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Roughly 1000 16mm color film reels of various sizes in stacked containers.

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.

A family of six stands together in a sunlit field of soft white wildflowers, surrounded by lush green grass and tall, dark trees. At the center, a man and woman stand close, with four children gathered around them—one held in the woman’s arms, others standing confidently at their sides. All are dressed in coordinated, flowing and tailored outfits in vibrant shades of yellow and gold, creating a striking contrast against the deep green landscape. One figure on the left wears a dramatic, billowing gown that e

UNBOUND: Crowned in Pleasure

UNBOUND: Crowned in Pleasure is a feature documentary following educators, performers, and partners Jet Setting Jasmine and King Noire as they build a family and cultural legacy within adult entert

Five Juilliard Dancers performing in The Philippines, in front of a large crowd of children.

KITÁ

Burgeoning young dancers, from The Juilliard School, leave their New York City lives to teach students in the Philippine Islands.

A black man in a black t-shirt holds a clip board and speaks to another black man in a white t-shirt before a backdrop of lush green trees

Let My People Vote

! VOTER SUPPRESSION IS REAL IN AMERICA !

Bobbi Clincher staring away from the camera.

All We've Lost

ALL WE'VE LOST is a feature length documentary film focusing on the human experience within the case of Barry Beach and the movement for criminal justice reform in Montana.

The Day Mississippi Shook the World

The untold story of Mississippi's strategic role in superpower nuclear gamesmanship at the peak of the Cold War — and its legacy.

A photo portrait of the film's protagonist - a young Ukrainian woman with short, chin length hair - but the image is heavily pixelated/distorted.

The Longer You Bleed

In an era where global conflict is increasingly mediated through screens, young people are routinely exposed to distressing content - from graphic images of violence to the normalization of conflic

A woman with her hair flowing in the breeze.

The Comedown // Ending overdose is easier than you think

THE COMEDOWN is a gripping look at the country’s escalating overdose crisis, the misunderstood causes & little-known cures.

Edward M. Bannister: An American Artist

Edward M.

An indigenous woman stands in the shadow of the US-Mexico Border Wall

Whose Land? O'odham Land!

Courage to Thrive

”Courage to Thrive” is a universal story of women underearning and undervaluing themselves.

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

A jewish man in a suit is overlapped with the image of the same jewish man in concentration camp outfit

From Heroes to Sentenced

The story of half million Jews who fought for Central Powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, in the Great War, has yet to be told.

A crowd is gathered at a church for an evening prayer

Taizé: A Pilgrimage of Trust

The documentary, Taizé: A Pilgrimage of Trust, explores the unique historical, spiritual, musical and cultural significance of the Taizé ecumenical monastic community in Burgundy, France.

Happy Campers

Every summer, hard-working families escape their ordinary routines to live like kings in a scrappy seasonal trailer park.

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

Little Tokyo Social Club

The Little Tokyo Social Club was where members of the Japanese Community met to have social dances, singing, current events and meeting halls to gather the newly established Japanese community in 1

A wood cabinet with shelves full of mechanical puzzles. The puzzles are all manners of shapes and sizes, and crafted from a variety of materials. Text on the screen reads Puzzle Party, a film about the world of mechanical puzzles.

Puzzle Party

In "Puzzle Party," we meet legendary figures and rising stars in the puzzle community, exploring how these playful and often frustrating objects help people navigate grief, open new life opportunit

A close-up, medium shot of a blooming cherry blossom branch against a bright, pale blue sky with soft white clouds. The branch, a dark reddish-brown, extends diagonally from the lower left toward the center, featuring clusters of delicate white flowers with five petals and thin, pale-pink stamens tipped with yellow pollen. Several bright green, serrated leaves sprout from the branch, along with small, un-bloomed flower buds.

Violent Husbandry

Ripeness is all.

A black and white photograph of a mobile home.

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.

A large group of young men in red robes stand on the football field of their school, preparing for their graduation.

Fortunate Sons

Fortunate Sons will have its broadcast premiere on PBS SoCal on Wednesday, September 3rd at 8pm.

A collage-style painting. It is a black painted canvas with a document affixed on the canvas that reads Action. The document has burned edges. On top of the burned document there is a 1940s photograph mounted with a photo corner. The photograph is printed as a negative and has the ghost-like images of a woman and man posing together in their dress military uniforms.

Moving Like Pond Water

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

How To Poison A Planet

With behind the scenes access to the largest litigation involving drinking water in American history, How to Poison A Planet investigates how the use of a product as seemingly harmless as firefight

home video screenshot from 1940. Man kissing a woman as she looks into camera.

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

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

Chinese-American woman holds her phone in her hand while staring out the window of a taxi cab.

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

Roots of Fire 2 (w/t)

Journey into the soul-stirring world of Zydeco music as a group of talented musicians defy conventions, confront personal struggles, and navigate the ever-changing music industry.

A woman, and a man in a wheelchair, in front of the US Capitol Building.

No Ordinary Campaign

At 37, Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS—on the same day he and his wife Sandra brought their second daughter home from the hospital. In an instant, everything changed.

Family portrait of a man in a space suit with his wife and young son

Earth to Michael

Before a Commander leaves Earth to usher in a new era of spaceflight, his son asks him to explore the unresolved space between them.

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.

The Cheran Way

“The Cherán Way" captures the compelling story of Cherán, a P'urhépecha indigenous town in Mexico, rising against illegal logging to achieve self-determination and environmental revival.

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 large group of people celebrating on a stage

For A Million Years

For A Million Years is a universal story about humanism, unity and a romantic belief that music can change the world.

The Stolen

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

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.

Anima Anandkumar and David Zierler, Director of the Caltech Heritage Project, in a joint interview at The Caltech Archives during our Teaser Shoot in December 2025.

#WAY_Anima

Animashree Anandkumar is a powerhouse in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.