FPV drone pilot, rising meteorologist, and veteran storm chaser—attempts the most dangerous mission in weather science: a zero-meter i
The Sacred & The Snake
At Standing Rock, a two-spirit Jicarilla Apache/Navajo youth leader, a Lakota matriarch, and a non-binary Appalachian join the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Point of No Return Educational Initiative
The Point of No Return Educational Initiative will bring the documentary, Point of No Return, the inspirational story of the first solar-powered flight around the world, along with inquiry-based, h
Artemisia
After a devastating trial, artist Artemisia Gentileschi becomes the unexpected face of a new art movement amidst personal tragedy and public scrutiny.
Mistress Dispeller
In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity.
Up for Debate
N.Y.C. teens tuned into political and social issues model hope as they debate hot-button topics inside the largest urban debate league in the U.S.
Voices Over the Water
This is the story of the Scottish Highlanders and their clan chiefs torn apart by a rapidly changing world--feeling their trust betrayed, many Highlanders faced famine and poverty, or emigration to
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.
Flowers of Mars
Set in Lviv, Ukraine, the film follows a group of men who organize daily funerals for fallen soldiers at the country’s only active military cemetery.
A Sexplanation
To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, a 36-year-old Alex Liu goes on a quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts - no matter how awkward it gets.
Tommy Hawkins Film Collection Preservation
I have been tasked to have roughly 1,000 16mm Southern California sports films preserved and restored to HD digital video from the Tommy Hawkins Film Collection. Mr.
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
Ratified
When the Equal Rights Amendment was first put forward in 1924, women were still considered the legal property of their husbands.
THREADS
THREADS is an intimate portrait of a Bangladeshi artist who refines a unique quiltwork tradition to create possibilities for a better life for her family and for hundreds of mothers.
Virality Bites
When an infamous adoption post launches an edgy chihuahua into viral fame, he and his new caretaker embrace their true identities as the internet's presumptions threaten to overshadow reality.
Angel of Mercy
"Angel of Mercy" tells the story of Sister Margaret Slachta, who defied Nazis and communists in her fight for social justice.
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.
Full Body Burden
Full Body Burden is Kristen Iversen’s story of growing up in a small Colorado town in the shadow of Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant.
Healing Trauma - The Resilient Soul
Healing Trauma: The Resilient Soul is a documentary that follows the lives of four diverse individuals who are all survivors of trauma.
The Way Everything Was
This film will revisit a powerfully formative event in my life: being bullied daily in a high school classroom nearly 4 decades ago.
The Fruit Detective
In Umbria, Italy, agronomist Isabella Dalla Ragione sets out to recover her country’s lost heirloom fruits after discovering clues in Renaissance paintings that point to the few surviving trees.
ART & KRIMES BY KRIMES
While locked-up for six years in federal prison, artist Jesse Krimes secretly creates monumental works of art—including an astonishing 40-foot mural made with prison bed sheets, hair gel, and newsp
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
Peter Wants to Be a Feminist
Introducing Peter Richards. 60 years old, recently retired, and looking to expand his understanding of the world around him. He is spearheading the creation of this documentary.
Habbal et al.
Synopsis: Dr. Shadia Habbal leads an international team of cloud-fearing astronomers as they prepare for the 2024 eclipse.
Frida's Gaze
Frida’s Gaze, will look at the last years of Frida Kahlo’s life through her diary taking us from the mid 1940’s to the present.
The Americans
For decades, refugees have begun their journey to the American Dream at a meatpacking plant in Storm Lake, Iowa. But after their shift is over, they dream of something better than the kill floor. Intimately following the lives of the refugees at a meatpacking town in Iowa for over four years, The Americans explores the human reality of the American dream and the personal sacrifices behind it.
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A 31-year-old Mexican immigrant, trapped in daily conflict with his limbs due to cerebral palsy, strives to become a samurai.
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
About Time
Two mothers fight for justice and accountability when their daughters are found dead in a California women's prison.
The Rink's Edge
In the aftermath of high-profile lawsuits and unsettling deaths, The Rink's Edge delves into the unknown truths of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in professional hockey.
Rockne
The story of Notre Dame's Knute Rockne -- college football's greatest coach -- as seen from a modern day perspective.
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.