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From the ocean, a volcanic island rises into steamy mist. The black rock of the earth stands in sharp contrast to the billowing vapor that…
MORE ›Come on down to the annual world championship Watermelon Seed Spittin’ Contest in Luling, Texas. Let Phil—the judge of the spittin’ contest—dole out beer and…
MORE ›Tracing its roots and operations to the Underground Railroad, the United Order of Tents remains a secret organization of African American women who offer support and aid to their communities and to one another. Featuring members of the Tents as well as actors, this short film creatively reflects on the group’s history of service, which has remained a powerful, clandestine force for nearly two centuries.
MORE ›“Spit on the Broom” is a surrealist documentary that explores the margins of the history of the African American women’s group the United Order of Tents, a clandestine organization of black women organized in the 1840s during the height of the Underground Railroad. The film uses excerpts from the public record, newspaper articles related to the Tents from over the course of 100 years, and a visual tapestry of fable and myth as a way to introduce a history that remains secret.
MORE ›How could one little spitball play such an important role in shaping American music? When Gillespie, that irrepressibly mischievous sprite, is involved, anything could happen.…
MORE ›You may have seen them on TV, faces painted wild, absurdly costumed in their team’s colors, brandishing flags like warriors ready to splatter their innards…
MORE ›Hailing from Mt. Airy, NC, comes fiddling legend Tommy Jarrell, whose life and career are the subject of this documentary and an accompanying host of…
MORE ›After the 2011 Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square, citizens realize that former president Mubarak’s corrupt regime is still in power; they return to the streets to bring an end to the government, combatting controlled international media coverage, enduring violence, and navigating fragile relationships.
MORE ›A lively look at the eccentric South Florida marijuana smugglers in the 70s and 80s who helped spark the present legalization movement.
MORE ›This film promises to do for Montreal what Richard Linklater’s Slacker did for Austin, only with a French Canadian accent. This kaleidoscopic romp through a…
MORE ›When most of the nation thinks of the Peterson trial they think Scott Peterson and a messy murder in California. But North Carolinians know another.…
MORE ›The historic Battle of Stalingrad as it has never been seen before. German and Soviet soldiers who survived the battle tell the haunting story of…
MORE ›Stand Like Still Living is short, it’s lyrical, it’s bittersweet, it’s full of life–and death. Above all, just like the lives it touches, it is…
MORE ›With rawness and candor, young women in an Iranian juvenile detention center reflect on the crimes they have committed and the harsh circumstances that have shaped them.
MORE ›Startup.com traces the paths of two freewheeling entrepreneurs and their quest for the new American dream: developing a successful Internet start-up company. A timely film…
MORE ›In the late 1990s, two high school friends attempt to turn the spark of an idea into a multimillion-dollar company. But when passion leads to tension, and the dot-com rush gives way to the dot-com bust, will they be able to deliver on their dream?
MORE ›Soviet cosmonauts, and their experiences: what it’s like to float above the world, both physically and psychologically; the awkwardness of trying to eat, brush teeth,…
MORE ›Lena Mae Perry is a treasure, one of North Carolina’s storied gospel singers whose career spans decades. As one of the founders and last original…
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