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 | | Come Hell or High Water 
When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in Mississippi, a native son returns to protect the community they settled. | |
 | | Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of "disaster" by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave. | |
 | | A Crime on the Bayou
A Black teenager is arrested for touching a white boy's arm! The unjustly arrested Black man and his young Jewish attorney take the case to the Supreme Court to fight for the right of all Americans to a fair trial. | |
 | | Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Chronicles the decades-long cycle of destruction and despair that defines modern gang culture in South LA. | |
 | | Detropia
A vivid portrait of Detroit, America's first major post-industrial city, as it struggles to deal with the consequences of a broken economic system. | |
 | | John Lewis: Get In The Way
The first major documentary biography of civil rights hero, congressional leader and champion for human rights, whose unwavering fight for justice spanned over fifty years. | |
 | | The Lincoln School Story
The 1954 fight for school desegregation led by a handful of Ohio mothers and children. | |
 | | The Long Walk To Freedom
A story of 12 ordinary people who accomplished extraordinary things in the Civil Rights movement. | |
 | | Love & Solidarity
An exploration of nonviolence and organizing through the life and teachings of Rev. James Lawson. | |
 | | Multiracial Identity
Explores the social, political and religious impact of the multiracial movement. | |
 | | No Time To Waste
Celebrates legendary 100-year-old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin's inspiring life, work and urgent mission to restore critical missing chapters of America's story. | |
 | | No Umbrella
An unblinking look at the 2004 US Election Day failures in one of Ohio's poorest neighborhoods. | |
 | | Our Mockingbird
Harper Lee's novel, and the story of a remarkable high school production of the adapted play, are used as a lens to examine race, class, gender, and justice - then and now. | |
 | | Power to Heal
The untold story of how the twin struggles for racial justice and healthcare intersected: creating Medicare and desegregating thousands of hospitals at the same time. | |
 | | A Reckoning in Boston
In prosperous and progressive Boston, what keeps the gap between rich and poor, white and Black, so glaringly wide? | |
 | | The Return
After California's "Three Strikes" law was amended, thousands of lifers were suddenly freed, but re-entry presented problems for the lifers, their families and their communities. | |
 | | 63 Boycott
Connects the massive 1963 Chicago Public Schools boycott to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings, and youth activism. | |
 | | Street Fight
Tells the gripping story of the race for mayor of Newark, N.J., where elections are won and lost in the streets. | |
 | | The Water Front
In Highland Park, MI an unelected, state-appointed Emergency Financial Manager with quasi dictatorial authority sees water privatization as key to economic recovery. | |
 | | We Are The Radical Monarchs
Follows the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color on the frontlines of social justice. | |
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Capturing The Flag
Four friends travel to Cumberland County, NC — posterchild for voter suppression in 2016 — intent on proving that the big idea of American democracy can be defended by small acts of individual citizens.
Come Hell or High Water
When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in Mississippi, a native son returns to protect the community they settled.
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of "disaster" by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave.
Counting on Democracy
An examination of the fiasco in Florida in the context of the history of voting rights violations.
A Crime on the Bayou
A Black teenager is arrested for touching a white boy's arm! The unjustly arrested Black man and his young Jewish attorney take the case to the Supreme Court to fight for the right of all Americans to a fair trial.
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Chronicles the decades-long cycle of destruction and despair that defines modern gang culture in South LA.
Cultivating Opportunity
Hard-pressed farmers in the southeast US and in Mozambique find co-ops work.
A Dangerous Idea
Examines the history of the US eugenics movement and its recent resurrection, which uses false scientific claims and holds that an all-powerful "gene" determines who is worthy and who is not.
Detropia
A vivid portrait of Detroit, America's first major post-industrial city, as it struggles to deal with the consequences of a broken economic system.
A Fragile Trust
Tells the shocking story of New York Times reporter Jayson Blair, the most infamous plagiarist of our time.
The Girl With The Rivet Gun
Takes you beyond the iconic "We Can Do It" poster girl to the millions of real-life women who shook the foundations of the American workplace in WWII.
God Among the Children
Community organization works with at-risk youth in Boston.
Home of the Brave
Examines the case of Viola Liuzzo, the only white woman murdered in the civil rights movement.
The Homestretch
Three homeless teens in Chicago fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future.
Incarcerating US
Exposes America's prison problem and explores various criminal justice reforms.
John Lewis: Get In The Way
The first major documentary biography of civil rights hero, congressional leader and champion for human rights, whose unwavering fight for justice spanned over fifty years.
The Lincoln School Story
The 1954 fight for school desegregation led by a handful of Ohio mothers and children.
The Long Walk To Freedom
A story of 12 ordinary people who accomplished extraordinary things in the Civil Rights movement.
Love & Solidarity
An exploration of nonviolence and organizing through the life and teachings of Rev. James Lawson.
Meltdown In Dixie
In Orangeburg, SC, a battle erupts between the Sons of Confederate Veterans and an ice cream shop owner forced to fly the Confederate flag in his parking lot.
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Multiracial Identity
Explores the social, political and religious impact of the multiracial movement.
The New Metropolis
Two short documentaries highlight the efforts of some of America's first suburbs to reverse their long decline.
No Time To Waste
Celebrates legendary 100-year-old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin's inspiring life, work and urgent mission to restore critical missing chapters of America's story.
No Umbrella
An unblinking look at the 2004 US Election Day failures in one of Ohio's poorest neighborhoods.
Our Mockingbird
Harper Lee's novel, and the story of a remarkable high school production of the adapted play, are used as a lens to examine race, class, gender, and justice - then and now.
The Philadelphia Story
Globalized economy affects American jobs.
Power to Heal
The untold story of how the twin struggles for racial justice and healthcare intersected: creating Medicare and desegregating thousands of hospitals at the same time.
Rain in a Dry Land
Two Somali Bantu families leave behind a legacy of slavery in Africa and find new homes in urban America.
Rain in a Dry Land (Short Version)
Two Somali families find new homes in urban America.
A Reckoning in Boston
In prosperous and progressive Boston, what keeps the gap between rich and poor, white and Black, so glaringly wide?
The Return
After California's "Three Strikes" law was amended, thousands of lifers were suddenly freed, but re-entry presented problems for the lifers, their families and their communities.
A Rising Tide
An in-depth look at the impacts of homelessness on Black children and their families.
63 Boycott
Connects the massive 1963 Chicago Public Schools boycott to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings, and youth activism.
Street Fight
Tells the gripping story of the race for mayor of Newark, N.J., where elections are won and lost in the streets.
this black soil
Chronicles the successful struggle of Bayview, VA, to pursue a new vision of prosperity.
Truth Tellers
Chronicles the lives of Americans fighting for peace, racial equity, environmental justice and indigenous rights through the eyes of Robert Shetterly, a long time activist and artist.
The Waiting Room
A day in the life of a public hospital's ER waiting room captures what it means for millions of Americans to live without health insurance.
The Water Front
In Highland Park, MI an unelected, state-appointed Emergency Financial Manager with quasi dictatorial authority sees water privatization as key to economic recovery.
We Are Not Ghosts
Detroiters are reinventing the old Motor City as a vibrant new self-sustaining and human-scaled city for a post industrial world.
We Are The Radical Monarchs
Follows the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color on the frontlines of social justice.
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