Filmed over 3 years, the Untitled KCRW Documentary is a fast paced romp through past, present and future of the landmark Public Radio Station in Santa Monica, California, whose influence is felt th
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In the summer of 2016, New York City lost a beloved and influential hub of independent music culture.
Amidst an epidemic of the unwarranted use of deadly force by police and a nationwide call for reform, a notorious former officer comes forward for the first time to tell of the worst sins he commit
A tenacious fashion photographer turned literary sleuth unravels the hidden web of influences behind Shakespeare's genius.
LOGLINE: UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality is searing expose of the affordable housing crisis in America told through the prism of one zip code's struggle with the growing housing divid
N.Y.C. teens tuned into political and social issues model hope as they debate hot-button topics inside the largest urban debate league in the U.S.
On the island of Carriacou, West Indies, the last wooden sailboat builder dreams of saving a great tradition passed down the generations from Scottish settlers that sailed here centuries ago.
Viewers Like Us explores who gets to tell America’s multitude of stories in public media today.
"Virulent: The Vaccine War" examines the history of vaccine hesitancy and denial, and the effect Covid-19 has had on anti-vaccination activists.
This is the story of the Scottish Highlanders and their clan chiefs torn apart by a rapidly changing world--feeling their trust betrayed, many Highlanders faced famine and poverty, or emigration to
Voilà is the story, or stories of three characters from disparate, but parallel, lives and what happens when their lives intersect with a fourth character.
In 2009, filmmaker and travel enthusiast Mariah Wilson set out on a volunteering voyage to two programs on opposite sides of the world: one focused on poaching and endangered animals in Uganda, the
Birth, death.
Night, day.
Mind, matter.
Heaven, hell.
Nothing, everything.
Filmmaker Lisa Leeman and animation artist Gabi reconnect twenty-five years after Leeman profiled Gabi's gender transition in the 1990 documentary Metamorphosis (Sundance Filmmakers’ Trophy/ POV).
Walk for the Ancestors follows the story of a Native Californian family who, in 2015, walked from mission to mission across the state to honor their ancestors and protest the canonization of Junipe
There was once a flourishing Jewish community on Synagogue Lane in the South Indian city of Cochin. Today only five people are left.
“We All Live In Gaza” follows the lives of five Palestinian artists before and after the 2023 siege, shining a light on the Palestinian heart.
Our film follows the creation of a troop of 8 to 12-year-old girls of color – the Radical Monarchs – in Oakland, CA.
After his mother and siblings are killed in a bombing, a Syrian teenager moves to Canada to rebuild his life.
History, Legend, Myth, and Story.....thus begins the independent documentary "We Know Not What We Do," a creative concoction that examines the most important challenge of our time: climate c
We said No! No! is the true story of civil disobedience set against the backdrop of the Tule Lake Segregation Camp from 1943-1946.
We are a team of award-winning filmmakers and ocean advocates joining forces to bring to you an uplifting feature documentary on marine conservati
The story begins at the 2025 National Storm Chaser Summit, where Jessica Moore sets out on her journey.
Continents apart from one another, two farming families aim to reinvent themselves on their land.
The 2020 feature WEED & WINE followed a year in the life of two farming families: one growing biodynamic grapes in France; the other growing organic cannabis in California.
This documentary chronicles the deeply personal journey of LtCmdr Peter Steinhauer, an American Vietnam War veteran who found a unique path to healing the wounds caused by war.
WELCOME SPACE BROTHERS unravels the six-decade-long journey and emotional legacy of “advanced clairvoyant” and spiritual leader Ruth E.
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?
When the Bell Rings is a documentary about David "Dino" Wells, a former boxer who makes a gutsy attempt to return to fighting.
Who were the men and women of Project Apollo? Where are they today? What do they think of the extraordinary effort they helped make possible?
A group of unlikely, tech-savvy activists orchestrates a high-stakes heist on Mount Everest to steal China's global spotlight ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games, refocusing the world's attention on oc
With a dream to turn 20 acres of barren land into a thriving flower farm, we embarked on a journey of regeneration—and now we’re documenting the entire process.