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Black teenager Gary Duncan is arrested for touching a white boy’s arm. He stands up to the most powerful white supremacist in 1960s Louisiana with the aid of a young Jewish attorney. Systemic racism meets its match in decisive courtroom battles including a landmark case in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Director:
Nancy Buirski
Allen v. Farrow is a four-part documentary series that reveals the scandal involving Woody Allen Mia Farrow’s then 7 year old daughter, the following custody trial, Allen’s future relationship with Farrow’s daughter, Soon-Yi; and the following years.
Director:
Kirby Dick
A boy caught between the ancient and the new navigates modernization on his own terms. By becoming a lion (Anbessa) he can fight back against the forces outside of his control.
Director:
Mo Scarpelli
Female wildland firefighters working in a system of power-abuse and harassment must choose between staying silent and accepting the status quo or becoming their own advocates for change.
Director:
Holly Tuckett
When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal sterilizations in California’s women’s prisons, they wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections.
Director:
Erika Cohn
In the remote and rugged mountains of the American West, two young women contemplate the future as they work alone herding cattle.
Director:
Emelie Mahdavian
In the documentary Bring Your Own Brigade, Lucy Walker captures the heroism and horror of the 2018 California wildfires. Embedded with a team of firefighters during the deadliest week of fires in the state’s history, Walker’s film takes viewers on an eyewitness journey into the very heart of the inferno.
Director:
Lucy Walker
Arthur Ashe shook the sporting world by becoming the first and only Black man to win the U.S. Open. Citizen Ashe uncovers the complex man behind the outwardly cool and enigmatic tennis legend.
Directors:
Rex Miller, Sam Pollard
Set against a music world profoundly divided between black and white, Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over tells the dramatic story of Dionne Warwick’s meteoric rise from New Jersey gospel choirs to international cross-over superstardom.
Directors:
Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner
Invisible Nation is a living account of Tsai’s tightrope walk as she balances the hopes and dreams of her nation between the colossal geopolitical forces of the U.S. and China.
Director:
Vanessa Hope
As a child, Jacinta became entangled in her mother’s world of drugs and crime and has followed her in and out of the system since she was a teenager. Despite her desire to rebuild her life for her daughter, Jacinta continually struggles against the forces that first led to her addiction.
Director:
Jessica Earnshaw
Meet the Patels is a laugh-out-loud real-life romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an Indian-American who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams … and his parents.
Director:
Geeta V. Patel, Ravi V. Patel
Plan C is a feature documentary that chronicles the urgent battle against reproductive oppression in the United States, revealing an underground network of activist women who refuse to accept restrictive laws and the clinic paradigm.
Director:
Tracy Droz Tragos
Seeking Asylum is an award-winning feature documentary that bears witness to the endless deterrents migrants face when petitioning for asylum in the United States. In a dismantled system that has been designed for failure, we follow one woman’s journey as she searches for protection for her and kids.
Director:
Rae Ceretto
The Ground Between Us presents these public lands debates alongside the day-to-day realities of three families who hold vastly different connections and perspectives on public lands.
Directors:
Zeppelin Zeerip, Galen Knowles
The Invisible War is a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best-kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military.
Director:
Kirby Dick
Under roaring fighter jets, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it’s easy to make people afraid, it’s hard to destroy their passion for living.
Directors:
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
The Right to Read shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.
Director:
Jenny Mackenzie
In the mysterious and magical forests of Northern Italy, a passionate group of truffle hunters struggles to hold onto a beloved centuries-old tradition in the face of environmental change, shifting generational values, and their own mortality.
Directors:
Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
Won’t You Be My Neighbor looks at the impact of Mr. Rogers’ vision on generations of citizens and neighbors and seeks to explore and rediscover the lessons, ethics and legacy of Fred Rogers and to understand his fundamental philosophies of empathy, acceptance, and social responsibility.
Director:
Morgan Neville