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A diverse group moves together along a forested path, sunlight filtering through moss-covered trees. At the center, a man in a wheelchair is pushed by a companion, surrounded by walkers of all abilities, embodying unity, resilience, and adventure.

More Than Steps

In "More Than Steps," lifelong friends Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray lead a group of wheelchair users and their supporters on the Accessible Camino, a groundbreaking adaptation of the historic C

a white tipi sits in front of a steel geometric dome, both are reflected in a shallow pool at sunset.

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.

Songs from the Hole

Songs from the Hole is a hybrid documentary film, a visual and musical meditation on Black boyhood, harm and punishment, and the radical imagination.

Illustrated image featuring a group of five young men, all with their eyes closed and hands placed over their hearts. The background is a mix of teal and turquoise shades, and the people depicted have different skin tones and hairstyles.

Before Their Time

Activist Iesha Sekou and her team of violence interrupters fight gun violence in New York City, guiding young people to peaceful resolutions in their Harlem neighborhood.

Betty Reid Soskin is America’s oldest park ranger, famous for tirelessly shedding light on the forgotten history of racial segregation in California. But there’s a hidden side to Betty she rarely talks about. Back in the 1960s, Betty was a singer/songwriter with a voice like Billie Holiday and the relevance of Nina Simone, but she turned her back on a potential career in music, and her songs haven’t been heard for 40 years.

Breeders

A young woman stands in a crowd of people, holding a sign that says "Protect Futures of Youth".

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.

Two men in winter coats and hats in the style of the early 20th century speak to one another closely before a large courtyard with a statue at its center.

VIVA VERDI!

SPOKE

SPOKE is a feature documentary that lives inside the fire service, exposing the hidden occupational health crisis firefighters carry home from the job: soaring cancer rates, unspoken trauma, and th

Black-and-white close-up of a gloved medical hand touching a newborn baby’s chest amid tubes and monitoring equipment in a neonatal care setting.

Fish and Babies (Don't Feel Pain)

For much of the 20th century, babies routinely underwent major surgery without adequate pain relief.

A man on the left in a black shirt at a table with a woman who is wearing a purple shirt with the words on the back: Speak, Witness, Heal. A woman featured in the center of the photo is leaning back in her chair, legs crossed with her hand on her head looking off camera. A black woman with a gold hair band is sitting next to the woman looking off camera.

Truth Be Told

Most people think of Vermont as one of America's most progressive states.

A Chinese woman with dark hair and a sequined blue jacket with a fur collar sits at a white marble table and speaks into her cell phone. Another cell phone rests on the table by her elbow. There is a brown curtain and wooden bookshelf behind her.

Mistress Dispeller

In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity.

The rape and murder of Angelina Resendiz, a young female Navy Sailor at the hands of her fellow Navy Sailor and documented serial rapist, Jer’Miah Copeland while stationed at Norfolk Naval Station. How did this happen and where is the accountability?

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.

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.

MARCELLA

Marcella Hazan changed how we cook and experience Italian food. MARCELLA is a new documentary that tells her dramatic, delicious story.

Image of Nicole Horseherder, Director of Tó Nizhóní Aní

Beyond Barriers | Sacred Earth

This is the urgent story of WATER: It speaks through Hopi and Navajo grassroots leaders, who strive to preserve what remains on their tribal lands in NE Arizona – after a coal-mining operation depl

Wounded Knee Memorial arch framing a tree with a ray of sunlight

Healing Wounded Knee

How do we begin to heal national trauma? How does the heart navigate the terrain of forgiveness?

Denied!

Heart Beats in white lettering over a background of a heart monitoring machine.

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.

Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism

LOGLINE

Dominated by a looming supercell thunderstorm over an open rural road, the image shows a lone vehicle driving straight into the heart of the storm. Bold, distressed white typography spells out “WOMEN,” anchored by a sharp red “WEATHER"

Weather Women

The story begins at the 2025 National Storm Chaser Summit, where Jessica Moore sets out on her journey.

A man in a black shirt and a man in a suit and hat talk in front of a police cruiser.

This Is Where I Learned Not To Sleep

Part quest for justice – part journey towards healing.

Two Black women wearing sleeveless blue tops sitting on a gray couch and talking

Sisters' Keepers

This intimate documentary follows journalist and breast cancer survivor Athena Jones as she investigates why Black women have the highest death rate from the disease and explores whether they could

Escape From Death Valley

In the winter of 1849 a wagon train was lost in an unknown American desert. A “cursed hole” – the doomed immigrants soon named it, “Death Valley.” No water, no food, no way out.

A man is looking up in front of a wall painting.

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

Jim Harrison sits with his hands in his lap in his rugged, outdoorsy 20th-century office.

The Stories of Jim Harrison

This film will be the definitive documentary on the life of novelist-poet-outdoorsman-raconteur Jim Harrison.

M

A 31-year-old Mexican immigrant, trapped in daily conflict with his limbs due to cerebral palsy, strives to become a samurai.

Photographed from behind, two people with long black hair stand in front of a tall, grey border wall.

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

Reverend James Lawson sits and speaks next to Martin Luther King Jr.

A Better Way: James Lawson, Architect of Nonviolence

This authorized documentary feature will provide a fresh lens on the inner workings of the Nonviolence Movement of America through the untold story of Rev. James Lawson

CIRCLE

CIRCLE is an international training program and safe space for women and gender-expansive filmmakers.

Into the Storm formerly Recovering Irma

"Into the Storm" is a raw and introspective film that delves into Sandy's tumultuous journey, from childhood struggles to overcoming personal demons.

A silhouette of a solitary figure on horseback rides through a snowy Patagonian landscape in Chile. Snow covered shrubbery in the foreground with jagged mountains in the background. The plains in bewteween where the man on horseback is covered in fog.

The Weight of Snow (El peso de la nieve)

In the far south of Chilean Patagonia, ageing gauchos, known as puesteros, live and work alone for months at a time across vast private ranches.

Herero

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

Keeper of the Flame

In the 1980’s, one man’s progressive vision turned Amnesty International into a household name. How did he get there, and where is he now?

Pack is Here

With the increased visibility of transgender people in the United States, we are seeing a backlash that results in efforts to block trans people from participation in some of the most basic parts o

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.