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Penumbra of Memory
Eight former political prisoners reunite fifty years after their detention in one large room together during Argentina’s last military dictatorship.
Mona Finnih, Queen of Afrobeat
Feature documentary about Nigeria's first female international singer. And one of the pioneers of Afrobeat music that was coined by the king Fela Kuti.
Transcendent (w/t)
In the heart of San Francisco, TRANSCENDENT follows a community of trans Latinas as they compete in the inaugural El/La Para TransLatinas business pitch showcase, Miss El/La Emprendedora, to win fu
Um, Documentary?
Um, Documentary? chronicles the rise of transgender rock band Um, Jennifer? led by Eli Scarpati and Fig Regan, as they navigate New York City's underground music scene and the broader U.S.
Safezone
SAFE ZONE is a documentary film series about the resilience of girls caught in the chaos of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Expedition Parkimanjaro
Expedition Parkimanjaro documents the journey of Marco Masoni, a father, educator and adventurer diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinson's Disease who tackles climbing Mount Kilimanjaro while being vi
Of Jaguars, Sky Islands, and Us
He was young, handsome, mysterious, and wanted. He was looking for a mate.
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.
A Line of Inspiration
A poet inspires a composer, who in turn inspires a sculptor who inspires a composer.
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.
Grenadiers
After 52 years, Haiti returns to the 2026 World Cup without having played a single match at home.
KITÁ
KITÁ is a true story about elite Juilliard students from New York City who cross the world to the Philippine Islands—where their plan to teach dance one summer shatters everything they thought they
Weather Women
The story begins at the 2025 National Storm Chaser Summit, where Jessica Moore sets out on her journey.
Magic Town
For nearly 90 summers a tiny village in rural Michigan, dubbed “The Magic Capital of the World,” has attracted thousands of magicians for an annual magic convention.
The Last Car
After the mysterious disappearance of a friend, director Devin Thomas unearths dozens of unexplained deaths on Amtrak’s long-distance trains.
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
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
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.
Resurgo Detroit: The Rise from Within
20 years in the making. 3 million photographs, thousands of hours of footage and a one dollar house.
Nampeyo, an American Modernist
"Nampeyo, an American Modernist" is a 90-minute documentary film based on the life, art and legacy of the great Hopi-Tewa ceramicist Nampeyo to be broadcast on PBS with co-production support from p
Refusing Silence
Sentenced to Iran's most notorious prison, a defiant Filmmaker riskers her life to secretly document one week inside Evin Prison, capturing the first footage ever recorded within Evin.
The Heart is a Mirror
El Korazon es Espejo (The Heart is a Mirror) is a significant creative endeavor of transcendent lyricism regarding Ladino folklore through the powerful means of preserving an endangered ethnic iden
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
Rockne
The story of Notre Dame's Knute Rockne -- college football's greatest coach -- as seen from a modern day perspective.
WAGAH
Fifteen miles outside Lahore, Pakistan, lies the Wagah Border, a major point of conflict during the Partition of India.
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.
The Story of My Shirt
A single shirt travels from cotton fields in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan through dye works and factories to Chile’s Atacama Desert, revealing how human lives and the natural resources that sustain th
Snapshots from the Underground
Snapshots from the Underground is an immersive arts and culture documentary about the influential post-Warhol generation of artists who converged in the legendary New York City nightlife scene in the 1980s.
Hazy Valley
In their ancestral homeland Los Angeles, members of the Kizh-Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians are responding to the city’s ecological crisis by reviving the highly efficient land stewardship prac
Wimblu Magazine
Wimblu Magazine produces and showcases creative documentaries that reconnect ecology and culture in order to restore our sense of belonging and connection to our planet.
Habbal et al.
Synopsis: Dr. Shadia Habbal leads an international team of cloud-fearing astronomers as they prepare for the 2024 eclipse.
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