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Rewind | Trailer
May 11, 2020
Made up of home video footage that reveals a long-kept secret, Sasha Joseph Neulinger’s Rewind is a brave and wrenching look at his childhood and his journey to reconcile his past. By probing the gap between image and reality, the film depicts both how little and how much a camera can capture.
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A Day in the Life of America
January 11, 2021
July 4th, 2017: 92 film crews, 24 hours, a snapshot of a nation on the verge of upheaval.
Represent
November 23, 2020
Leading up to 2018 elections, three Midwestern women tackle politics on their own terms.
Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
November 16, 2020
The Property Brother journeys across the U.S. to explore the battle over solar energy.
Feels Good Man
October 19, 2020
Pepe the Frogs surreal journey from mellow cartoon character to registered hate symbol.
Pipe Dreams
June 22, 2020
Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
June 15, 2020
Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.
Rewind
May 11, 2020
Rewind paints a vivid but hopeful portrait of a family plagued by a cycle of abuse.
Jim Allison: Breakthrough
April 27, 2020
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn mans visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
The Hottest August
April 20, 2020
Ordinary New Yorkers share their anxieties about the future while bracing for record heat....
Always in Season
February 24, 2020
Always in Season is a haunting exploration of lynching and racial violence in America.
We Believe In Dinosaurs
February 17, 2020
The Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Kentucky creationism museum.
Leftover Women
February 10, 2020
Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood....
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
February 3, 2020
Were the 739 deaths from Chicago's 1995 heatwave a one-time tragedy or appalling trend?
The First Rainbow Coalition
January 27, 2020
Across lines of race and ethnicity, alliances formed among Chicago activists in the '60s.
Decade of Fire
November 4, 2019
Decade of Fire covers the shocking story of when the South Bronx was on fire in the '70s.
Clips and Previews
A Day in the Life of America | Trailer
January 11, 2021
July 4th, 2017: 92 film crews, 24 hours, a snapshot of a nation on the verge of upheaval.
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World | Official Trailer
December 15, 2020
Explore the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music in North...
The Force | Trailer
December 14, 2020
The long-troubled Oakland Police Department confronts federal demands for reform.
Trailer | Belly of the Beast
November 23, 2020
Two women investigate a shocking pattern of illegal sterilizations in womens prisons.
Trailer | Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
November 16, 2020
The Property Brother journeys across the U.S. to explore the battle over solar energy.
Trailer | Represent
October 26, 2020
Leading up to 2018 elections, three Midwestern women tackle politics on their own terms.
Trailer | Feels Good Man
October 19, 2020
Pepe the Frogs surreal journey from mellow cartoon character to registered hate symbol.
Pipe Dreams | Trailer
June 22, 2020
Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | Trailer
June 15, 2020
Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.
Eating Up Easter | Trailer
May 11, 2020
The challenge to protect remote Rapa Nui culture and environment from modernization.
Trailer | Jim Allison: Breakthrough
April 27, 2020
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn mans visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
The Hottest August | Trailer
April 20, 2020
Ordinary New Yorkers share their anxieties about the future while bracing for record heat....
Bedlam
April 13, 2020
The stories of people with mental illness are explored with immediacy and urgency.
One Child Nation | Trailer
March 30, 2020
Filmmaker Nanfu Wang explores the devastating impacts of Chinas one-child policy.
I Am Another You | Trailer
March 16, 2020
Join Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang and Dylan, a charismatic young homeless drifter who left...
Always in Season | Trailer
February 24, 2020
Always in Season is a haunting exploration of lynching and racial violence in America.
We Believe In Dinosaurs | Trailer
February 17, 2020
The Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Kentucky creationism museum.
Trailer | Leftover Women
February 10, 2020
Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood....
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