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League of Women

Before the rise of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, a group of determined women in 1970s Illinois laid the foundation for the sport’s future.

SI LA ISLA QUIERE ("Island Willing")

One Island’s worldview could save the world.

Belva Davis, Reporting

This is the untold story of TV pioneer, Belva Davis, who broke color and gender barriers to become the first Black on-air newswoman west of the Mississippi.

The Wheel

THE WHEEL: An eight-part documentary series exploring the ancient festivals of the Celtic year — and why they matter now.

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This Is Not an Apple

The life of three Palestinian siblings in Norway is turned upside down by a knife attack, and they try to recover through an apple farming initiative

Time of My Life

TIME OF MY LIFE is a new feature documentary that follows a group of medically fragile young adults as they come of age in a world where life is short and the obstacles are many.

The Lot: The Story of Ultimate Frisbee

IN THE SUMMER OF 1969 a group of high school students developed a worldwide sport in a parking lot in Maplewood, NJ.

The Wonderful World of Joey

From Jesuit lay minister to America’s favorite rollerblading lounge singer, Joe Sehee’s life has been a devotion to that little thing they call… community.

Syria Justice

After more than a decade of brutal mass-killing, torture, siege, detention, and enforced disappearances, Syrian witnesses, investigators, and lawyers are leading the effort to end the Al-Assad regime’s impunity.

Split At The Root

What began as a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum for her children in the US, and a Facebook post by a mother in Queens, coalesced into a movement as thousands of like-minded women across the US ref

Section 14

Section 14 tells the story of a square mile of tribal land in the heart of Palm Springs — land now covered by the hotels, shops, and restaurants that make the city one of the country's top vacation

Coached into Silence

Coached into Silence explores sexual abuse in youth sports. Filming since 2009, it tells the stories of a diverse group of athletes whom the system failed to protect.

Justice For Layleen

Following the death of a trans Afro-Latina on Rikers Island, a family’s loss blew up into a movement that shined a light on the injustices of the criminal legal system.

Whose Land? O'odham Land!

Whose Land? O'odham Land!

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

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

Mama Faru: Mother of Rhinos

Zoologist Desmond Morris once wrote, “What Joy Adamson was to lions, Dian Fossey was to gorillas, and Jane Goodall is to chimpanzees, Anna Merz is to rhinos.” This is the untold story of pioneering

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

Surrounded - The EDC Burden

Testifying before Congress, a soft spoken woman warned of an oncoming tsunami born from DDT and other untested chemicals.

Janz in the Moment

At the age of 80 artist Robert Janz is at the height of his abilities.

Bronx International Documentary Initiative

Bronx International Documentary Initiative will be a feature-length documentary chronicling the 2026-2027 academic year at Bronx International High School.

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?

Certified Fresh: The Untold Story of Rotten Tomatoes

Certified Fresh is a feature documentary about the wild rise of movie reviews, from buried blurbs in the back of newspapers to a single score that can make or break a film. At the center?

Queer Christians (working title)

Combining intimate verité scenes with the raw emotion of visual poetic fiction, QUEER CHRISTIANS follows three queer Christian women of color as they struggle to reconcile their intersecting identi

BARRIO

BARRIO follows salsa and timba across Cuba, New York, Puerto Rico, and Colombia — a music that was never a genre but a language of resistance created by Black communities shaped by violence and aba

Silent Thunder

There had always been a small number of black auto racers in the twentieth century who drove mostly for themselves. In 1972, Leonard W.

Relief

RELIEF follows aid workers from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the largest provider of aid in Gaza, as they struggle to bring life-saving assistance to Palestinians.

Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom is a show-stopping documentary musical that interweaves the history of HBCU marching bands and their military roots, gripping performances, and the life and times of members of one of th

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

Africatown

This documentary tells the transformative story of a unique community called Africatown.

Fifty Violins

For 20 years, Kettering Elementary—a public school in Long Beach, California—has taught every second grader the violin as a part of its core curriculum.

PAPER MOON Rise

PAPER MOON Rise is a feature documentary that retraces the Kansas and Missouri locations of Peter Bogdanovich’s 1973 classic, Paper Moon.

Untitled - Mazzea

IN THE FALL OF 2022 Azadeh Afsahi, watched in horror as citizen images, footage and first-hand accounts by protestors began to fill her phone and social
media feeds.

MID WIF

In Atlanta, two Black midwives work underground to provide safe homebirths.