Free Joan Little
Free Joan Little tells the story of the 1975 groundbreaking case of Joan Little, who was the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault.
Gatorville
In Colorado’s forgotten valley, two siblings face alligators and the ache of leaving youth behind.
Grounded
In this meta-documentary, a group of high school students at a boarding school in Northern Michigan set out to make a film about regenerative farming, only to get tangled in the contradictions between what they learn and the system that feeds them.
Human Shield
Against escalating threats and abortion bans, three ordinary people become human shields for abortion access, standing between patients and protesters in a gripping portrait of resistance, resilience, and quiet heroism.
I Got My Brother
Two brothers reflect on their candid and often humorous memories of surviving the foster care system and prison, realizing along the way that their path to healing has always been each other.
Ibuka, Justice
Valentine and Jean-Claude form a new couple at the start of the 1994 genocide and civil war in Rwanda. They make repeated attempts to flee the killings with their newborn son.
Into the Dark
Darkness brings an artist into confrontation with everything he can’t control.
Jaripeo
A journey to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos descends into the subconscious of memory, queer desire, and longing, leading to a reckoning with the wounds and beauty of a home left behind.
Kikuyu Land
In Kenya’s tea highlands, one man’s claim to his family’s stolen land sets Mr. Mungai against a multinational giant. His fight draws a local news producer into a battle that exposes buried histories, her family secrets, and the unfinished business of colonial power.
Kinder Conversations (Big Stories, Small Scribbles)
Will you grow up to be a monster? Is the Easter Bunny really made of smoke? Kinder Conversations is a playful doc that brings kids’ drawings and stories to life, exploring how siblings make sense of the world through big questions and quirky logic.
Like Father
A poignant look at the work of renowned children’s author Richard Scarry as his son carries on the family legacy.
Maintenance Artist
“After the Revolution, who’s going to pick up the garbage on Monday morning?” challenged Mierle Laderman Ukeles. Crashing the boundary between art and action, in 1977, she became the first artist-in-residence at NYC’s Department of Sanitation, collaborating with municipal workers to inject art directly into the city’s bloodstream.
Momentos
Marcy Sarmiento—Cuban-American artist, educator, and innovator of South Florida’s first arts-based public high school—takes us on a journey through time from early 1950s Havana, Cuba to modern-day Miami, Florida through interviews, calls, photographs, and informal family events. This is her heartfelt and unique immigrant story.
Moonchild: The Life and Music of Yusuf Salim
A portrait of the life, music, and mentorship of jazz pianist Yusuf Salim, from his early years immersed in Baltimore’s jazz scene to his transformative contributions to the jazz and Muslim communities in Durham.
My Friend Sam
Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor’s life changed forever when, as a child, she was taken under the wings of musicians Sonia Vargas and Samuel Marder. The film tells the life story of Marder, violinist and Holocaust survivor, who, in his 90s, has made it a mission to speak to children about the dangers of prejudice and the importance of being kind.