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Atlantic Portals

Atlantic Portals

Currently in post-production– part two of the documentary trilogy; Atlantic Portal emerges from the rubble, literally and figuratively, and returns us to Cape Verde in search of “home.”

August To June

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

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

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

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.

Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful

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

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

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.

Brewing Tea In A Kettle of War

Brewing Tea In A Kettle of War

A cinema verité film that looks at the impact of economic assistance in Afghanistan from the viewpoint of a village and three reconstruction workers.

Brookford Almanac

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

Brother Outsider

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Cause

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

DooF (F-o-o-D backwards)

DooF (F-o-o-D backwards)

DooF combines a high-energy game show with something none of us can live without: food! DooF (F-o-o-D backwards) challenges kids to discover the backwards, forwards, sideways, right-side-up, upside-down and inside-out amazing and colorful world of food.