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A MAN AND HIS TRUMPET: The Leroy Jones Story
There are millions of musicians in the world, but there’s only one Leroy Jones
ABOVE AND BELOW: THE ART OF TSHERIN SHERPA
Artist Tsherin Sherpa's remarkable 19-year journey from Tibetan Buddhist thangka painter to global art superstar
ACTUALLY, ICONIC: Richard Estes
Unprecedented look at the king of photorealism
ADDICTED TO LIFE
The dramatic life of Paralympic gold-medalist Marieke Vervoort, and her courageous stand for end-of-life choices: the right to die gave her the will to live.
ADIOS AMOR
the discovery of lost photographs sparks the search for a hero that history forgot - Maria Moreno, a migrant mother who became the charismatic leader of an early movement for farmworker justice
ADVOCATE
Lea Tsemel, an Israeli-Jewish lawyer who has represented Palestinian political prisoners for nearly 50 years, pushes the praxis of a human rights defender to its limits
ALL THAT I AM
The story of an extraordinarily courageous young woman on a path to recovery
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY
The life of Chinese-American civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs
ATTLA
The untold story of Alaska Native dogsled racing champion George Attla and his legacy
BASEBALL BEHIND BARBED WIRE
Stripped of their constitutional rights, 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced into desolate camps, surrounded by guard towers and barbed wire. Ironically it was the All-American pastime of baseball that saved their sanity.
BEING BEBE: THE BEBE ZAHARA BENET DOCUMENTARY
CELEBRATING QUEER BLACK EXCELLENCE - THE STORY OF LEGENDARY CAMEROONIAN DRAG PERFORMER MARSHALL NGWA (AKA BEBE ZAHARA BENET), BEFORE & AFTER BECOMING RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE’S VERY FIRST CHAMPION
BEING MICHELLE
a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse uses her artwork to depict the trauma and heal from her past
BLESSED UNREST
The story of Michael Dodds as he reclaims his life's purpose and produces a symphony
CALAVERA HIGHWAY
A sweeping story of a family of seven men grappling with the meaning of masculinity, fatherhood, and a legacy of rootless beginnings.
CALIFORNIA STATE OF MIND
The Legacy of Pat Brown
CAPTURING LEE MILLER
A PIONEERING FEMALE ARTIST WHO BROKE TABOOS AND DEFIED EXPECTATIONS
CESAR’S LAST FAST
Cesar Chavez, a historic fast and the fight for farmworkers rights
COME BACK ANYTIME
The story of a master who created a community in Tokyo, one bowl of ramen at a time
DICTIONARY OF EMOTIONS IN A TIME OF WAR
A woman in Kherson navigates the horrors and absurdities of daily life during the initial weeks of the Russian war in Ukraine, adapted from Olena Astasieva's personal accounts from the front lines
DISPLACED
‘Displaced’ follows the Kovalchuk family, who were among the first refugees to arrive in America after fleeing Ukraine at the start of the Russian invasion
EARTH WATER WOMAN
A Rastafarian woman in the Caribbean sparks an environmental movement
EVEN THE WOMEN MUST FIGHT
When Vietnamese women speak, an old war story changes
EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL
One Black man's journey from straight-A student to bank robber — and back
FATHER'S KINGDOM
He changed the course of civil rights in this country and you never heard his name
FINDING HER BEAT
A master of Japanese drumming and a Korean adoptee from Minnesota boldly convene an all-female troupe to perform Taiko, the Japanese drumming art that has been off-limits to women for centuries
FULL CIRCLE
An unblinking examination of the challenges of life after spinal cord injury... and a celebration of the opportunity for growth that such a tragedy can present
GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME
Undeterred by prejudice, post-Katrina neglect, and appropriation of their traditions, the Harrison family guard their legacy, re-defining what Black masking culture means in New Orleans
ILLUSIONS OF CONTROL
A riveting meditation on resilience in the face of disaster, Illusions of Control unfolds in landscapes irrevocably shaped by human attempts to dominate them
INVENTED BEFORE YOU WERE BORN
We Can't Hide From History
JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS
A legendary champion of the arts who believed theater was for everyone, not just a privileged few
JULIA SCOTTI: FUNNY THAT WAY
