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Belva Davis, Reporting

This is the untold story of TV pioneer, Belva Davis, who broke color and gender barriers to become the first Black on-air newswoman west of the Mississippi.

UNAFF

UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival) is an international documentary film festival held in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and at Stanford University each year around the UN Da

License to Tell

"License to Tell" traces the history of this explosion of writing through one of its most colorful and wildest creators.

BAD FAITH: Christian Nationalism's War on Democracy

On January 6, 2021, invocations to Jesus rang out across the Capitol Mall in Washington D.C. as a violent confusion of forces attempted to overthrow the American government.

Cloudland

Telling the remarkable stories of three survivors of long-term solitary confinement, Cloudland is a short animated documentary exploring how the human imagination can provide both solace and renewe

True False Hot Cold

Over the course of one hot summer, through intimate time spent with the locals of Emery County, Utah, a story is woven about life in this sparse region, where the residents have less belief in clim

Los Cautivos: The First Battle Over Native American Education

As the Western frontier closed, America sought to forcibly re-educate Native Americans at Indian Boarding Schools.  Their motto was “Kill The Indian To Save The Man.”  In 1892, the Pueblo

Halloween Parade

HALLOWEEN PARADE captures the spirit of a beloved, iconic institution – New York at its most subversive, outrageous, and creative.

Living While American

For generations, Philadelphia has suffered from a plague of racial profiling.

Weed & Wine (Part II)

The 2020 feature WEED & WINE followed a year in the life of two farming families: one growing biodynamic grapes in France; the other growing organic cannabis in California.

Whose Land? O'odham Land!

Whose Land? O'odham Land!

Viewers Like Us

Viewers Like Us explores who gets to tell America’s multitude of stories in public media today.

Kamayan

Kamayan explores the cultural and culinary history of the Philippine archipelago—and the evolution of the practices and ingredients from the pre-colonial Philippines through Spanish and American co

Archival Producers Alliance

The Archival Producers Alliance was founded in 2023 to bring together archival producers to explore contemporary issues facing our industry, and to influence policy & effect change.

MOFAYA

After losing his father and brother to corrupt armed forces in the Congo, Mermans 'Mofaya' Mosengo had no choice but to escape.

M

A 31-year-old Mexican immigrant, trapped in daily conflict with his limbs due to cerebral palsy, strives to become a samurai.

The Race To Save the World

The Race to Save the World is a feature documentary film that follows the inspiring stories of everyday people who are devoting their lives to fighting climate change.

From Heroes to Sentenced

The story of half million Jews who fought for Central Powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, in the Great War, has yet to be told.

Becoming Us

A filmmaker discovers four siblings conceived through a donor using a DNA test. They journey across the United States to form a modern family while navigating their Filipino-American identities.

Keeper of the Flame

In the 1980’s, one man’s progressive vision turned Amnesty International into a household name. How did he get there, and where is he now?

Our Land, Our Freedom

Set in Kenya, a powerful woman, Wanjugu Kimathi’s search for her father's remains becomes an investigation into British colonial atrocities, including concentration camps and land theft that left h

With This Breath I Fly

At the height of the international occupation of Afghanistan, two women – Gulnaz, raped and impregnated by her uncle, and Farida, on the run from an abusive husband – are imprisoned on charges of “

WHY 2K?

Y2K was the biggest technological crisis the world ever faced, yet widespread misconceptions persist as to its importance and whether it even existed.

Left Behind

Left Behind, currently in production, examines the issue of undiagnosed dyslexia, one of the leading causes of illiteracy in the United States.

Gateways

"Unless you write that story, you’re never going to find a book on those shelves,” a librarian once told Mary Alice Esparza about her family.

The Color Of Pain

Research shows that doctors are more likely to dismiss or trivialize the pain complaints of black women.

Relief

RELIEF follows aid workers from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the largest provider of aid in Gaza, as they struggle to bring life-saving assistance to Palestinians.

No Ordinary Campaign

At 37, Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS—on the same day he and his wife Sandra brought their second daughter home from the hospital. In an instant, everything changed.

MARCELLA

Marcella Hazan changed how we cook and experience Italian food. MARCELLA is a new documentary that tells her dramatic, delicious story.

Blind Momentum

Against all odds, Laura King Edwards — mother, writer, speaker, runner, and passionate rare disease advocate — sets out to break the world record for running a half marathon blindfolded.

Dear Daddy

It all began with a heavy burden on my young shoulders—a weight I carried for years, convinced I was to blame for my father's untimely death.

Earth to Michael

Before a Commander leaves Earth to usher in a new era of spaceflight, his son asks him to explore the unresolved space between them.

Unleashed

There are few organizations that provide specifically for the needs of unhoused animals, though it has been proven that the human-animal bond provides companionship and purpose.