The Ball follows Jack Mizrahi on his lifelong journey of finding acceptance through ballroom. Created by the "black and brown" LGBTQ community in Harlem back in 1970s, the Ballroom community is often the only family that has offered shelter to generations of LGBTQ members from social harshness, r...

After the brutalization and death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis protestors and citizens came together in honor of his life and against the violence of the several Memphis policemen that took his life, This is a visualization of January 27th through January 31, the day before Nichols' funeral.

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The invasion of the Bay of Pigs (Cuba, 1961) is revealed to us in the voice of the heroes. The horrors of war, the feeling of abandonment (not having the promised help), are thoroughly relived by these men who have not stopped missing their country.

Under the current of gentrification and the pressure from the university, an old Mazu shrine, the last member of the community, stands unwavering in the middle of the construction site, like candle light burning against a tempest. Only the caretaker of the shrine and a group of students stand in ...

As a son uncovers the multiple lives of a father he never knew, his father's life choices reveal a complex truth that echoes throughout a grieving family; peeling back the layers of who Darryl Tarrance truly was.

In the summer of 2021, young filmmaker Tayton T. Troidl sets out on a journey of fa...

A journey through the history of Spanish cinema through the career of Florián Rey, a prestigious director in the world, who also signed great commercial successes in the Second Republic. In the 21st century, rediscovering his mastery and refined technique leads us to recover the immense legacy he...

“Road to Legacy" is a 10-episode docuseries detailing the journey to fame of 10 indie musical artists in Taiwan. Each episode features a first-hand look at these artists’ struggle behind the scenes as they prepare to shine on the stage and build their very own musical legacy.

Known as the enfant...

In the setting of the historic Carver Center in San Antonio, Texas, aunt and niece explore the history of African American music.

Aunt Cynthia, a music history buff, teaches her niece Lauren about music genres born and formed by African American history and culture. They cover music during the t...

PRessure is a short documentary that shows both the benefits, and the physical and mental costs of being a competitive varsity track athlete. This film follows two track runners, Cheikh M'Baye and Jason Bright, reflecting on their previous school year of track.

It’s “us versus them”. The Brazilian football ultras of Palmeiras and Corinthians started a war that seems not to have an end in sight. In the complex and hostile metropolis of São Paulo, PELEJA investigated how all of this began and why it matters so much for those who love football, and for tho...

A boy named Miguel, who started singing jotas in his parents' bar, became the best tenor of his time, being acclaimed by the whole world, Fleta. Compared to Gayarre and Caruso, he was the best paid singer, the best tenor of his time and the opera legend of his time.

Four divergent Aboriginal artists use their personal stories and historical injustice as a driving force to break through and create internationally recognized urban art.

For twenty years, the heart and soul of Eagle Academy Public Charter School has been one of its fearless founders, Cassandra S. Pinkney. As a young mother raising a child with special needs in urban America, Ms. Pinkney overcame innumerable obstacles to become one of Washington, D.C.’s most accla...

Most documentaries are great to watch .. this one will get you out of your seat and make you plan your next move..

History has been told by the Victor . We only know history through the European Perspective .. I am not here to change history but rather create a more inclusive history for our chi...

Africa, U.S.A. follows Naomi, a young 25-year-old discovering herself, as she explores Igbos Landing, an area where Igbo descendants decided to rebel and where African descendants built the historical Harrington School; Oyotunji Kingdom- a real Yoruba Village in South Carolina; and, Africatown lo...

“Unbelievable!" provides the audience with a glimpse into the life of Art Williams. From his humble beginnings working alongside his mother and father in the cotton fields at the tender age of four, to his family’s experiences as part of the Great Migration, to breaking the color lines in the Det...

The Sun Rises in The East chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Led by educator and activist Jitu Weusi, The East embodied Black self-determination, building more than a doz...

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas — until now. When Ruby Duncan loses her Las Vegas hotel job due to a workplace accident and accepts public assistance, she discovers firsthand the stigma and harassment by an over-zealous, fraud-obsessed welfare department. With Mary Wesley and Alversa Beals,...

When a young man from Fairfield—one of the most dangerous cities in Alabama—grows up without a father figure to form him as a man, how does he find his way out of the poverty, violence, and desperation that surrounds him?

FREE(d) by Faith tells the story of Dion Watts, a man who found faith in t...

We Went Out is a short film based in Toronto that explores coming of age in the in-between spaces of a city.

In the spring of 2021 Rosina Kazi called to ask if I would contribute to a project she was curating as part of the 2021 Luminato Festival. The project would become a five-part docu-music ...

Being an artist comes with great responsibility. Being able to control the narrative is even more important. As a father I have come to know some amazing men who use love, great caution and wisdom at the core of their masculinity. A huge component of how they raise their children, the next wave o...

The number of Black gun buyers in the U.S. is rising and it’s not because of the NRA, which historically supported limiting Black people’s right to bear arms publicly. Black gun owners in the U.S. find Second Amendment rights apply differently to them. So what does it mean to be a Black gun owne...

Aug 25, 2022 According to surveys, one in four African Americans owns a gun, a number that has risen sharply in recent years. African Americans are disproportionately more often the victims of shootings, including those by police. Many are turning to gun clubs as they learn how to handle their w...

Upcyclers have the drive to make an impact on Mother Earth, they are more than designers, they are planet warriors, activists and social justice advocates. The world has been waiting for a fashion revolution and now they are here, on the frontlines preventing landfill waste and fighting for the r...