FILMS
Explore powerful, thought-provoking films that spotlight justice, identity, and culture, curated to inspire, educate, and ignite change year-round.
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For just $25, the March On! Virtual Festival Pass unlocks access to a dynamic lineup of 25 influential films—including critically acclaimed documentaries, shorts, and student submissions—plus select events streaming live throughout the week (Monday, September 15 – Sunday, September 21st).
Featured Films
The M Factor
- 2024
- 56 mins
Directors & Producers: Jacoba Atlas, Denise Pines, Tamsen Fadal, and Joanne LaMarca Mathisen
The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause” is the first US documentary
The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause” is the first US documentary
An Unsettling Force
- 2025
- 47 mins
Director & Producer: Dara Kell
An Unsettling Force is a stirring portrait of ordinary people rising to meet extraordinary times. At the heart of the Poor
An Unsettling Force is a stirring portrait of ordinary people rising to meet extraordinary times. At the heart of the Poor
Crip Camp
- 2020
- 106 mins
Directors & Producers: Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht
Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming
Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming
Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
- 2018
- 56 mins
Directors: Charles Burnett & Daniel Loewenthal
Producers: Dr. Barbara Berney, Roberta Friedman and Daniel Loewenthal
Narrated by Danny Glover, POWER TO HEAL tells a poignant chapter in
Producers: Dr. Barbara Berney, Roberta Friedman and Daniel Loewenthal
Narrated by Danny Glover, POWER TO HEAL tells a poignant chapter in
An Extraordinary Life
- 2024
- 15 mins
Directors & Producers: Lisa Arrindell & Terri Montrel
Alonzo and Adrienne have breakfast and receive some wonderful news... or is it? Morning turns to night as
Alonzo and Adrienne have breakfast and receive some wonderful news... or is it? Morning turns to night as
Signing Black in America
- 2020
- 17 mins
Directors & Producers: Danica Cullinan, Neal Hutcheson, Walt Wolfram
Signing Black in America is the first documentary about Black ASL: the unique dialect of American Sign
Signing Black in America is the first documentary about Black ASL: the unique dialect of American Sign
Me.
- 2024
- 61 mins
Directors & Producers: Lisa Cunningham
Through the eyes of everyday families and celebrity mothers like Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tabitha Brown, Me Period explores the beauty
Through the eyes of everyday families and celebrity mothers like Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tabitha Brown, Me Period explores the beauty
We Want the Funk!
- 2025
- 84 mins
Directors & Producers: Stanley Nelson and Nicole London
WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul,
WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul,
I Didn’t See You There
- 2022
- 76 mins
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
As a visibly disabled person, filmmaker Reid Davenport sets out to make a film about how he sees the world, from
Wait Until Tomorrow
- 2025
- 70 mins
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
Filmed over two years and across eight cities—including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Houston, and Detroit—Wait Until Tomorrow intimately captures what
A New Voice
- 2023
- 16 mins
Directors & Producers: Mike Davis & Debbie Davis
A New Voice is a firsthand look into the upward journey of citizens returning to communities after incarceration.
A New Voice is a firsthand look into the upward journey of citizens returning to communities after incarceration.
Harvesting Justice
- 2024
- 15 mins
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
In the United States, 53.6 million Americans lack access to food, with African American households being disproportionately affected, as 1 out of 5
FILMMAKER COMPETITIONS
March On!™ Filmmaker Competition showcasing bold, original films by students and emerging voices advancing justice and equity.
Student Narrative Film Competition Finalist
I Gaze at the Sky
- 2025
- 24 mins
Director: Alexandra Strunin
Producer: Maciej Ĺšlesicki
The early days of the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian children displaced by the conflict are brought to a Russian elementary school.
Producer: Maciej Ĺšlesicki
The early days of the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian children displaced by the conflict are brought to a Russian elementary school.
Anything Helps
- 2025
- 20 mins
Director: Aya Bogod
Producers: Marissa Koval, Skye Kupping, Alice Ye, Sarah Zhou
A homeless mother faces impossible choices as she fights to protect her daughter's innocence while
Producers: Marissa Koval, Skye Kupping, Alice Ye, Sarah Zhou
A homeless mother faces impossible choices as she fights to protect her daughter's innocence while
Silence = Death
- 2025
- 16 mins
Director: Trace Pope
Producers: Kate Hanson, Tola Omilana
On May 21, 1990, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) stormed the DC campus of the National
Producers: Kate Hanson, Tola Omilana
On May 21, 1990, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) stormed the DC campus of the National
Student Documentary Film Competition Finalist
SK8 LITE
- 2025
- 09 mins
Director & Producer: Nmesomachi Nwokolo
The high and low points surrounding the newly burgeoning culture of skateboarding in Lagos. From winning hundreds of thousands in prize
The high and low points surrounding the newly burgeoning culture of skateboarding in Lagos. From winning hundreds of thousands in prize
From Rodeo to Polo: The First HBCU Polo Team
- 2025
- 19 mins
Director: Kendi King
Producer: Trysten Williams
The first Black collegiate polo team at Morehouse College chases national USPA certification, training a rag-tag team of charismatic cowboys into
Producer: Trysten Williams
The first Black collegiate polo team at Morehouse College chases national USPA certification, training a rag-tag team of charismatic cowboys into
Jeffery, Come Home
- 2025
- 21 mins
Directors: Jankhna Sura, Esther Lim
Jeffery Campbell has served 24 years of a 47 year sentence for a crime he knows he didn’t commit. Accused and
Jeffery Campbell has served 24 years of a 47 year sentence for a crime he knows he didn’t commit. Accused and
Emerging Narrative Film Competition Finalist
Jean & I
- 2025
- 13 mins
Director & Producer: Mirta Desir
Michelle, a 10-year-old survivor of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, attempts to escape both her past and her new home when she
Michelle, a 10-year-old survivor of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, attempts to escape both her past and her new home when she
Desync
- 2025
- 12 mins
Director: Minerva Marie Navasca
Producer: Asa Kazerani
A young Filipina filmmaker attempts to overwrite a painful memory of her mother with a perfect narrative.
Producer: Asa Kazerani
A young Filipina filmmaker attempts to overwrite a painful memory of her mother with a perfect narrative.
Shot Clock
- 2025
- 24 mins
Director & Producer: Ethan Avery
A college basketball star is called to stand for social justice by an activist who is forced to work with police
A college basketball star is called to stand for social justice by an activist who is forced to work with police
Emerging Documentary Film Competition Finalist
Teaching America
- 2025
- 21 mins
Director & Producer: Anurima Bhargava
Producers: Alisa Payne, Geeta Gandbhir, Sam Pollard
Teaching America is a short documentary exploring the battle around the teaching of African-American history
Producers: Alisa Payne, Geeta Gandbhir, Sam Pollard
Teaching America is a short documentary exploring the battle around the teaching of African-American history
Expanding Sanctuary
- 2025
- 20 mins
Director & Producer: Kristal Sotomayor
An immigrant mother emerges as a community leader during the historic campaign to end the sharing of the Philadelphia police database
An immigrant mother emerges as a community leader during the historic campaign to end the sharing of the Philadelphia police database
Clara’s Fruit
- 2025
- 16 mins
Director & Producer: Morgan Mathews
Producers: Rashad Mubarak, AĂŻdah Rasheed, Love Souley, Tristan Daley, Carter M. Stewart
As the year concludes for Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, Principal
Producers: Rashad Mubarak, AĂŻdah Rasheed, Love Souley, Tristan Daley, Carter M. Stewart
As the year concludes for Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, Principal
