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Economics, Labor & Poverty
Economics, Labor & Poverty
'TIL KINGDOM COME
the controversial bond between Evangelicals and Jews in a story of faith, power, and money
A TALE OF THREE CHINATOWNS
The history, evolution and challenges faced by Chinatowns in three American cities
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
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY
The life of Chinese-American civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs
BATATA
This unparalleled Peabody-winning film documents 10 years in the life of a singularly determined Syrian refugee woman
BREAKING SOCIAL
The film explores global patterns of kleptocracy and extractivism, weaving threads between global uprisings, shared anger and courageous actions
BREAKING THE NEWS
Seeking to buck the white male status quo, a group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch a news startup asking who’s been omitted from mainstream coverage, and how to include them
BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM
Follow immigrant families rising up to seek justice in a construction industry rife with exploitation.
CALAVERA HIGHWAY
A sweeping story of a family of seven men grappling with the meaning of masculinity, fatherhood, and a legacy of rootless beginnings.
CAREGIVER: A Love Story
A woman’s heroic decision to take control of the end of her life creates complex, unexpected challenges for her caregiver husband
CESAR’S LAST FAST
Cesar Chavez, a historic fast and the fight for farmworkers rights
CHI-TOWN GUNS, GUN VIOLENCE & THE NRA
In this feature documentary with an original song by Macy Gray, delves into where the guns are coming from that produce “mass shootings” in the U.S. by focusing on the 3rd largest city (Chicago) and by sharing solutions
CHINATOWN
Three senior activists fight for housing rights in DC’s historic Chinatown
CLARISSA'S BATTLE
A single mother’s fight for child care for all
CROW COUNTRY: OUR RIGHT TO FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
Tribal members on the Crow Reservation fight for better food and a better future for their community
DECADE OF FIRE
The South Bronx is burning. Stay, fight, build.
DONGAR DEI PARIBI NAHIN (I CANNOT GIVE YOU MY FOREST) - BITCHITRA COLLECTIVE
Deep inside the Niyamgiri forest in Odisha, India, Timoli, a mother from the aboriginal Kondh community, shares her songs and her world, a microcosm of aboriginal communities coexistence with Nature
EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL
One Black man's journey from straight-A student to bank robber — and back
FLY IN POWER
Fly in Power follows the community of Asian and migrant massage parlour workers, sex workers and allies in Red Canary Song – highlighting their practices of care, survival, and community amidst their fight against the incarceration and trafficking systems
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE
Following three California women as they lend their bodies to carry someone else’s child
GIFT
A tribute to something that can’t be measured or counted, bought or sold
GIVE AND TAKE
An inside look at the community fridge movement in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic
GUEST HOUSE
the story of three women in a re-entry house as they battle addiction & recidivism
HUNGRY TO LEARN
THE HIGHEST COST OF COLLEGE MIGHT BE YOUR HEALTH
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
INHABITANTS: INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES ON RESTORING OUR WORLD
Indigenous perspectives on environmental stewardship and resilience in a changing world
INVENTED BEFORE YOU WERE BORN
We Can't Hide From History
K-TOWN '92
Twenty-five years after the 1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles, reporters of color reflect on their contributions to the news coverage of the historic event
LANDFALL
Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico, LANDFALL examines a ruined world at the brink of transformation, spinning a cautionary tale for our times
LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING
Director Kavich Neang records his family and neighbors as they prepare to depart Phnom Penh's landmark White Building in the face of eviction and demolition
LEFTOVER WOMEN
Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood
LUPE UNDER THE SUN
A portrait of migrant farmworkers grappling with the faultlines of the American Dream
MAKE A CIRCLE
A love letter to early educators and a rallying cry for a child care system in crisis
MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY
AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE MIGRANT DEATH CRISIS IN A SMALL TEXAS TOWN
ON THE DIVIDE
The story of three Latinx people in McAllen, Texas connected by the last abortion clinic on the U.S./Mexico border
OUT OF STATE
Native men return to Hawaii after their cultural reawakening at a private prison in the Arizona desert
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Three seniors at Brooklyn high schools are determined to get their entire class to college
POSSIBLE SELVES
Two teens pursue college dreams while growing up in the unstable world of foster care
PUSH
landlords without faces. Apartments without renters. A documentary exploring the new, unlivable city.
REJEITO
After the largest mining dam breaks in history, further dam collapses threaten millions in Brazil. A state counselor confronts the government's modus operandi, while dam refugees resist the mining companies' abuses in their threatened communities
RICOCHET
RICOCHET is the story of the shooting of a woman by an undocumented immigrant that ignited a political and media furor, and the two public defenders who fight to reveal the truth behind this controversial case
SEPA, NUESTRO SEÑOR DE LOS MILAGROS
The story of a prison without bars forgotten in the Peruvian Amazon
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
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
SUSAN FENIGER. FORKED
A Culinary Disaster film following celebrity Chef Susan Feniger in pursuit of a new Los Angeles restaurant… global street food
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
THE APOLOGY
THE APOLOGY investigates an incident in the 1960s in which the entire community of Russell City was dismantled, pushing 1,400 residents out of their homes and off their land – all to claim the 200 acres for an industrial park
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 RAINBOW COALITION
In a city determined to keep them apart, Blacks, Whites and Latinos dared to unite
THE GIG IS UP
Uncovering the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of people around the world working for companies like Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo
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
THE LAST ANIMALS
Conservationists, scientists and activists battling to save elephants and rhinos from extinction
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 FIRE
What if the Solution to Climate Change is Hiding in Plain Sight?
THE PRICE OF FAIRNESS
A documentary questioning our understanding of fairness and what it takes to change unfair systems, from India and Costa Rica to the USA
THE PUSHOUTS
People call them "Dropouts." They tell a different story.
THE UNAFRAID
They are undocumented. They are unapologetic. They are THE UNAFRAID.
TIME FOR ILHAN
One woman’s quest to become the first Somali Muslim lawmaker in the United States
TOMORROW'S POWER
Communities in Gaza, Colombia and Germany rise to meet to the environmental and economic crises they face
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