Directors: Cecilia Romo Samantha is the strong-willed first-generation Latina daughter of an immigrant who is passionate about alternative punk rock music. Much to her mother's disapproval, she has a band performing at the local Battle of the Bands. Rosa is a stoic immigrant mother who has held various labor jobs in her lifetime and holds traditional Mexican values. Will Rosa ultimately accept and support her daughter's journey?
Directors: Joe Juanyao Zheng July 2020, at the peak of the pandemic in the city of Los Angeles, misunderstandings and conflicts between a Chinese immigrant father, a white restaurant owner, and a young black man escalate into a tumultuous climax...
Directors: Marquise Mays The Black String Triage Ensemble, an all-African American string orchestra in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, performs on the scene in the immediate aftermath of incidents of gun violence, altering the notion of “first responders.” In a city with such a troubled relationship with violence, can this ensemble transform the traumatized public space into a place of recovery, healing and hope?
Directors: Jeremy Workman, Robert Lyons Over 50 years ago, New York State assemblyman George Michaels cast a single vote that changed the course of American history but destroyed his political career in the process. For the first time, Deciding Vote shares the story of how Michaels defied his conservative constituents by casting the critical tie-breaking vote on a bill which legalized abortion in the state of New York, laying the groundwork for Roe v Wade. The film is a moving tribute to a now-forgotten act of political courage.
Directors: Sydnie Heslop Troubled Waters is an experimental short that examines the relationship between the black community and water, how it has both been weaponized against us, and employed by us, to empower and resist oppression.
Director: Leslie Askew In the United States, 53.6 million Americans lack access to food, with African American households being disproportionately affected, as 1 out of 5 households is impacted. Each episode delves into the stories of BIPOC individuals from around the country who are applying their unique plant-based approach to feeding their communities. "Harvesting Justice" showcases how they are truly making a difference by highlighting their methods and remarkable successes. The first episode takes us to Baltimore, Maryland, where food justice activist Brenda Sanders works tirelessly to educate and bring healthy, affordable food choices to low-income communities. She focuses on areas experiencing food apartheid, where the nearest supermarket can be up to ten miles away. Throughout the episode, we learn about how her upbringing inspired her to serve her community by promoting a plant-based diet.
Directors & Producers: Ondi Timoner At once emotionally devastating and deeply heartwarming, Ondi Timoner’s latest documentary follows the day to day lives of the residents at a hospice care center for the unhoused located in Salt Lake City. Crafted with immense compassion, The Inn Between forces us to identify with its subjects, exposing how close any of us really are to the rough living circumstances that thousands of Americans find themselves in.The Inn Between is the only end of life facility for the homeless in America, where miracles happen - as the once-unsheltered are treated with the humanity and community we all deserve.
Directors & Producers: Mike Davis & Debbie Davis A New Voice is a firsthand look into the upward journey of citizens returning to communities after incarceration. The film sheds some light on the rarely seen success stories of people who have transitioned home from prison and their impact on their communities.
Directors & Producers: Osato Dixon Filmed over two years and across eight cities—including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Houston, and Detroit—Wait Until Tomorrow intimately captures what it means to strive for economic mobility as a Black American today.
Directors & Producers: Reid Davenport As a visibly disabled person, filmmaker Reid Davenport sets out to make a film about how he sees the world, from either his wheelchair or his two feet, without having to be seen himself. The unexpected arrival of a circus tent outside his apartment in Oakland, CA leads him to consider the history and legacy of P.T. Barnum’s Freak Show and its lingering presence in his daily life in the form of gawking, lack of access, and other forms of ableism. Informed by his position in space, lower to the ground, Davenport captures indelible images, often abstracted into shapes and patterns separate from their meaning. But the circus tent looms in the background, and is reverberated by tangible on-screen interruptions, from unsolicited offers of help to careless blocking of ramps. Personal and unflinching, I Didn’t See You There forces the viewer to confront the spectacle and
