CID Films
August To June
Intimately and exuberantly, this feature length documentary brings us into the lives of 26 third and fourth grade students who still look forward to school.
Now Available on DVD!
Baby It’s You
“A whimsical and completely moving meditation, simultaneously warm, funny, and painful, on what family and children mean in today’s ultra-confusing world”
-Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Back From the Brink
The Franciscan Manzanita had been extinct in the wild for almost 70 years—until it was spotted growing on a freeway traffic island at the edge of San Francisco. This is the story of one small plant—the last of its kind—and the fascinating, hilarious, and poignant ballet of human efforts to save it.
Back on Board: The Story of Greg Louganis
A feature-length documentary that tells the life story of this four-time Olympic Champion as he returns to diving after a long period of absence.
Give Me the Banjo
Following the Broadcast Premiere on PBS Fall Arts Festival in November, The Banjo Project will be available on DVD. Check local listings for times.
Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful
In a world dominated by men, a tiny 97 year-old is the highest ranking woman and last living link to judo’s origin.
Before Homosexuals
The prequel to classic Emmy Award-winning Film; BEFORE STONEWALL. This film covers early material that was not available to the producers in the 1980′s due to intense homophobia in the academic and archival worlds.
Blue Vinyl
A critics’ darling at film festivals across the globe and Winner of the Excellence in Cinematography Award at Sundance, BLUE VINYL is a deeply personal and frighteningly vital exposé that has been applauded as “funny and irreverent… one of Sundance’s best documentaries!” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times.
Brookford Almanac
A year in the complex and beautiful life of first generation farmers. A young couple is living their dream of raising a family on a farm in New Hampshire, but with their lease set to expire, the future is uncertain. This is a film about old and new rituals, physical labor, land ethics and what comes next for American farming.
Brother Outsider
This Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee chronicles the life of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who, among many contributions to the cause, is best known for organizing the 1963 March on Washington, D.C., involving hundreds of thousands of people. But Rustin’s skin color wasn’t the only thing that reinforced the feeling that he was an outsider in America. He was also openly gay at a time when most gay men — particularly black men — remained in the closet.
Cause
Vigilante or Guardian? Terrorist or Hero? Savior or Brainwashed Nut? Whatever you think about these four Americans who have dedicated themselves twenty-four-seven to a cause, the one thing you won’t call them is uncommitted.
A Chance To Grow
A Chance to Grow follows three families on an intimate journey as they navigate the unpredictable terrain of a neonatal intensive care unit. The inevitable shifts in each baby’s condition provide dramatic twists that challenge family stability and redefine parental love.
Cinema Is Everywhere
Premier at the Austin Film Festival in October as a marquee screening!
The story of the art that defies our differences: cinema. A vivid journey across China, India, Scotland, and Tunisia weaves together four stories of imagination to form an exploration of cinema’s unique potential for fostering global understanding.
Citizens Not Subjects!
For 40 years, the city of Memphis was held in the grip of the less than benevolent despot Edward Hull Crump. Beneath the well kept streets of the City of Good Abode lay the seamier side of bought votes and swift retaliation against anyone who questioned the status quo.
Coexist
Coexist earns an critical acclaim from academic review, H-Net: “Coexist’s textured narratives demonstrate that there are several ways of knowing and experiencing the past, which will not only nuance students’ understandings of this particular event and subsequent healing process, but also broaden their methodological and epistemological scope.” – Lindsay Ehrisman, San Francisco State University
Contact Improvisation
A deep dive into the hidden world of contact improvisation. Halfway between a dance form like Tango, and a Martial Art (akido), Contact Improv has a passionate following worldwide. We follow a group of beginners who are tantalized and challenged as they enter this world.
The Dirty Truth About Coal
Pollution from coal-fired power plants in the United States kills hundreds of Americans every year. Statistics suggest that if you’re under the age of 55, you’ve probably never taken a clean breath of air in your life. It’s time to expose the human cost of the world’s filthiest fuel and finally learn the dirty truth about coal.