The moving, funny, and triumphant comeback story of trans comedian, Julia Scotti, “the crazy old lady of comedy”
LOUDMOUTH
Interviews and never-before-seen footage provide insight into the life of the Rev. Al Sharpton, the polarizing civil rights activist who has spent decades fighting for social change
LOVE LETTERS
A lesbian love story spanning decades, continents and court cases
MCCULLIN
The perils and ethics of photographing war and human suffering
MSG: Mysterious Savory Grains
To share his culture through food, Chef Tim Ma must defy monosodium glutamate's unsavory reputation
MUÔI
A queer single mom navigates conservative Vietnamese culture to chase her dream of becoming a hip-hop dancer
MY AMERICA...OR HONK IF YOU LOVE BUDDHA
An Asian American Road Odyssey Set Amidst a Subculture of Rappers, Debutantes & Freedom Fighters
MY BONES ARE WOVEN
An iconic British artist and weaver changes career in her eighties and finds new fame for her creativity
ONCE A FURY
Sisterhood is complicated
ONE DROP OF LOVE
A multimedia one-woman show exploring the intersections of race, class and gender in pursuit of truth, justice and LOVE.
PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa battled racism, gender discrimination, and political opposition in her quest to become the first Nepali woman to summit Mt Everest
PHOTOGRAPHIC JUSTICE: THE CORKY LEE STORY
Photographer Corky Lee's epic quest to document Asian American history, culture and activism for five decades
SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM
Musician Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez - from humble beginnings as a California farmworker to receiving the Library of Congress highest musical honors
SIQUEIROS: WALLS OF PASSION
The story of Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, whose revolutionary art inspired social change in Mexico, the United States, and beyond
SOFT VENGEANCE: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa
A film about Albie Sachs, a lawyer, writer, art lover and freedom fighter, set against the dramatic events leading to the overthrow of the apartheid regime in South Africa
STRONG!- Lift Like A Girl
The strongest woman in the world: A portrait of Olympian Cheryl Haworth
STUMPED
An extraordinary journey through tragedy, comedy and restoration
TEACHER OF PATIENCE
After Emily Felter is diagnosed with Down syndrome, her father, paramedic Tom Felter, develops a presentation to share her story with other first responders.
THE CARBON RUSH
an investigation of communities impacted carbon trading around the world and the ultimate failure of global carbon markets to stop climate change
THE FIRST STEP
In a divided America, Van Jones attempts to bring people together to pass a landmark criminal justice bill — and finds himself under fire from all sides
THE LAST OUT
Three Cuban baseball players leave their families and risk exile to chase their dreams of playing in the Major Leagues
THE NEW BAUHAUS
An odyssey through the life and legacy of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, the innovative artist and educator whose pioneering approach to integrating technology into design continues to influence and inspire.
THE ONLY DOCTOR
In one of Georgia’s poorest and unhealthiest counties, Dr. Karen Kinsell struggles to keep her rural clinic open to provide the only local healthcare available for forty miles.
THE PICTURE TAKER
Meet Ernest Withers - iconic civil rights photographer, FBI informant. THE PICTURE TAKER reveals the man and motives behind the images
THE RETURN OF ELDER PINGREE - MEMOIR OF A DEPARTED MORMON
A lapsed Mormon retraces the steps he took 25 years ago in Guatemala as a devout missionary to search for the people who once trusted him with their religious faith
THE SHOW MUST GO ON - BITCHITRA COLLECTIVE
Aging Parsi theatre icons return to the stage for one final curtain - chronicling the resilience of a singular cast of characters that want nothing more than to go out with a bang
THIS IS THE WAY WE RISE
Protecting Hawaiian sacred sites through art and poetry
TIME FOR ILHAN
One woman’s quest to become the first Somali Muslim lawmaker in the United States
TYRUS
His art inspired Bambi, his life will inspire you
UNDERDOG
The curiously optimistic tale of Doug Butler—a hardscrabble Vermont dairy farmer who risks losing the only home he's ever known to chase his dreams of dog mushing in Alaska
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