Writing, Literature & Poetry

Trailer for documentary "Who Will Write Our History" directed by Roberta Grossman. Man selling books to old man. https://vimeo.com/359373369
WHO WILL WRITE OUR HISTORY
Resistance comes in many forms
Trailer for documentary "Personal Statement" directed by Juliane Dressner. Student speaking in classroom. https://vimeo.com/275912050
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Three seniors at Brooklyn high schools are determined to get their entire class to college
Trailer for documentary "No Straight Lines" by Vivian Kleiman. Person in suit and glasses drawing on wall covered with comics. https://vimeo.com/670927013
NO STRAIGHT LINES
The journeys of five scrappy queer artists from the margins of the underground comics scene to mainstream acceptance
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 "Raise Your Voice" directed by Maribeth Romslo. Girl holding up sign in crowd. https://vimeo.com/442488146
RAISE YOUR VOICE
These aren’t just kids practicing their first amendment rights, they are living them
Trailer for documentary "The Dilemma of Desire" directed by Maria Finitzo. Teacher talking to students. https://vimeo.com/663413861
THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE
WHAT IF WOMEN’S PLEASURE WAS AS IMPORTANT AS MEN’S? EXPLORING “CLITERACY” IN THE FIGHT FOR GENDER EQUALITY.
Trailer for documentary "Hidden Letters" directed by Violet Du Feng. Woman writing letters with landscape background. https://vimeo.com/751900221
HIDDEN LETTERS
TWO CHINESE MILLENNIAL WOMEN MUST SAVE AN ANCIENT SECRET TREASURE FROM FALLING INTO THE WRONG HANDS, BUT DON’T EXPECT IT WILL SAVE THEM TOO.
Trailer for documentary "Pushed Up The Mountain" directed by Julia Haslett. Illustration of person pushing up flower on mountain. https://vimeo.com/655131084
PUSHED UP THE MOUNTAIN
A poetic and personal film about plants and the people who care for them
Trailer for documentary "Once A Fury" directed by Jacqueline Rhodes. Old woman in chair with her hands up towards her face. https://vimeo.com/696710113
ONCE A FURY
Sisterhood is complicated
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way documentary. https://vimeo.com/645006165
JULIA SCOTTI: FUNNY THAT WAY
The moving, funny, and triumphant comeback story of trans comedian, Julia Scotti, “the crazy old lady of comedy”
Trailer for documentary "Blessed Is The Match" directed by Roberta Grossman. Two women standing next to each other looking down. https://vimeo.com/475175736
BLESSED IS THE MATCH
The story of Hannah Senesh, a Hungarian poet who was captured by the Nazis while trying to rescue Jews in Hungary, including her mother
https://vimeo.com/809952348
THE HAMLET SYNDROME
A powerful portrait of a vibrant young Ukrainian generation, empowered by political change and scarred by war
https://vimeo.com/736344634
JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS
A legendary champion of the arts who believed theater was for everyone, not just a privileged few
Trailer for documentary “Nuyorican Poets Cafe” directed by Ray Santisteban. A black and white image with three men sitting down and holding their fists up. A briefcase in the middle has the word "Reverend Pedro." https://vimeo.com/856911805
NUYORICAN POETS CAFE
A window into Puerto Rican literary culture in New York
Film trailer for "Sānsūr". Directed by Mostafa Heravi. A woman takes a picture with a camera. https://vimeo.com/881853906
SĀNSŪR
Six Iranian women: an artist, schoolteacher, journalist, athlete, musician and actress cannot conform to a life in censorship. Once they have escaped the “Sānsūr” and enter a life in exile, can they let down their mask and be truly free?
Trailer for documentary “For A Better Life” directed by Yasmin Mistry. A boy looks at the waterfront and a cityscape. https://vimeo.com/875463213
FOR A BETTER LIFE - BITCHITRA COLLECTIVE
Sold for $100 at the age of five, a young man seeks to forgive the birth family he believed abandoned him
Trailer for documentary "The Show Must Go On" directed by Divya Cowasji & Jall Cowasji. Old man and woman dancing on ballroom floor. https://vimeo.com/874989545
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
"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
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