U.S. History & American Studies

Play trailer for "The Philadelphia Eleven" directed by Margo Guernsey. Several black and white photos of women are placed on a table. https://vimeo.com/926017864
THE PHILADELPHIA ELEVEN
In 1974, in an act of civil disobedience, eleven women are the first women ever ordained as Episcopal priests. Despite the backlash and harassment they faced, they built a movement that challenged patriarchy within Christendom.
Trailer for documentary "The Picture Taker" directed by Phil Bertelsen. Man holding a camera in black and white. https://vimeo.com/874975301
THE PICTURE TAKER
Meet Ernest Withers - iconic civil rights photographer, FBI informant. THE PICTURE TAKER reveals the man and motives behind the images
Film trailer for "THE POWER OF FILM" directed by Laura Gabbert. A composite image consisting of four smaller rectangular images from memorable films. https://vimeo.com/936853101
THE POWER OF FILM, PART 6: "LOVE AND MEANING
THE POWER OF FILM is a 6-part television event from legendary UCLA film Professor Emeritus Howard Suber, analyzing why certain films have remained both popular and memorable for generations
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 strike” directed by JoeBill Muñoz & Lucas Guilkey. Name of the movie. https://vimeo.com/1025589003
THE STRIKE
The story of a generation of California men who endured decades of solitary confinement and, against all odds, launched the largest hunger strike in U.S. history
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
https://vimeo.com/824589849
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
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 "Us Kids" directed by Kim A. Snyder. Group of protestors. https://vimeo.com/560601411
US KIDS
Determined to turn tragedy into action, survivors of a school shooting catalyze an unprecedented youth movement that spreads like wildfire across the world
Trailer for "VANISH - DISAPPEARING ICONS OF A RURAL AMERICA" https://vimeo.com/933411034
VANISH - DISAPPEARING ICONS OF A RURAL AMERICA
Vanish chronicles the “visual preservation” adventures of fine art photographer, Jim Westphalen, as he travels across the country seeking out and creating stunning imagery of America’s disappearing rural structures
"Voices from Texas" directed by Ray Santisteban. A collage of Mexican-American poets in the lone star state. https://vimeo.com/859874124
VOICES FROM TEXAS
Cultural and historical factors shape Mexican American writers as they employ poetry and spoken word to navigate their struggles and celebrate life
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 “WESTERMANN: MEMORIAL TO THE IDEA OF MAN IF HE WAS AN IDEA” directed by Leslie Buchbinde. A robot figurine centers the frame. https://vimeo.com/899415206
WESTERMANN: MEMORIAL TO THE IDEA OF MAN IF HE WAS AN IDEA
The story of marine veteran H.C. Westermann, who navigated the profound traumas of war by making art, and became a hero to generations of artists
https://vimeo.com/349813970
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE NOW?
Muslim, Catholic, Pagan, Buddhist, Lakota and Jewish millennials share their experiences in America
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 "While I Breathe, I Hope" directed by Emily Harrold. Man holding sign in front of street. https://vimeo.com/433816418
WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE
what it means to be young, Black, and Democrat in the American South
“Wisdom Gone Wild” directed by Rea Tajiri. Daughter presses her noes against her mother who is in hospice. https://vimeo.com/866122140
WISDOM GONE WILD
A vibrant tender cine-poem; a filmmaker collaborates with her Nisei mother as they confront the painful curious reality of wisdom ‘gone wild’ in the shadows of dementia
Trailer for documentary “WORD MASTER: ALFRED BUTTS AND THE STORY OF SCRABBLE” directed by Jerry Murphy. A host of people sitting in a room playing Scrabble. https://vimeo.com/997902615
WORD MASTER: ALFRED BUTTS AND THE STORY OF SCRABBLE
A new documentary about the history of Scrabble and its creator Alfred Butts
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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