Directors: Mike Holland The story of Moreese Bickham, the oldest living survivor of Death Row in the United States. Bickham describes the murders that sent him to Death Row, his life on death row and how he was able to get on with his life after almost four decades in prison.
Directors: Zoey Martinson LA OPOSICIÓN explores immigration policy under the new Trump administration. When officers for the Department of Homeland Security are ordered to aggressively monitor immigration targets in the USA, they start to question their own culpability in the new system.
Directors: Michaux Muanda During her brief time in the police department, Jennifer Abelson a rookie police officer witnessed the deaths of two unarmed black boys just to result in no conviction of the officer involved. To improve police relations with African Americans, she decided to take action to put end to this practice at least in that part of the city.Directed, Written, and Produced by Michaux Muanda
Directors: Scott Simonsen After beating up the school bully with dildo nunchucks, Wren, who dresses as a girl from the waist down and a boy from the waist up, was put on trial with threat of expulsion. As he is tried by the honor council it becomes clear that the situation is not so black and white and that everyone must adjust see through different eyes to understand what is right.
Directors: R. Kayeen Using the perspective of Derrick Bell, this short documentary providing an alternate and challenging perspective of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Directors: Azar Newark, NJ is one of the most dangerous inner-cities in the United States. Marked by a history of racism and segregation, people of Newark are heavily policed on a daily basis. In this film, three siblings from Newark have to find a way to spend time together in the absence of their mother who is away working three long shifts.
Directors: Daniela Cruzat, Farrah Lopez Born To Stay is a documentary that follows Elvia, an American girl, high school senior, class leader, and head of the debate club who is terrified that her mother will be deported just like her dad. Elvia lives in an all-white community in Upstate New York, where she feels no one understands her situation, making her very outspoken. The film shows her tight relationship with her mother, her efforts to inform her peers during the election year and the impact the election results have on her family. The film is an intimate portrait of the fear a family with an undocumented parent is going through in a country where 4.5 million citizens are born in this situation.
Directors: Shayla Active during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, Maureen was no stranger to racial injustices and traumatic events during her fight for equal rights. To cope with the trauma she's encountered during her days as an activist, Maureen spends her time at her favorite place of peace, the riverbank. Maureen's granddaughter, Tyna, has become a freedom fighter in her own right, tackling inequalities and discrimination occurring on her college campus. When Tyna decides to take her activism outside the proposed safe boundaries of school, Maureen fears for her granddaughter’s safety, and ultimately her sanity.
Directors: Ursula During West Virginia's 2014 Elk River chemical spill, a first-generation college student charged with the care of her rebellious younger sister instead becomes consumed by an issue with their water supply.
Directors: Ria “Life After” is about Nisha, a single mother and Indian immigrant, who travels to New York City to clear out her daughter Zara's apartment. Out of her element in the big city, Nisha discovers surprising new details about Zara. With help from her best friend and a stranger, Nisha uncovers the truth about her daughter’s life.
