A DOUBLE LIFE, 85min,. USA
Directed by Catherine Masud
A Double Life unveils the gripping true story of Stephen Bingham, a lawyer accused of passing a gun to prisoners’ rights leader George Jackson in 1971. Forced into a life on the run, Bingham spends 13 years underground, eluding capture while ...

RECOVERED, 50min., Canada
Directed by Tyler Anderson
RecoverED is a compelling documentary that explores the journey of recovery from disordered eating through powerful personal stories of resilience. The film highlights the vital role of community support and the transformative power of hope in ...

THE STRATEGY, 79min., USA
Directed by Zied Kaf Alghazal
A man wakes with amnesia after an explosion. Unaware of his identity, he's a mafia boss targeted by a cartel. His past threatens their operations. As he regains memory, he confronts the dangerous crime world.

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TARGET JEREMY, 58min., USA
Directed by Eddie Velez
On the hunt for a top Al-Qaeda leader and a U.S. Marine held hostage, an elite CIA operative born with a genetic disorder in which he feels no pain, allows himself to be targeted and kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in order to gain immediate access to thei...

DIPPERS IN THE ALTAI IV; EMERGENCE OF THE CHICKS, 54min., UK
Directed by Andrew Laurie
In the course of his work as a wildlife conservation advisor to the Mongolian government, Andrew Laurie followed up on a childhood fascination with White-throated Dippers on the Teme near Ludlow, by finding out...

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, 75min., Canada
Directed by Hasi Eldib
Chance Encounters documents a one-person show of the same name by Juno award-winning musician and interdisciplinary artist Jesse Stewart. Combining storytelling and innovative music performed on a variety of unusual instruments, the film ex...

WE HAVE JUST BEGUN, 82min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Michael Warren Wilson
In 1919, black workers' decades-long efforts to challenge exploitation in the Arkansas Delta culminated in the nation's deadliest racial massacre and labor battle. It's legacy is deep, despite being hidden for over 100...

DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON FRIDAY NIGHT, 103min., USA
Directed by Mike Schmiedeler, Michael O'Brien
From EP Tom Morello - Meet former gravedigger turned doorman at the Park Hyatt in Chicago turned frontman to his own band, Ike Reilly. At 40 years old he landed a recording contract with Universal and...

AND THE COMMUNITY WILL RISE, 63min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Lenora Lee

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RAILS, JAILS AND TROLLEYS, 71min,. Canada, Documentary
Directed by Henna Mann
Rails, Jails and Trolleys (August 2022) documents history’s largest farmers’ protest and the Canadian diaspora’s response to it. This groundbreaking documentary captures the electric ethos of a protest that received int...

OUT OF THE ASHES, 63min., USA, Dance
Directed by Karen L Charles, Ryan Melling
Out of the Ashes honors those impacted by 9/11 and asks whether we can resurrect a better way of living.

I.M.L.A. ~ A Musical Graphic Novel, 83min., USA, Graphic Novel
Directed by Mae Edwards
A story about Queer Femmes of Color on their Hero’s Journey through Tinsel Town, as told in a musical video-ized graphic novel.

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RAISING GLOBAL CITIZENS, 80min., Canada, Adventure Documentary
Directed by Joel Primus
A couple with two young children decide to embark on a year long journey across the world, travelling through Argentina, Colombia, The Yukon, Vietnam and Lebanon, in hopes of learning how parenting and world tr...

WE'RE NOT GOING BACK!, 79min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Pamela Torrance
Pro-choice documentary film to promote awareness of what's at stake before and now that Roe v Wade has been overturned.

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Sacrificed generation? At the beginning of 2019, young people are taking to the streets all over the world to warn of the climate emergency. In Switzerland, young people are demonstrating, blocking banks and questioning the system. As their voices begin to resonate, the arrival of the coronaviru...

A documentary that reflects upon the importance of learning black history in order to shape a better future for our young black citizens, starting with Chicago.

Director Biography - Vanessa Page Wright

Vanessa Page Wright, M.A. is a former Talent Agent turned Filmmaker with a lifelong vision t...

SCREAM OF THE SOUL, 63min., France
Directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard
Painter Joe Boehler, a former soldier, boxer and self-taught artist, says he had to choose between killing people and creating art. This documentary is shot on the eve of a new exhibition of Boehler’s work, allowing a new gen...

Directed by Tayo Giwa

Writer/Produced by Cynthia Gordy Giwa

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 Ea...

THE ART OF SIN, 58min., Norway, Documentary

Directed by Ibrahim Mursal

After coming to Norway as a refugee, Ahmed Umar has become a renowned artist. Proud of his roots, his art mixes Sudanese and western influences.

In 2015, he came out as gay on Facebook, making him the first openly gay man f...

RIGGED, 74min., USA
Directed by Tracy MacDonald

The recent U.S. college admissions scandal is not merely an aberration in an otherwise virtuous system. It lays bare a US higher education culture in which wealth and influence remain the predominant values. RIGGED examines how this obsolete value ...

Directed by Tonya Pinkins

Halloween weekend of the 2020 election, six old friends ride into red country armed with humor and naiveté.
When the meet an immovable force their plans are thwarted and their fight to win the election becomes a fight for their lives.

Six progressives, one deadly weekend.

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Trauma is the invisible force that shapes our lives. It shapes the way we live, the way we love and the way we make sense of the world. It is the root of our deepest wounds. Dr. Maté gives us a new vision: a trauma-informed society in which parents, teachers, p...

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Directed by Neil Myers

The story of a Santa Barbara triathlete that was nearly killed in a horrific training accident, survived, healed, rehabilitated, trained, and ultimately made it back to competition, winning the 2019 Santa Barbara Triathlon.

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One Step At A Time captures the story of brothers Kyle and Tom as they portaged canoes, over 200km and 20 days, in the Himalayan Mountains to raise money for KOSHISH Nepal. 100% of the money raised has gone directly to support KOSHISH Nepal in building a Women’s...