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Lionel Powell makes empathetic connections with complete strangers as his surreal 10-foot tree persona, Treeman.

A father builds his dream home; his son grows up watching it fall apart.

Against all odds, Laura King Edwards — mother, writer, speaker, runner, and passionate rare disease advocate — sets out to break the world record for running a half marathon blindfolded.

SAPIDUS is an epic documentary film born from the encounter between three waters and three cultures united by the same species: the blue crab.

For 30 years, Shige Suganuma and Chico Kodama, two Japanese hotrodders, built Mooneyes, an iconic American speed equipment & custom accessories company, into an international brand, honoring le

Prayer Horse tells the story of a twelve day, 300 mile horse ride through the Nevada desert by members of the Paiute Indigenous Nation, as they offer prayer to heal traumas and to their lands now t

Carnival of Masks is a feature documentary about mask makers and costume designers keeping Venice, Italy's ancient Carnevale traditions alive.

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

Standing before the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, "St. Elmo's Fire" screenwriter Carl Kurlander recounts how his Grandpa Jack, in the middle of the Great Depression, bet everything on a coin-operated phonograph — realizing that while no one had money for records, everyone had a nickel to play their favorite song. Jack helped kickstart the careers of stars like Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte and, along with his fellow Cleveland coin men, promoted the music of Black artists that radio stations refused to play — music that first became known there as "rock and roll." But as the jukebox became a symbol of America's twin evils — juvenile delinquency and organized crime — a young Robert F. Kennedy, working for the Senate hearings on organized crime, targeted Jack and his associates as a front for the mob. Today, as AI algorithms pick songs for young people to listen to, "Jack and the Jukebox" reminds us of the community this forgotten marvel of art and technology — the "Spotify of its day" — once built, and how it changed the way Americans listened to music and the music we listened to.

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 Envisionaries is a documentary film about blind soccer players and the people who believe in them.

Seven Years Disappear chronicles the music, the mural and the turbulent personal life of acclaimed singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston, named Rolling Stone's "Songwriter of the Year" in 1994.

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

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.

"Beyond the Cliff: Navigating Autistic Adulthood", a feature-length documentary, follows the stories of adults on the autism spectrum and explores the various challenges each face during their tran

In 2018, a real estate developer/ sports team owner unveils a bold plan: an aerial gondola from Los Angeles’s Union Station to Dodger Stadium, slicing through Chinatown and over a public park.

European Jewish refugees join the US Army to fight the Nazis in World War II.

Most people think of Vermont as one of America's most progressive states.

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

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 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

After the one-two punch of the game-changing CG animation of Jurassic Park and Toy Story, many stop-motion animators feared the storied art form was doomed.

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.

In America’s remote forests, wildfire is a constant force. Many of us experience it through smoke rather than flames.

Let Me Get There is a compelling visual journey through one of the most significant periods of mass migration in history, told through beautiful 100-year-old photographs and personal stories that h

Edgar Mitchell's return to Earth in 1971 was a revelation, setting the course for a lifetime of ceaseless exploration.

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.

Inquiry of Shadows is an essay-documentary that examines genocide not
only as physical erasure, but as a psychological colonization of time, memory,
identity, and perception.

The documentary podcast, A Matter of Conscience: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War, will use audio interviews recorded in the late 1980s/early 1990s with veterans involved in the unprecedented G

Rose is a queer, charismatic & deeply compassionate clown who has created a sanctuary for LGBTQ individuals and others in marginalized communities: Fool School Clown Class, a six-week course th

“The airwaves belong to the people… but which people?”

Marcella Hazan changed how we cook and experience Italian food. MARCELLA is a new documentary that tells her dramatic, delicious story.

“Rock Behind the Wall" unveils the untold story of Bulgarian rock and roll's past, present, and future from the tightly controlled era of communism to the modern era of oligarchs' media control, which ranks last in media freedom among all EU countries.

Filmmaker Eric Weinrib explores a taboo subject in his family’s history in an attempt to get to know the uncle he never met.

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