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The second part in a trilogy exploring interrelated systems within the wider Oakland community, The Force, for which Peter Nicks nabbed the Best
Almost a decade ago, a charismatic young candidate for US President, Barack Obama, stirred and inspired the crowds with the phrase "Yes, We Can." But
Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. In this special Labor Day
Bursting on to the documentary scene in 2010 with the exceptional short Music by Prudence, Roger became the first African American director to win an
By Caty Borum Chattoo & Will Jenkins, Center for Media & Social Impact When Movies Go to Washington: Documentary Films & Public Policy in the United
Things are rarely black and white in the realm of nonfiction, but when it comes to social justice in these United States, events can seem to align
Our premiere IDA Conversation Series event spotlights the remarkable directing/producing team of Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering. Their most recent
For the past several years, America has witnessed almost daily incidents of unarmed black men and women being killed by the police—and these incidents
Hooligan Sparrow. Courtesy of POV." src="http://www.documentary.org/sites/default/files/images/articles/HooliganSparrow.jpg"> Nanfu Wang feels safe in
Most Americans know about the "War on Drugs," but fewer people are aware of the "War on Sex Crimes." Over the last 25 years, the punishments for these