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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.

Mama Faru: Mother of Rhinos

Zoologist Desmond Morris once wrote, “What Joy Adamson was to lions, Dian Fossey was to gorillas, and Jane Goodall is to chimpanzees, Anna Merz is to rhinos.” This is the untold story of pioneering

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.

RELATIVE

In this deeply personal and riveting documentary, filmmaker Tracey Arcabasso Smith confronts her childhood sexual abuse and unearths a dark history of multigenerational abuse in her seemingly-idyll

NORMAN / NORMAN

After witnessing the brutal murder of his mother 30 years ago, Norman travels to Jamaica to piece together what happened and where he came from by confronting the murderer: his father.

Oracle: The Life & Music of Michael Hedges

A feature documentary about the life and music of Michael Hedges. The eldest son of Midwestern musicians/educators, Michael Hedges was a young musical prodigy – with an emerging talent that would take him from small-town Oklahoma to Grammy award-winning artist. He was a once-in-a-generation force that would revolutionize the acoustic guitar and inspire a generation of musicians.

A Place For Us

Against mounting environmental pressures and the fastest-growing human population on earth, Africa’s lions are losing their place on the continent and facing extinction.

The Heart is a Mirror

El Korazon es Espejo (The Heart is a Mirror) is a significant creative endeavor of transcendent lyricism regarding Ladino folklore through the powerful means of preserving an endangered ethnic iden

On Firm Ground

In a race against time, two people battling Parkinson's disease embark on a journey of hope as they undergo brain surgery to reclaim their lives.

Janz in the Moment

At the age of 80 artist Robert Janz is at the height of his abilities.

The Donn of Tiki

The founding father of what we know today as the Tiki bar, Donn Beach spent years embellishing the details of his extraordinary life.

Live at the Agora

THE RISE, FALL, AND REBIRTH OF A ROCK-AND-ROLL CATHEDRAL: In the 1970s, the Agora Ballroom concert clubs brought rock-and-roll to the heartland of America and became a springboard for some of the m

All Saints: The Journey of Orthodoxy in Bloomington, Indiana

Around the late 1980s, a diverse group of Orthodox Christians—Greeks, Russians, Syrians, Lebanese, Yugoslavians, Romanians, and more—found themselves in Bloomington, Indiana, without a local place

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

Matriarch

Matriarch is a documentary that transports viewers to four long-established but largely unknown matriarchal societies through the eyes of four females—a Khasi Indian girl

Monk in Pieces

Meredith Monk — composer, performer, and interdisciplinary artist — overcame a hostile critical establishment to become one of the great artistic pioneers of her generation.

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.

The Stolen

In March of 1976, General Jorge Videla toppled Argentina’s democracy and embarked on a brutal campaign of repression.

Everest Dark

Everest Dark is a feature documentary that takes us on a daring expedition with world-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Mingma Tsiri Sherpa.

ALMOST LOST (PRESQUE PERDU)

An American filmmaker travels to France to find the mother and child whose lives were saved by his father seventy years ago. 

Voilà

Voilà is the story, or stories of three characters from disparate, but parallel, lives and what happens when their lives intersect with a fourth character.

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

The Lot: The Story of Ultimate Frisbee

IN THE SUMMER OF 1969 a group of high school students developed a worldwide sport in a parking lot in Maplewood, NJ.

Open Gate

In Los Angeles, formerly incarcerated individuals discover purpose through jobs in film and television, and escape the cycle of reoffending.

The Last Renaissance

The Manhattan Project was conducted in secret.
The Space Race was documented for propaganda.
We'll film The Last Renaissance for everyone.

Come Dance With Me

COME DANCE WITH ME is a feature documentary film about the life of JACQUES D’AMBOISE, legendary ballet dancer and founder of National Dance Institute, and how he impacted millions of children’s liv

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.

These Courageous Men

European Jewish refugees join the US Army to fight the Nazis in World War II.

Rock Behind The Wall

“Rock Behind the Wall" unveils the untold story of Bulgarian rock and roll's past, present, and future from the tightly controlled era of communism to the modern era of oligarchs' media control, which ranks last in media freedom among all EU countries.

Heart Beats Film

"Heart Beats" chronicles the rise of Minnesota's Medical Alley from its humble and unconventional beginnings to its status as a global leader in medical technology.

Moving Like Pond Water

Is it possible to go to war and come back mentally sound?

Freedom Seekers: Black Seminoles of the Past and Present

'Freedom Seekers: Black Seminoles of the Past and Present' documentary examines the creators of the first underground railroad which resulted in the largest slave rebellion in United States’ history, the Black Seminoles.

Chasing Slim

Cinematic Treatment