The granddaughter of Ernie Robinson takes us through her journey, learning about her grandfather’s legacy.
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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
Out From Under Us
Out From Under Us is a feature documentary about why members of the Acholi tribe in northern Uganda fear a genocidal campaign against them by President Museveni's regime.
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.
The Alliance of Documentary Editors
The Alliance of Documentary Editors (ADE) is a working group of documentary film and television editors and assistant editors nationwide that campaigns for best practices within the industry while
A New Brain
This feature documentary tells the story of one of the great achievements of our time: how Barbara Arrowsmith, a woman born with severe learning deficits transformed her brain and developed a bra
America Talks 25
“9/11: OUR STORY” is about the making of a remarkable film, “America Talks,” and how a group of inexperienced college students and their professor created an important visual and oral history of th
The Unfinished Dance
An intimate portrait of the Asian American community shaken by the 2023 Lunar New Year mass shooting in Monterey Park, CA, as the survivors confront their mortality, guilt, and regret, while seekin
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
Sea Sharp
Fifty-five years after becoming the first woman to solo-hand sail the Pacific Ocean, Sharon Sites Adams looks back at 15,000 nautical miles at sea.
BAD FAITH: Christian Nationalism's War on Democracy
On January 6, 2021, invocations to Jesus rang out across the Capitol Mall in Washington D.C. as a violent confusion of forces attempted to overthrow the American government.
Dr. B3 - The Soul of the Music
Dr. B3 - The Soul of the Music tells the amazing story of the late Hammond organist Dr. Lonnie Smith - from childhood doo-wop singer to becoming a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master.
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.
Serious Breakdown
Serious Breakdown: Teenage Mental Health in America spans the entire US, following five high schoolers and the people around them.
Exodus of the Minds
For decades, Boston has been the world’s leading hub for medical research, built venture capitalists, pharmaceutical companies and generations of scientists drawn from across the globe.
Lakhdar
Kidnapped and taken to Guantánamo Bay by the US military, Lakhdar Boumediène was wrongfully detained and tortured at the notorious prison for seven long years.
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.
Everything You Have is Yours
Everything You Have Is Yours is inspired by the story and award-winning work of choreographer Hadar Ahuvia.
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
Rockne
The story of Notre Dame's Knute Rockne -- college football's greatest coach -- as seen from a modern day perspective.
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.
Welcome Home, Sister
In 1970, Penni Evans went to Vietnam as a Donut Dollie: an American Red Cross volunteer sent into the war’s combat zones to boost troops’ morale.
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.
Dear Daddy
It all began with a heavy burden on my young shoulders—a weight I carried for years, convinced I was to blame for my father's untimely death.
Let Us Read
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.
Psychedelics and Mental Health
PSYCHEDELICS AND MENTAL HEALTH is a very cinematic and visually stimulating documentary that creates an awareness of the proven and safe benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapies when properly adm
Babylon by the Bay
A definitive documentary exploring the Bay Area music scene from the 1960s onward, tracing the roots of rock, soul, funk, and hip-hop through the artists who shaped a cultural revolution — and thos
Resurgo Detroit: The Rise from Within
20 years in the making. 3 million photographs, thousands of hours of footage and a one dollar house.
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.