AI WEIWEI’S TURANDOT follows Chinese revolutionary artist, Ai Weiwei, as he brings his artistic vision and iconoclastic activism to Puccini’s Turandot at the Rome Opera House during his directorial operatic debut.
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Courage to Thrive
”Courage to Thrive” is a universal story of women underearning and undervaluing themselves.
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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
True False Hot Cold
Over the course of one hot summer, through intimate time spent with the locals of Emery County, Utah, a story is woven about life in this sparse region, where the residents have less belief in clim
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.
Bella
"Bella," is about the life, influence and impact of California-based artist Bella Lewitzky.
Jovita y Valentin
The story of four migrants who take action into their own hands to support the families of other migrants who went missing while attempting to cross the Arizona desert.
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
The Greatest House My Father Built
A father builds his dream home; his son grows up watching it fall apart.
Magic Town
For nearly 90 summers a tiny village in rural Michigan, dubbed “The Magic Capital of the World,” has attracted thousands of magicians for an annual magic convention.
That Night at Kezar
That Night At Kezar is a portrait of San Francisco told through the lens of a legendary high school basketball game in 1996, between Balboa High School and
St. Ignatius College Preparatory.
California Style: Edward H. Fickett
California Style: Edward H. Fickett will critically examine the life and work of master architect of Edward H. Fickett, one of America’s most prolific mid century architects.
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.
Snapshots from the Underground
Snapshots from the Underground is an immersive arts and culture documentary about the influential post-Warhol generation of artists who converged in the legendary New York City nightlife scene in the 1980s.
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.
KITÁ
KITÁ is a true story about elite Juilliard students from New York City who cross the world to the Philippine Islands—where their plan to teach dance one summer shatters everything they thought they
WIND-FALL
When a near-fatal crash rewires world champion kiteboarder Brandon Scheid’s brain, he and his wife Sensi must rediscover the present to save their family before the impending arrival of their first
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.
WEALTH UNTOLD
We are a team of award-winning filmmakers and ocean advocates joining forces to bring to you an uplifting feature documentary on marine conservati
Surrounded - The EDC Burden
Testifying before Congress, a soft spoken woman warned of an oncoming tsunami born from DDT and other untested chemicals.
He Said, She Said, Now Someone Is Dead
Angelina Resendiz was a 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor. She was raped and murdered by a fellow U.S. Navy sailor — a man with a documented history of sexual violence the Navy knew about and ignored.
Deconstruction
After battling cancer for over thirteen years, Joyce Mallonee has decided to channel her experiences into an art show called Deconstruction.
MISIMA
After a Canadian gold mine operation overtook her island for fifteen years, an indigenous landowner is left with struggles to defend her land tenure rights at a land court.
Acres of Skin
Acres of Skin is a documentary about the survivors of the Holmesburg Prison experiments, a decades-long program in which the University of Pennsylvania and Dr.
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.
Viewers Like Us
Viewers Like Us explores who gets to tell America’s multitude of stories in public media today.
The Sewing Girl's Tale
The Sewing Girl’s Tale presents a gripping documentary recounting America’s first published rape trial.
Um, Documentary?
Um, Documentary? chronicles the rise of transgender rock band Um, Jennifer? led by Eli Scarpati and Fig Regan, as they navigate New York City's underground music scene and the broader U.S.
Section 14
Section 14 tells the story of a square mile of tribal land in the heart of Palm Springs — land now covered by the hotels, shops, and restaurants that make the city one of the country's top vacation
License to Tell
"License to Tell" traces the history of this explosion of writing through one of its most colorful and wildest creators.
The Stolen
In March of 1976, General Jorge Videla toppled Argentina’s democracy and embarked on a brutal campaign of repression.
Serious Breakdown
Serious Breakdown: Teenage Mental Health in America spans the entire US, following five high schoolers and the people around them.
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.
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.
Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus
In 1986 Diane Luckey, a 25 year-old African-American woman who went by the name Q Lazzarus or simply Q, was living in NYC making music and driving a yellow taxi.