American Studies

Trailer for documentary "Say His Name: Five Days For George Floyd" directed by Cy Dodson. Mural of George Floyd in black and white next to store. https://vimeo.com/703559553
SAY HIS NAME: FIVE DAYS FOR GEORGE FLOYD
An on-the-ground look at the uprising in Minneapolis following the murder of George Floyd
https://vimeo.com/758077121
SEPA, NUESTRO SEÑOR DE LOS MILAGROS
The story of a prison without bars forgotten in the Peruvian Amazon
Trailer for documentary "Singing Our Way To Freedom" directed by Paul Espinosa. Men playing guitar and singing in black and white. https://vimeo.com/365127668
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
Trailer for documentary "Solitary" directed by Kristi Jacobson. Two officers holding on prisoner. https://vimeo.com/204435006
SOLITARY
A daring exploration of one of America's most notorious supermax prisons
Trailer for documentary "Somewhere Between" directed by Linda Goldstein Knowlton. Close up of two girls smiling. https://vimeo.com/112421725
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
Chinese adoptees navigate their multicultural identities and adolescence
Trailer for documentary "Speaking In Tongues" directed by Marcia Jarmel & Ken Schneider. Group of students lined up in uniform. https://vimeo.com/589095545
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Amidst the rise of “English-only” initiatives, four diverse American students in language immersion schools open their minds to new ways of thinking
Trailer for documentary "Stumped" directed by Robin Berghaus. Disabled man stretching with physical therapist. https://vimeo.com/252433751
STUMPED
An extraordinary journey through tragedy, comedy and restoration
Trailer for documentary "Sunset Story" directed by Laura Gabbert. Two old women side by side. https://vimeo.com/76011653
SUNSET STORY
Two elderly women activists change the way we look at aging
https://vimeo.com/778686806
THE AMERICAN DREAM AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
Abigail Disney looks at the Disney family legacy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less
Trailer for documentary "The Condor & The Eagle" directed by Sophie Guerra & Clement Guerra. Two women in a group holding their arms up. https://vimeo.com/451931144
THE CONDOR & THE EAGLE
Bringing to light the interconnected nature of social and environmental issues
Trailer for documentary "The Corridor" directed by Richard O’Connell & Annelise Wunderlich. Man in graduation cap and gown. https://vimeo.com/283361065
THE CORRIDOR
the first high school of its kind in the United States that provides incarcerated adults the opportunity to earn a high school diploma
Trailer for documentary "The First Rainbow Coalition" directed by Ray Santisteban. Group of men having a meeting in black and white. https://vimeo.com/412933976
THE FIRST RAINBOW COALITION
In a city determined to keep them apart, Blacks, Whites and Latinos dared to unite
https://vimeo.com/808488730
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
https://vimeo.com/753165672
THE GOOD MIND
The Onondaga Nation fights for their ancestral lands stolen by New York State in violation of a treaty signed with George Washington
Trailer for documentary "The New Bauhaus" directed by Alysa Nahmias. Man holding camera in black and white. https://vimeo.com/401708734
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.
Trailer for documentary "The Pushouts" directed by Katie Galloway. Student writing math on whiteboard. https://vimeo.com/270559689
THE PUSHOUTS
People call them "Dropouts." They tell a different story.
Trailer for documentary "The S Word" directed by Lisa Klein. Woman taking a picture. https://vimeo.com/251373186
THE S WORD
A suicide attempt survivor is on a mission to find fellow survivors
Trailer for documentary "The Unafraid" directed by Anayansi Prado & Heather Courtney. Woman speaking into megaphone. https://vimeo.com/296521464
THE UNAFRAID
They are undocumented. They are unapologetic. They are THE UNAFRAID.
Trailer for documentary "Time For Ilhan" directed by Norah Shapiro. Woman holding her hand up in front of mic. https://vimeo.com/310435279
TIME FOR ILHAN
One woman’s quest to become the first Somali Muslim lawmaker in the United States
https://vimeo.com/788856600
TO THE END
Four remarkable young women fight for a Green New Deal and ignite a historic shift in US climate politics
Trailer for documentary "Two Gods" directed by Zeshawn Ali. Man helping boy drill in casket. https://vimeo.com/552136320
TWO GODS
A Muslim mortician uses the rituals of death to teach two young men how to live better lives
Trailer for documentary "Tyrus" directed by Pamela Tom. Man painting on the floor in black and white. https://vimeo.com/210684465
TYRUS
His art inspired Bambi, his life will inspire you
Trailer for documentary "Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America" directed by Tom Shepard. Child hugging woman from behind. https://vimeo.com/390097400
UNSETTLED: Seeking Refuge in America
LGBT refugees and asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East fleeing persecution to seek better and safer lives in the U.S.
Trailer for documentary "Uprooted - The Journey of Jazz Dance" directed by Khadifa Wong. Three woman dancing. https://vimeo.com/745606066
UPROOTED - THE JOURNEY OF JAZZ DANCE
Celebrating the African roots, history, lineage and future progressions of jazz dance through a social and political lens
Trailer for documentary "Warrior Women" directed by Christina D. King & Elizabeth A. Castle. Two women standing in front of car on grassland. https://vimeo.com/301097219
WARRIOR WOMEN
Mothers and daughters fighting for indigenous rights in the American Indian Movement
Trailer for documentary "We Are Unarmed" directedy by Gwendolen Cates. Woman holding cardboard sign. https://vimeo.com/753168801
WE ARE UNARMED
A fresh look at the Indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline
Trailer for documentary "We Exist: Beyond The Binary" directed by Andrew Seger. Headshot of woman. https://vimeo.com/302731458
WE EXIST: Beyond the Binary
What if the world told you that you don’t exist?
Trailer for documentary "Welcome Strangers" directed by Dia Sokol Savage. Woman and man standing in doorway. https://vimeo.com/705881096
WELCOME STRANGERS
When asylum-seeking immigrants are released from an ICE detention facility onto unfamiliar streets, where can they go for help?
Trailer for documentary "What Do You Believe Now?" directed by Sarah Feinbloom. Faded side profile silhouettes of six people. https://vimeo.com/349813970
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE NOW?
Six Stories. Seventeen Years. The Spiritual Journeys of American Millennials.
Trailer for documentary "What Do You Believe?" directed by Sarah Feinbloom. Five teenagers standing by bay. https://vimeo.com/390630701
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?
The religious lives of American teenagers
Trailer for documentary "Youth V Gov" directed by Chrsiti Cooper. Young adults protesting for climate recovery. https://vimeo.com/669627615
YOUTH V GOV
21 young Americans are suing the government to protect their constitutional rights to a stable climate. If they win, they will change the future.
Trailer for documentary "Zero Gravity" directed by Thomas Verrette. Three kids posing in outer space background. https://vimeo.com/756899043
ZERO GRAVITY
Diverse middle schoolers compete in a NASA tournament to code surveying satellites that will orbit Mars
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