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This Is Where I Learned Not To Sleep

Part quest for justice – part journey towards healing.

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The Color Of Pain

Research shows that doctors are more likely to dismiss or trivialize the pain complaints of black women.

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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

Tasting Heritage

"Tasting Heritage" is a coming of culture story about a Korean-American woman's savory journey to reclaim her heritage through food.

Hula

“Hula” explores the vibrant and deeply cloistered world of modern hula through the decades-long journey of one small but mighty hālau (hula school) and its legendary kumu hula (hula teacher), La’ak

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That Night at Kezar

That Night At Kezar is a portrait of San Francisco told through the lens of a legendary high school basketball game in 1996, between Balboa High School and
St. Ignatius College Preparatory.

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Resurgo Detroit: The Rise from Within

20 years in the making. 3 million photographs, thousands of hours of footage and a one dollar house.

A man in a cap and sunglasses stands near a bin labeled “Planter Pots,” pointing into the distance. Behind him, a forklift carries crushed recyclables as two workers load boxes near a shipping container. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees, hills and a clear blue sky.

What's Worth Saving

As a beloved recycling center faces closure, the people of Park City confront a deeper question: what do we save, what do we sacrifice and who gets to decide?

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Murdered on the Fourth of July

Years of mounting tensions between multicultural, anti-racist skinheads and white neo-Nazi groups led to two brutal murders in the desert outside Las Vegas on July 4, 1998, including that of a Blac

An elementary school classroom in Ukraine lies in ruins following a Russian bombing attack. The windows have been shattered, with glass littering the floor. Shards of glass are scattered across the children's furniture, creating a hazardous environment. In the foreground, a children's playhouse has also been destroyed, highlighting the extent of the devastation.

Soldiers of Learning

Russia's continued systematic bombing and destruction of schools in Ukraine, sometimes while civilians shelter inside, is an intentional tactic aimed at harming Ukraine's future by depriving childr

For Here or To Go?

FOR HERE OR TO GO? is an eight-episode documentary series that celebrates one of the staples of American cuisine.

A colourful drag queen, wearing an orange foam wig, a purple leotard and high heels, marches through a Belfast tunnel whose walls have been spray-painted.

99: True Stories from Your Fellow Humans

99 is a non-profit platform that streams award-winning short documentaries from all over the world for free, subtitled in +10 languages thanks to our exceptional translation community.

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

Three Black Seminoles, a woman and two men, wearing traditional clothing. One of the men is sitting on a gray horse while the others stand next to the horse.

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.

Let Us Read

'Let Us Read' explores various personal stories of living in a world full of misconceptions and systemic barriers toward dyslexia and other learning differences. However, thanks to decades of research, today, there is an effective teaching approach that empowers students with dyslexia and benefits all other students as well. This documentary pushes the conversation to the next step. How can we bring this solution to where the problem is and allow a fair education opportunity for everyone?

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.

Autism Goes to College Podcast

Autism Goes to College is an award-winning documentary podcast series now in its fifth season, focused on the lived experiences of autistic students navigating higher education and the transition i

A Line of Inspiration

A poet inspires a composer, who in turn inspires a sculptor who inspires a composer.

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Kikuyu Land

Set in Kenya’s tea highlands, Kikuyu Land follows Mr. Mungai, a local land claimant pursuing justice for land taken from his family.

A late middle-aged White man covers his ears, A middle-age White Woman covers her eyes and uses her free hand to cover the mouth of a young girl standing beside her.

Silent Shelter

Silent Shelter is a documentary feature that exposes the country's broken animal sheltering system, which is seen through the eyes of those in the trenches, the volunteers.

A group of protesters gathers behind a podium holding signs that say "Democracy for All" in English,Spanish and Vietnamese.

Untitled Non-Citizen Voting Documentary

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Echo's Answer

“Echo’s Answer” is a psychedelic reimagining of the life and work of the late visionary singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Trish Keenan told through the eyes and ears of contemp

A Scientific Field Camp on The Greenland Ice Sheet, crisscrossed by crevasse traces and ice streams.

The Living Ice of Greenland

THE LIVING ICE OF GREENLAND is a feature-length documentary film about the startling discovery of a dark microbial forest melting the Greenland Ice Sheet far faster than any models predict, and the Arctic scientists traversing Greenland to understand it.

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 woman in a black hijab delivers a speech at the podium of the Israeli Knesset, standing next to a large Israeli flag.

Podium (You Have Three Minutes)

A large seated portrait of 18 WWII-era female military nurses

Military Nurses: They Did The Best They Could

War, especially in the 21tst Century, is not uniquely a male experience yet much of what's been produced about the military focuses on male soldiers, doctors and generals.

Director Meghan Courtney interviews an Athenia survivor.

Athenia's Last Voyage

At sunset on the first day of WWII the British passenger ship Athenia was bound for Canada in the North Atlantic, and nearly everyone aboard believed they had sailed beyond the reach of the newly d

a jaguar roams over a rocky outcrop in the desert at night

Of Jaguars, Sky Islands, and Us

He was young, handsome, mysterious, and wanted. He was looking for a mate.

BY MY SIDE

BY MY SIDE is an intimate portrait of three veterans suffering from the “invisible wound,” PTSD, the most prevalent and unhealed wound suffered by veterans.

Kamayan

Kamayan explores the cultural and culinary history of the Philippine archipelago—and the evolution of the practices and ingredients from the pre-colonial Philippines through Spanish and American co

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Wood Street

Wood Street is the last stop for unhoused brothers, John and LaMonté. They moved here eight years ago after police pushed them from other encampments around Oakland. After a two-alarm fire in July, their tight-knit community faces eviction. It’s their goal to stop it.