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New Releases

26 film(s) found

	Beating Justice Beating Justice looks at the intersection of race, class and the juvenile justice system in Florida, and uncovers a system of abuse and denial that resulted in the death of a teenage boy and the acquittal of seven guards despite strong evidence. more »
	Between Two Rivers Between Two Rivers shines a spotlight on Cairo, Illinois, a historic town still dogged by its history of civil rights unrest, located between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, where North meets South in America’s heartland. more »
	Birth Story This lively film captures the story of a spirited group of women who taught themselves how to deliver babies on a 1970s commune and changed the way a generation thought about childbirth. more »
	Black American Gothic: Planting Urban Roots in Iowa Independent filmmaker Carla Wilson documents the exodus of Black people from the inner-city, tracking folks from Chicago as they migrate west to small-town Iowa City, where they struggle to establish roots. more »
	Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story When waiter Booker Wright spoke out in a 1965 documentary about his experiences as a black man in the Mississippi Delta, it cost him his job, his livelihood, and possibly his life. Forty-five years later, the filmmaker's son returns to the South with Wright's granddaughter to learn more about him and the film's impact on his life. more »
	Carbon for Water Carbon for Water delivers an up-close look at the water filter distribution project that has revolutionized life for families in Kenya. more »
	Contact Yuwali, a member of an Aboriginal group from Western Australia, recounts her people's first interaction with white men when, in 1964, the government began using her desert homeland to test rockets. more »
	Criminal Injustice: Death and Politics at Attica Criminal Injustice: Death and Politics at Attica brings the deadly 1971 Attica prison rebellion to life with startling new eyewitness testimonies and documents that call into question historic records of the event. more »
	Dance of Outlaws After being raped, Hind was cast out of her home in Morocco and stripped of her official identity. Left with no choice but to work as a prostitute and traditional wedding dancer, she refuses, despite all odds, to give up her dignity and her love for her child. more »
	Electoral Dysfunction Electoral Dysfunction, an acclaimed feature-length documentary, uses humor and wit to take an irreverent—but nonpartisan—look at voting in America. more »
	Faith in the Hood Faith in the Hood is a compelling portrait of inner-city Washington, DC, as seen through the prism of the spiritual life of its people. more »
	Getting Up: The Tempt One Story After being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, the legendary LA graffiti artist Tempt One gets his creative voice back through an unlikely friendship with a perfect stranger. more »
	Hidden Battles How does killing change the person who pulls the trigger? Hidden Battles is a dramatic exploration of the psychological impact of war on five soldiers. more »
	His & Hers Told through the words of 76 unique narrators, this delicate film delivers an intimate portrait of the cycle of a woman’s life. more »
	Indie Game: The Movie Indie Game: The Movie explores the world of video game creation, shining a spotlight on the underdogs of the video game industry—independent game developers—who sacrifice money, health, and sanity to realize their lifelong dreams of sharing their visions with the world. more »
	The Invisible Men A story of the silent victims of the Middle East conflict, the gay Palestinians who are persecuted and outcast by Israelis and Palestinians alike. more »
	Lessons for the Living Lessons for the Living reveals a unique subculture of hospice volunteers as they reflect on their experiences with the dying and their new-found philosophies of life and death. more »
	Let Fury Have the Hour Rough, raw, and unapologetically inspirational, Let Fury Have the Hour is a charged journey into the heart of today's creative counter-culture that rose out of a the search for authenticity in a world of growing consumerism and confusion. more »
	Lovebirds In New Delhi, an activist group called the Love Commandos helps young couples escape persecution for violating India’s ancient prohibition of marriage outside one’s caste. more »
	Making the Crooked Straight Making the Crooked Straight shares the story of one doctor's journey to save the world one child at a time. more »
	The Noise of Cairo Noise of Cairo delivers an expressive, intelligent showcase of the vibrant, fluid Egyptian art scene in the emergence that followed the 2011 revolution. more »
	Of Two Minds Of Two Minds is an award-winning documentary that explores the extraordinary lives, struggles, and successes of three individuals living with bipolar disorder. more »
	The Redemption of General Butt Naked Joshua Milton Blahyi was a ruthless and feared warlord during Liberia's civil war. Today, he has renounced his violent past and reinvented himself as a Christian evangelist, traveling, preaching, and seeking out those he once victimized in search of an uncertain forgiveness. But are some crimes beyond pardon? more »
	Richard Artschwager: Shut Up and Look Shut Up and Look tells the story of Richard Artschwager, the 88-year-old American artist known for his inventive, category-defying creation creations. But despite being highly esteemed by contemporary art critics and curators, fame eludes him. more »
	Rupture: Living with My Broken Brain Former Bond girl Maryam d'Abo describes her experience of suffering a brain hemorrhage and partners with her husband to create a film about the life of survivors. more »
	SWINGMAN In 2001, a tragic accident left firefighter Captain Marshall Allen paralyzed from the neck down. SWINGMAN tells the story of his triumphant return, despite all odds, to oversee his department, and his powerful connection with a family member he never knew he had. more »