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Young woman in early 70's fashion sits on a picnic blanket next to an open suitcase with a notepad in her hand.

Rosl's Suitcase

Disconnected letters tell the effect of the Nazi’s annexation of Austria on some of the Viennese population: it’s the story of Rosa, my Viennese and Jewish grandmother, who left Vienna for New York

neon green trees from the base of a forrest surrounded by ferns with the title of the film and director on top in yellow writing "Si la Isla quiere" a film by Cece King

SI LA ISLA QUIERE ("Island Willing")

One Island’s worldview could save the world.

Photo of Rhoda and the Luo council of elders in a pre-mediation meeting

Widow Champion

Thrown off her land by her in-laws, a resilient Kenyan widow transforms into a fierce advocate for women's land rights in a highly patriarchal community.

Native Resurgence

"Native Resurgence" aims to elevate the voices of Native American and indigenous communities, shedding light on their remarkable resurgence and inspiring viewers with stories of strength, cultural

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Hard Twist: Through the Lens of Barbara Van Cleve

The feature documentary BARBARA VAN CLEVE'S AMERICAN WEST recounts her family’s settling to Montana in the early 19th century, her youth on a working ranch and tourist destination as a young woman

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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.

Clyde Best walks through the pitch at West Ham United, with a sea of fans in the stands behind him

The Clyde Best Story

The Clyde Best Story is a first-hand look at overcoming racial discrimination in sport through the lens of a barrier-breaking player.

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.

A black and white photo from the 1960's of a mid-century modern house at night. It's an "upside down" house where the second story is larger than the first story so the house looks like two elegant rectangles stacked atop each other. The house is lit from the inside and a tall, daper man in a tuxedo stands on the upstairs terrace. A woman sits inside on the living room couch, and down below two young children can be seen.

The Harvard 5: a story of love, architecture, and a design revolution

“The Harvard 5: a story of love, architecture, and a design revolution” is a documentary film that tells the little-known story of five ground-breaking architects and designers who ignited a modern

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The Hunchback

Sufferers of a rare and misunderstood spine disease, which can leave them with a severely curved spine, severe pain and long-term health complications, search for answers, help, and purpose in life

A man in a striped sweater and cap stands in a dimly lit room bathed in a cold blue tint, captured in the early morning light of winter.

#MenToo – The Documentary

#MenToo is a documentary that examines the hidden crisis of male sexual trauma—an urgent public health issue affecting at least one in six men.

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The Science of Cures

Today, many regenerative lifesaving therapies are expensive and require hospital-based care.

Backlash

Fears over rising crime in cities across the country lead to a backlash against policing and criminal justice reforms.

A young woman examines a black and white negative on a light table.

Frames

Frames is a full-length documentary that will examine the resurgence of analog film among today's Gen-Z photographers and what their work means for the future of photography.

A dark-skinned woman with long black hair wearing a sage green dress looks downward as she is surrounded by trees.

Incarnations of I

After decades of upholding the deeply rooted worship of a Hindu warrior goddess, a Bengali American woman mines the personal and collective traumas behind the art of clay idol-making—questioning wh

A young Black man smiles with his arms spread wide in front of a blue and white mural reading "statehood."

51st State

People call Jamal Holtz the future mayor (or governor) of D.C. At 25, he is a warm, extroverted, “old soul,” passionately dedicated to establishing Washington D.C.

A young Brittany Chrishawn with her two front teeth missing while wearing a kindergarten graduation gown and hat. There's also text on the page that reads "Unbroken Smile"

Unbroken Smile

Unbroken Smile is a powerful five-year case study following a young woman's relentless fight for justice after police officers shattered her teeth and attempted to frame her.

A man is silhouetted as he enters a basement filled with file cabinets and boxes.

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.

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 Last Renaissance

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

Two Buddhist nuns in a temple, with shaved heads, and goldish robes. The Buddhist Nun on the left is smiling big.

Finding Má

A family shattered by the foster care & prison systems reunite to heal old wounds & rebuild their family, starting with finding their houseless mom.

Surayia Rahman instructs a young Bengali woman as she works on her stitch-work.

THREADS

THREADS is an intimate portrait of a Bangladeshi artist who refines a unique quiltwork tradition to create possibilities for a better life for her family and for hundreds of mothers.

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The Breaking Point

Why would someone at the pinnacle of their career – with a prestigious title at a prestigious organization, with prospects for advancement and a thriving network of fellow professionals – ever want

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?

The Sound of Silents

A feature-length documentary that details the story of the unseen heroes of silent films: the musicians and composers, especially prominent women and Black voices, whose innovative use of music and

The Last Free Space: The Public Libraries of Maine

Exploring the public libraries of Maine from a holistic vantage point, narrowing in on some greater truths about these open yet enigmatic spaces—their historical origins, current roles and uses, an

The incredible history of The Palomino Club of North Hollywood (1949-1995) has never been told. What began as a watering hole with a hitching post out front serving the “Singing Cowboys of Hollywood” coming from movie sets became the most important venue for Country Music on the West Coast.