New Releases

Trailer for the documentary "MY SWEET LAND" directed by Sareen Hairabedian. Young boy sitting in a car with a blurred outdoor background. https://vimeo.com/1193326794
MY SWEET LAND
For 11-year-old Vrej, life in his homeland, Artsakh, is like a paradise, but when war starts again, can he carry a nation's hopes on his young shoulders?
Trailer for the documentary "Lobola, A Bride's True Price?" Directed by Sihle Hlophe. Woman placing her hand behind her head, standing next to cows. https://vimeo.com/1185282530
LOBOLA, A BRIDE'S TRUE PRICE?
When an opinionated filmmaker gets engaged, she must choose between rejecting lobola, the traditional bride‑price paid by a groom, or honoring the cultural custom that challenges her modern beliefs about marriage
Trailer for the documentary "The Forbidden University." Directed by Nauzanin Knight. Group of people sitting on the floor in a room with a table and chairs. https://vimeo.com/1175509028
THE FORBIDDEN UNIVERSITY
Denied education in Iran, Bahá’ís form a hidden university, defying raids, prison, and exile for the right to learn
Trailer for "For the Living" directed by Marc Bennett and Tim Roper. Two people hugging by a barbed wire fence. https://vimeo.com/1168549536
FOR THE LIVING
A Holocaust survivor’s liberation path from Auschwitz inspires an examination of other genocides and humanity’s struggle between dehumanization and empathy
Among Neighbors directed and produced by Yoav Potash. Promotional image for the film 'Among Neighbors' with film title, movie clips, and awards. https://vimeo.com/1164166120
AMONG NEIGHBORS - JEWISH STORY PARTNERS - FREE SCREENING FOR MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLS
Hand-drawn animation brings the past to life as an eyewitness to murder and a Holocaust survivor reveal Poland’s darkest secret.
Trailer for the documentary "My Father's Name" directed by Susanna Styron. Black and white image of a man and child in a room. https://vimeo.com/1156926207
MY FATHER'S NAME
A woman’s shattering discovery of her father’s participation in a lynching propels her into a complex journey of personal reckoning
“Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny” directed by Chana Gazit & Jeff Bieber. A historical black and white photo of Hannah Arendt. https://vimeo.com/1154775374
HANNAH ARENDT: FACING TYRANNY - JEWISH STORY PARTNERS - FREE SCREENING
The extraordinary life and work of one of the most influential and fearless political thinkers of the 20th Century
Trailer for the documentary "American Muslims: A History Revealed." Executive Producer & Project Lead: Graham Judd. Man standing in a livestock pen with wooden fences. https://vimeo.com/1187836228
AMERICAN MUSLIMS, PART 6: “A SOUTH ASIAN IN THE SOUTHWEST”
In the early 1900s, South Asian Muslims like Mir Dad began settling in the Southwest, defying race-based immigration and naturalization laws
Trailer for the documentary "American Muslims: A History Revealed." Executive Producer & Project Lead: Graham Judd. Vintage black and white photo of women in hats and dresses. https://vimeo.com/1187832494
AMERICAN MUSLIMS, PART 5: “A NEW HOPE FOR FREEDOM”
In 1920s Chicago, Black Americans like Florence Watts joined new Muslim movements, discovering faith and dignity, and demonstrating how Islam became an integral part of Black life and American history
Trailer for the documentary "American Muslims: A History Revealed." Executive Producer & Project Lead: Graham Judd. Black and white photograph of a group of men and a child, likely from an earlier era. https://vimeo.com/1187830953
AMERICAN MUSLIMS, PART 4: “A MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIES”
In the early 1900s, Lebanese Muslims Mary and Hassen Juma settled in North Dakota, where they farmed the plains and built one of America’s first mosques
Trailer for the documentary "American Muslims: A History Revealed." Executive Producer & Project Lead: Graham Judd. Bronze statue of soldiers with rifles against a blue sky, with a building and trees in the background. https://vimeo.com/1187827023
AMERICAN MUSLIMS, PART 3: “A MUSLIM IN THE CIVIL WAR”
During the Civil War, Muslims such as Mohammad Khan and Nicholas Said fought for freedom
Trailer for the documentary "American Muslims: A History Revealed." Executive Producer & Project Lead: Graham Judd. Open book held by a hand. https://vimeo.com/1187813597
AMERICAN MUSLIMS, PART 2: “ISLAM AT THE NATION’S FOUNDING”
In the early republic, Islam was both studied and suppressed. Jefferson read the Qur'an, while African Muslims like Omar Ibn Said lived their lives in slavery—revealing the tensions between the reality of early America and its founding ideals
Trailer for the documentary "American Muslims: A History Revealed." Executive Producer & Project Lead: Graham Judd. Portrait of an elderly man with a striped hat. https://vimeo.com/1187809943
AMERICAN MUSLIMS, PART 1: “A PORTRAIT OF FREEDOM”
Before the founding of the United States, enslaved African Muslims like Mamadou Yarrow played a crucial role in building the nation
Trailer for the documentary "Simulating Religious Violence" directed by Jenn Lindsay. https://vimeo.com/1143996911
SIMULATING RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE
After the Boston Marathon Bombing, a group of world-class experts in religion and computer science create cutting-edge simulations to predict and prevent religious radicalization and violence
Trailer for the documentary "American Muslims: A History Revealed." Executive Producer & Project Lead: Graham Judd. A star design on an old document background. https://vimeo.com/1131013042
AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A History Revealed Series
A six-part documentary series exploring the untold history of Muslims in the United States
Trailer for the documentary "Colleyville" directed by Dani Menkin. Four people embrace each other. https://vimeo.com/1108548250
COLLEYVILLE
An inspiring true-crime documentary capturing an 11-hour synagogue hostage crisis and the courageous stand against antisemitism and hate
Trailer for the documentary "The Song That Calls You Home" directed by Luis Robledo and Vanni Mangoni. A person underwater surrounded by film festival laurels. https://vimeo.com/1100035454
THE SONG THAT CALLS YOU HOME
The Song That Calls You Home is a personal, scientific and mystical exploration of Amazonian curanderismo
Trailer for the documentary "Black Women and Sex" directed by Godisamang Khunou. A woman lying down with a natural background. https://vimeo.com/1100149916
BLACK WOMEN AND SEX
Three women across the continent identifying with sex in different ways, connected by its politics
Trailer for the documentary "Tripoli / A Tale of Three Cities" directed by Raed Rafei. A sunset of a city. https://vimeo.com/1092300905
TRIPOLI / A TALE OF THREE CITIES
A queer director returns to Tripoli, Lebanon to confront a hometown that once rejected him
Trailer for documentary "A Binding Truth" directed by Louise Woehrle. A black man and white man walking down the dirt road together. https://vimeo.com/1088516577
A BINDING TRUTH
High school classmates from 1965, one white and one Black, reconnect 50 years later after a shocking discovery ties them together through slavery, changing their lives forever
Trailer for documentary "O Pioneer" directed by Clara Lehmann. Four images of people in landscapes. https://vimeo.com/1086471178
O PIONEER
Three West Virginians—a blacksmith, a seamstress, and a hospital chaplain—creatively navigate hardship and call us to champion the pioneer within
Trailer for documentary "The Bengali" directed by Kavery Kaul. Woman walking in street in India. https://vimeo.com/1050206310
THE BENGALI
An American woman ventures to India to trace her grandfather’s story uncovering complex bonds in search of the truth about her family’s past
Newly released documentaries from GOOD DOCS