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The Chemical Factory

A Chinese mother retraces surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Part of the LA Times Short Doc series, and winner of best animated documentary at DocLA 2021, “The Chemical Factory” is a short animated documentary featur...
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Naked Gardens

Naked Gardens: Unveiling the hidden world of a Florida nudist haven

Naked Gardens immerses audiences in the complex, unseen world of a family nudist resort in the Florida Everglades. Filmed over one season at this lush tropical ...
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Jaddoland

Award winner: A filmmaker’s quest for home through Iraqi roots

A visit to her mother’s home art studio in Texas prompts the filmmaker to explore the meaning of home and the search for belonging across three generations of...
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The Creepy Line

The Thin Line Between Power and Privacy

This feature documentary reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook, and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle and pow...
Jordan B. Peterson | Robert Epstein | Peter Schweizer | Brad Shear | Luther Lowe | 3 months ago updated

Blossoms from Ash

Stories of Survival from the World’s Largest Refugee Camp

Blossoms from Ash is a stunning visual and narrative exploration of life in the world’s largest refugee camp. The film is a portrait of lives discarded for pr...
Shafayet "TJ" Faraizi | Alexander Blum | 3 months ago updated

#ME Too: The Movement

Women Unite Worldwide: Breaking the Silence on Sexual Predation

Women around the world are breaking the silence, taking to the streets and social media in their millions. Demonstrating their anger at the deep rooted culture ...
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Another Life to Live

A timeless New York love story about standing tall in the face of adversity

A portrait of Lorraine DiPaolo, a lifelong Brooklynite whose husband was paralyzed shortly after their engagement. Defying the odds, the two went on to live an ...
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Hanging On

A surreal vision of a community in limbo faced with demolition of their houses

Multiple award winning doc which premiered at TIFF in 2021 featuring a combination of audio interviews and artistic visuals we discover the stories of a close c...
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Silicone Soul

When having a relationship with a human being is too hard, where do you turn?

Silicone Soul explores the emotional connection some people have to their synthetic companions and what that means for the future of human relationships. Ultima...
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Eating our Way to Extinction

A global journey exposing the truth of ecological collapse and our role in it

Narrated by Kate Winslet, this documentary challenges the way we look at the food industry. What is the true cost of food? Who pays the price?
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i hate myself

A girl, a guy, a naked editor...

Nebbishy filmmaker Joanna Arnow documents her yearlong relationship with an open-mic poet provocateur. What starts out as an uncomfortably intimate portrait of ...
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Lalito 10

A teacher builds a mobile classroom to bring education directly to his students

When COVID-19 forced his school to close and remote learning proved impossible, a teacher in Guatemala built a classroom on wheels to bring education directly t...
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Creating Things

Two brothers use interviews, art, & mementos to explore their father's legacy.

After the passing of their father to prostate cancer, his children discovered an interview he gave about his life and creative passions. This sparked a journey ...
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Farmer Lee

Global Chefs Gather for Farmer Lee's First Harvest & Regenerative Farming Magic

Chefs from all around the world travel to Huron, Ohio to taste and experience Farmer Lee’s vegetables. Discover the magic of regenerative agriculture with red...
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Freedom Swimmer

A story of fear to freedom

Freedom Swimmer tells the untold story of a mass migration from China to Hong Kong in the 1970s, as a grandfather recounts his dangerous swim across the sea to ...
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Ferry Tales

Unveiling the Unexpected Stories Behind Staten Island's Commuter Haven

Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short, FERRY TALES exposes a secret world that exists in the powder room of the Staten Island Ferry. Ferry Tales focu...
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