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First Quarterback

In a time when anti-Semitism is again raising its ugly head around the world, "The First Quarterback" looks back to an era of even greater intolerance, when an unlikely Jewish hero gave hope and pr

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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.

golden spires of a Ukrainian Eastern European building

A Sacred Piece of Home

How do you know a community of immigrants has finally established itself in its new home? They build a place of worship, often one that looks like those they left behind.

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.

Storm chaser Gabriel Cox stands in front of images of massive storms. One of them is a tornado, the other two have dark menacing supercells. The title reads, "The Storms We Carry."

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.

A rustic old notebook of archived documents sits on a desk surrounded by smaller papers and notepads.

Dear Sirs (formerly Wyoming WWII Film)

In November of 1944, Sgt Silvio J. Pedri of the 95th Infantry was sent on a mission to cross the Moselle river near Metz, France.

An adult and Yves and a younger version of Yves stand in front of an American flag and safari landscape.

The Citizen

Amidst a global debate on immigration, Yves — a Congolese refugee and newly naturalized American citizen — takes a roadtrip across Texas to discover his new homeland.

Old black & white photograph of a person sitting on the ground decorating pottery

Nampeyo, an American Modernist

"Nampeyo, an American Modernist" is a 90-minute documentary film based on the life, art and legacy of the great Hopi-Tewa ceramicist Nampeyo to be broadcast on PBS with co-production support from p

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.

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

Young woman in early 70's fashion sits on a picnic blanket next to an open suitcase with a notepad in her hand.

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

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?

The image contains three different pictures taking up equal space. The image on the far left has a young girl in a pink wheelchair looking at her grandmother, a white woman in a red shirt. The center image has a young boy in the arms of his mother a blond white woman, as he mouths his blanket for comfort. She is wearing a face mask with a moustache on it. The right image pictures a 5 year old girl, she is pouting and has electrodes on her face.

AFM Documentary

Pursuing the best care for her son, a single mom relocates her three boys to a hotel room two thousand miles from home; a Texas family receives the same devastating diagnosis for their active 5-yea

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MOFAYA

From the heart of the Congo, a film about a refugee's journey to the edge of the world, with music as his guiding light.

Black and white image of a child, photographed from the side, holding a watch while standing against the wall of a hallway

Waking Up in a Dream

Birth, death.
Night, day.
Mind, matter.
Heaven, hell.
Nothing, everything.

A still from the film shows Adelina standing alone in an open field, her head tilted upward toward the sky. Her bare shoulders and tightly crossed arms convey exposure and restraint, while her upward gaze suggests longing and a deep desire for freedom. The cold blue tones of the landscape and the distant city reinforce her emotional isolation.

A Song Without Home

After 11 years of being locked away from the outside world, Adelina, a young trans woman from a Georgian village, flees to Vienna in search of freedom.

A person with long blonde hair and a gold-adorned outfit is embracing a person wearing a suit. They are standing in front of a building with gold detail on the front

Pride & Honor

A veteran battling stage 4 cancer leads a historic lawsuit against the Department of Defense to restore pride and honor for themselves and other LGTBQI+ veterans before they die.

Woman in a galaxy-themed dress sits in an interview set up before a documentary crew

Space, Hope, and Charity

SPACE, HOPE, & CHARITY is a powerful documentary about a young woman from rural Oregon who overcomes poverty, family dysfunction, and unspeakable tragedy as she pursues a dream of becoming an a

Smoke

In America’s remote forests, wildfire is a constant force. Many of us experience it through smoke rather than flames.

Herero

HERERO unearths Namibia’s suppressed history - Germany’s first genocide and the enduring legacy of apartheid - through a present-day fight for justice.

Keeping The Faith With Morrie

Morrie Turner, the pioneering African American cartoonist whose newspaper comic strip and television show reached millions of Americans with a powerful message of tolerance from the Civil Rights er

The Story of My Shirt

A single shirt travels from cotton fields in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan through dye works and factories to Chile’s Atacama Desert, revealing how human lives and the natural resources that sustain th

Colin Young: An American Film School

A group of film school graduates research the teaching legacy of film educator, Colin Young, the former chairman of UCLA’s film department, wherein, during his tenure many of UCLA’s most famous alu

Three children at dusk in the woods crouched down looking into the trees and grass

Like Stars but Lower

Over three summers in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, a master naturalist, a university entomologist, and a passionate teenager reveal the magic and mystery of fireflies.

A helicopter is flying past the hazy silhouettes of the Hollywood Hills in a pink sunset.

Hazy Valley

In their ancestral homeland Los Angeles, members of the Kizh-Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians are responding to the city’s ecological crisis by reviving the highly efficient land stewardship prac

A man putting glitter on a drag queen while another man watches happily in background.

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

A man in a striped sweater and cap stands in a dimly lit room bathed in a cold blue tint, captured in the early morning light of winter.

#MenToo – The Documentary

#MenToo is a documentary that examines the hidden crisis of male sexual trauma—an urgent public health issue affecting at least one in six men.

Shirley Price Katz wears sunglass and looks at the camera.

As always, SPK: Vignettes of Going Beyond Beyond

The Deadline (Working Title)

Tensions are rising, we are becoming more polarised, and the world feels less and less stable. Social media has become a dangerously powerful propaganda tool.

White silhouette of a teddy bear with barbed wire running across its body.

Safezone

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

Viewers Like Us

Viewers Like Us explores who gets to tell America’s multitude of stories in public media today.

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UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality

LOGLINE: UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality is searing expose of the affordable housing crisis in America told through the prism of one zip code's struggle with the growing housing divid

The incredible history of The Palomino Club of North Hollywood (1949-1995) has never been told. What began as a watering hole with a hitching post out front serving the “Singing Cowboys of Hollywood” coming from movie sets became the most important venue for Country Music on the West Coast.