In 1931, nine African-American boys, 13 to 19 years old, were pulled from a freight in Painted Rock, Alabama, as were two disheveled white women.…

A visually expressive personal documentary that explores a family’s history. Filmmaker Thakur mixes richly abstract filmmaking with disturbing archival war footage to narrate the story…

The flashy, music video style of this documentary belies the affecting story of women’s boxing champion Lucia Rijker, which gradually emerges as its centerpiece. A…

This film gives the straight scoop on the history of the tobacco industry’s rise in America and more importantly, how it maintained its level of…

“I am deaf. This is who I am. I want to be deaf. My kids are just like me.” So begins this emotional, challenging story…

In 1998, James Byrd, Jr. was dragged to death in Jasper, TX. This racially motivated killing shook the country, reminding it of the anger that…

Growing up during WWII, Paavo Rahkonen remembers realizing the depths to which humankind could sink. The horrors of war, especially the destructive potential of the…

A passionate analysis of a murder, more than thirty years ago, of a Canadian filmmaker in Eastern Kentucky. Three stories, of the filmmaker, the “stranger”…

Life in the corridors, suites, dining rooms, and surrounding of an old-world, luxury hotel in Normandy. Rich, famous, and bourgeois guests are pampered by impeccable…

Fresh out of college, Chris Wilcha got a job in an entry level gig as assistant marketing guy at Columbia House Records, bringing along his…

Chances are most people consider the art of stuffing animals somewhat of an odd endeavor. While this striking short may not change that sentiment, one…

Experimental documentarian Sharon Lockhart puts her camera on the stage of a Buenos Aires opera house and points it at the audience. From this simple…