Film Category: Tribute
Dawn Porter’s uplifting short film examines how the art world responded to the death of Breonna Taylor by using art not only as a form of protest, but as a space to heal.
MORE ›Gideon’s Army follows three young, committed public defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay, and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.
MORE ›The Lady Bird Diaries is a groundbreaking documentary film about one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies in history, Lady Bird Johnson, told in her own words from 123 hours of her riveting audio diaries.
MORE ›Few icons can be identified by their first name alone. Dawn Porter’s engaging film Luther: Never Too Much pays homage to one such rare figure…
MORE ›Doctor Willie Parker drives state-to-state to see patients at abortion clinics where red tape is obstructing medical practice. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, so-called TRAP…
MORE ›For nearly two decades, Pete Souza had a front-row seat on history as Chief Official White House Photographer for both Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama.…
MORE ›In 1983, a 14-year-old boy was shot in the hallway of Harlem Park Junior High in Baltimore. Three 16-yearolds were convicted of the murder, despite…
MORE ›During a time of war and social tumult, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture, and claim a new identity: Asian Americans. The war’s aftermath brings new immigrants and refugees who expand the population and the definition of Asian America.
MORE ›At the turn of the new millennium, the national conversation turns to immigration, race, and economic disparity. As the U.S. becomes more diverse, yet more divided, a new generation of Asian Americans tackle the question, how do we as a nation move forward together?
MORE ›When we meet Travis Jefferies he is six years old and living with full-blown AIDS. His strong spirit, generous smile, and outgoing personality are belied by the pain and isolation forced upon him by his condition. Poignant and painfully honest, “Travis” documents the complex life of a vital child born with a terminal disease who, with the help of experimental drug therapy and his grandmother’s love and support, struggles to survive and pursue a happy life.
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