A young Gazan filmmaker, Mohamed Jabaly, joins an ambulance crew during the 2014 war. His raw, first-person account captures his country's story with compassion and honesty. While violence dominates headlines, Jabaly's lens reveals the hidden human stories. Led by veteran captain Abu Marzouq, the...

Filmmaker Sally Steele reunites the legendary Burnette family, "Raised On Rock." Her mission: heal the rift that tore them apart. Traveling the U.S., she uncovers the amazing history of Johnny & Dorsey Burnette's Rock and Roll Trio, who influenced Elvis & The Beatles. The goal? A dramatic final p...

Artist Rolf Schulf toiled endlessly to make his dream a reality: the majestic Mundo King Castle in the Dominican Republic. This cosmic exploration paints his portrait of tireless pursuit, proving if you dream it, they will come.

For years, blind musician Peter has lived in Plan, an isolated Pyrenean village. Far from urban support, he survives through his rock music. Yet, despite recording a new album, the crushing daily routine and haunting memories wear him down. The seasons feel endless, the sheep bells grow incessant...

A meta-doc questioning our news consumption. It follows refugees & the reporters shadowing them during the European crisis, asking: what happens when the cameras turn off?

An illiterate 11-year-old, Harry, starts secondary school in London. Generations of his family have never read, but his dedicated teacher, Sophie, believes he can break the cycle. Over two years, Harry fights not just to learn, but to believe in a future for himself far beyond his origins. This i...

Toronto psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Warme identifies a vital cultural ritual. He describes it as one of countless such practices that provide essential relief to humans, whom he calls "the most culture-bound of creatures."

Diagnosed with just a year to live, one man embarks on a profound global quest to discover life's true meaning. This award-winning documentary captures his urgent, inspiring journey to find purpose and beauty against a ticking clock.

“Slow Fashion” contrasts global fashion’s exploitation, like a Paris designer appropriating Indigenous designs from Oaxaca, with sustainable, ethical collaborations. In Mexico, officials challenge this privatization of collective property. Meanwhile, in Laos, activists like Nanci Takayama empower...

In Bolivia, “Sorojchi” is altitude sickness, felt acutely in El Alto and La Paz. This is the setting for the story of four urban artists. Through their powerful work, they share their perspectives on Bolivia and its people, all while navigating a profound social and political crisis.

Ed, an outsider to animal rights, is hired to make a documentary to change society's harmful habits. To convince anyone, he must first convince himself. Through conversations and filming, veganism challenges his diet, wardrobe, and lifestyle, clashing with his friends and family. Guided by five v...

A documentary about memory, monuments, and how to break up with the Confederacy
In 2015, CJ Hunt was filming the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments from the city. A forceful group of critics protested the decision and fearing retaliation, no crew would agree to r...

Psychologist Eve spent a decade investigating her Polish mother’s Holocaust survivor roots. Her search revealed an astonishing, life-altering chance encounter from the past. This compelling story explores human endurance and frailty, serving as a powerful metaphor for the 20th century's most pain...

Eco-activist Rod Coronado, once labeled an 'eco-terrorist,' formed Wolf Patrol in 2014 to protect Wisconsin's grey wolves. After 30 years of radical action and prison time, this intimate documentary follows his journey to redefine his activism for the planet and its animals.

The pandemic exposed deep flaws in the U.S. restaurant industry. "Waging Change," featuring Saru Jayaraman, Jane Fonda, and AOC, reveals the fight for a living wage and an end to the subminimum $2.13 tipped wage. It also highlights the #MeToo movement's push to stop sexual harassment, demanding d...

IIn a busy shelter, the human-animal bond is strained by endless abandoned pets. For some, these life companions are dispensable. Yet through the care of dedicated staff and volunteers, even the biggest misfits are rehabilitated. Not every story ends happily, but the hopeful team fights on for ev...

In 1953, after Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary sought another first: conquering the Ganges River. Using the newly invented jetboat, he embarked on a perilous, pioneering journey from the ocean to the Himalayan sky. This epic quest was also a battle against profound grief following the tragic loss of ...

In Ecuador's Amazon, indigenous communities fight oil interests to preserve their way of life and the biodiverse Yasuni region. Filmmaker Ryan Patrick Killackey documents this desperate struggle. In the era of climate crisis, this story of encroaching modernity versus conservation is more urgent ...

In U.S. interrogations, a powerful psychological tactic gets suspects to confess, often in unrecorded rooms. Trained interrogators have been hugely successful at securing confessions, frequently with little regard for the suspect's actual guilt or innocence.

Over half of Central Africa's forest elephants have been killed by poachers in a decade. This intimate portrait follows a female eco-guard, a grassroots enforcement group, a biologist, a reformed poacher, and an activist into the Congo Basin. They reveal the brutal reality of the global poaching ...

During the Vietnam War, the US conducted a massive, secret CIA bombing campaign in Laos, making it the most heavily bombed country per capita in history. Decades later, Laotians live alongside over 80 million unexploded ordnance. This powerful documentary reveals the brave men and women risking t...

Koka, a pillar of Cairo’s pigeon-fighting community, devotes his life to training hundreds of birds from his wooden tower. But under growing pressure from his conservative community to abandon his passion, he faces a harsh reality: his cherished way of life may be ending.

At six, Dian escaped a tsunami of boiling mud from a Lapindo drilling disaster that submerged 16 villages. Shot over six years, GRIT follows her transformation into an activist teen as she and her mother confront the corporate perpetrators of this ongoing catastrophe.

Aboard a Tanzanian sleeper train, three lives intersect. Rukia, an entrepreneur, seeks a new beginning. Isaya, an old Masai, returns to the bush with his grandson. Peter, a charismatic preacher, monetizes his followers' faith. This microcosm reveals their journeys toward uncertain futures in a pr...