Short Films

Short Film
24 min

Two stories of women who trailblaze and persist.

Short Film
24 min

Two stories of quilted heirlooms and generational nostalgia. Includes American Seams and Thời Thơ Ấu (Childhood).

Short Film
7 min

In 1939, 20,000 Americans held a pro-Nazi rally in New York’s Madison Square Garden — an event largely forgotten from...

Short Film

Two stories exploring themes of memory, devastation, and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie’s unique relationships to water. Includes Freshwater and...

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Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. Includes When the LAPD Blows Up...

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Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni studies “what grows back” after a disturbance in the rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall...

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Palestinian-American dancers use traditional Dabka to connect with their homeland.

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Painter Titus Kaphar turns to film when the art world tries to silence his activism.

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Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists stand to protect their sacred mountain Mauna Kea from the building of the world’s largest telescope.

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A devoted caretaker, her chronically ill husband, and the power of undying love.

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After her son leaves home, a Polish mother fills her empty nest with a baby squirrel.

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A filmmaker tries to find greater meaning from the sheep living where his parents are buried.

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An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator.