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After the SpillAfter the Spill    View Trailer
The oil and gas industry has historically dominated Louisiana politics and is largely responsible for the state's rapidly disappearing coastline.
The American Ruling ClassThe American Ruling Class    View Trailer
A dramatic, musical, documentary satire on class in America that attempts to answer the question 'Who rules America?'
Can You Hear Us Now?Can You Hear Us Now?    View Trailer
Unravels the ways that years of minority rule by one party have reshaped democracy in Wisconsin, where voters are finding their lives increasingly irrelevant to state lawmakers.
Capturing The FlagCapturing The Flag    View Trailer
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.
A Dangerous IdeaA Dangerous Idea    View Trailer
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.
Drones In My BackyardDrones In My Backyard    View Trailer
How comfortable should Americans be with the growing use of drones by all segments of society?
Gore VidalGore Vidal    View Trailer
A summation of the life and work of Gore Vidal: novelist, essayist, polemicist, intellectual and bon vivant, who played a critical role in American public life for more than 50 years.
Hot CoffeeHot Coffee    View Trailer
Tells the truth about the McDonald's hot coffee case and exposes the influence of corporate America on our civil justice system.
Meltdown In DixieMeltdown In Dixie    View Trailer
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.
No Man's LandNo Man's Land    View Trailer
Behind the scenes account of the occupation of Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by Bundy-led armed militants and their 41-day standoff with federal authorities.
One Big HomeOne Big Home    View Trailer
Trophy homes threaten Martha's Vineyard. When he feels he is complicit in wrecking the place he calls home, one carpenter takes off his tool belt and picks up a camera.
Rule of LawRule of Law    View Trailer
A newly-disabled outlaw and country lawyer in Tennessee lead a class action lawsuit that affects the rights of 55 million people.
SecrecySecrecy    View Trailer
A brilliant visual essay about the costs, benefits and history of the vast, invisible world of government secrecy.
Shadows of LibertyShadows of Liberty    View Trailer
Uses shocking examples of cover-ups and censorship by the US media to show how a few mega corporations exercise control over the content of our news.
Single-Use PlanetSingle-Use Planet    View Trailer
A search for the true headwaters of plastic entering the ocean finds more than it bargained for.
Street FightStreet Fight    View Trailer
Tells the gripping story of the race for mayor of Newark, N.J., where elections are won and lost in the streets.
Torturing DemocracyTorturing Democracy    View Trailer
Tells the inside story of how the U.S. government adopted torture as official policy in the aftermath of 9/11.
Truth TellersTruth Tellers    View Trailer
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.
Virtual JFKVirtual JFK    View Trailer
A filmic examination of "virtual history." What would Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had lived and been re-elected in 1964?
Abandonado    View Trailer
Exposé of the horrifying results of the 1996 immigration law.

Abandoned    View Trailer
Exposé of the horrifying results of the 1996 immigration law.

The Activists    View Trailer
The story of activists who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including their lives, the tactics they used, and the historical context.

After Silence    View Trailer
Examines the treatment of Japanese-Americans during WW II, and its relevance to post 9/11 America.

After the Spill    View Trailer
The oil and gas industry has historically dominated Louisiana politics and is largely responsible for the state's rapidly disappearing coastline.

The American Ruling Class    View Trailer
A dramatic, musical, documentary satire on class in America that attempts to answer the question 'Who rules America?'

...and nothing but the truth    View Trailer
Looks at the failure of the mainstream media to ask important questions and cover opposing points of view.

...and the pursuit of happiness    View Trailer
The aftermath of 9/11: the war on terror, the Patriot Act, the looming Iraq war and massive peace demonstrations.

Barbershop Punk    View Trailer
A David & Goliath tale of one man's fight against restrictions by Internet service providers and governments on consumers' access to the internet.

Better This World    View Trailer
The story of two young Texans accused of intending to firebomb the 2008 Republican National Convention reveals the workings of the post 9/11 security state.

Blind Trust    View Trailer
Celebrates the life and work of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Vamik Volkan, a psychiatrist who brings enemy groups together for dialogue in traumatized areas of the globe.

blood and oil    View Trailer
The stated reasons, and the real reasons, for the Iraq war.

The Boys Who Said NO!    View Trailer
Inspired by Black America's crusade for equal rights, young Americans choose to resist the Vietnam War, and openly refuse military service, risking prison to end the horrors of war.

Brothers On The Line    View Trailer
The extraordinary story of the Reuther brothers who challenged the automobile industry, and helped build the union movement that remade America.

Butterflies & Bulldozers    View Trailer
The fight to save San Francisco's San Bruno Mountain speaks to the global dilemma of economic growth versus species preservation.

Can You Hear Us Now?    View Trailer
Unravels the ways that years of minority rule by one party have reshaped democracy in Wisconsin, where voters are finding their lives increasingly irrelevant to state lawmakers.

Capturing The Flag    View Trailer
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.

Chávez Ravine    View Trailer
Don Normark's haunting photographs bring back to life a Mexican American village razed in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium.

Come Hell or High Water    View Trailer
When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in Mississippi, a native son returns to protect the community they settled.

Counting on Democracy    View Trailer
An examination of the fiasco in Florida in the context of the history of voting rights violations.

Cowboys, Indians, & Lawyers    View Trailer
The story of a pork-barrel project: a dam on the free-flowing Animas River in Colorado.

A Crime on the Bayou    View Trailer
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.

A Dangerous Idea    View Trailer
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.

the dawn    View Trailer
A look at what really happened in the presidential elections of 2000.

Divide In Concord    View Trailer
A fiery octogenarian activist spearheads a grassroots campaign to ban the sale of single-serve plastic bottled water in Concord, MA.

Drones In My Backyard    View Trailer
How comfortable should Americans be with the growing use of drones by all segments of society?

A Fierce Green Fire (Classroom Version)    View Trailer
The documentary of record on the environmental movement.

A Fierce Green Fire    View Trailer
The documentary of record on the environmental movement.

Fight Like Hell    View Trailer
Mother Jones, a fiery orator and fearless organizer for workers' rights, known as "the protector of children," and "the miners' angel," in a riveting performance by Lee.

Food For Change    View Trailer
The deep history of cooperatives in America -- the country's longest-surviving alternative economic system.

A Fragile Trust    View Trailer
Tells the shocking story of New York Times reporter Jayson Blair, the most infamous plagiarist of our time.

Gore Vidal    View Trailer
A summation of the life and work of Gore Vidal: novelist, essayist, polemicist, intellectual and bon vivant, who played a critical role in American public life for more than 50 years.

Groundswell Rising    View Trailer
Documents the opposition from both sides of the political spectrum to the ubiquitous practice of fracking for natural gas, and the health and environmental reasons behind it.

Hot Coffee    View Trailer
Tells the truth about the McDonald's hot coffee case and exposes the influence of corporate America on our civil justice system.

If A Tree Falls    View Trailer
The Academy Award-nominated story of the radicalization of an environmental activist, from his involvement in and later disillusionment with Earth Liberation Front sabotage, to his eventual arrest by the FBI and incarceration as a domestic terrorist.

ithaka    View Trailer
The campaign to free Julian Assange takes on intimate dimensions in this portrait of a father's fight to save his son.

John Lewis: Get In The Way    View Trailer
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    View Trailer
The 1954 fight for school desegregation led by a handful of Ohio mothers and children.

Meltdown In Dixie    View Trailer
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.

No Man's Land    View Trailer
Behind the scenes account of the occupation of Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by Bundy-led armed militants and their 41-day standoff with federal authorities.

No Umbrella    View Trailer
An unblinking look at the 2004 US Election Day failures in one of Ohio's poorest neighborhoods.

One Big Home    View Trailer
Trophy homes threaten Martha's Vineyard. When he feels he is complicit in wrecking the place he calls home, one carpenter takes off his tool belt and picks up a camera.

pax americana    View Trailer
Spreading human rights and democracy...or empire?

Priceless    View Trailer
A non-partisan look at the consequences of big-money campaign donations and a Capitol overrun by lobbyists.

Psychology and the New Heroism    View Trailer
Philip Zimbardo and Daniel Ellsberg discuss why some people are willing to take courageous nonviolent action in defense of ethical principles.

A Reckoning in Boston    View Trailer
In prosperous and progressive Boston, what keeps the gap between rich and poor, white and Black, so glaringly wide?

Rule of Law    View Trailer
A newly-disabled outlaw and country lawyer in Tennessee lead a class action lawsuit that affects the rights of 55 million people.

Secrecy    View Trailer
A brilliant visual essay about the costs, benefits and history of the vast, invisible world of government secrecy.

Semper Fi    View Trailer
Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger reveals the Marine Corps' cover-up at Camp Lejeune of one of the largest water contamination incidents in US history.

Shadows of Liberty    View Trailer
Uses shocking examples of cover-ups and censorship by the US media to show how a few mega corporations exercise control over the content of our news.

Single-Use Planet    View Trailer
A search for the true headwaters of plastic entering the ocean finds more than it bargained for.

A Snowmobile For George    View Trailer
A rambunctious road trip reveals the toll that environmental deregulation has had on the lives of ordinary people, including the effects of fracking for natural gas.

Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty    View Trailer
The life and legacy of unsung hero Stewart Udall, one of America's most effective environmentalists in his role as Secretary of the Interior protecting our shared natural heritage and beauty.

Street Fight    View Trailer
Tells the gripping story of the race for mayor of Newark, N.J., where elections are won and lost in the streets.

Tar Creek    View Trailer
Tells the incredible story of the Tar Creek Superfund site in NE Oklahoma and the massive and deadly remains left by the lead and zinc mines there.

this black soil    View Trailer
Chronicles the successful struggle of Bayview, VA, to pursue a new vision of prosperity.

Torture Made in USA    View Trailer
Examines the George W. Bush administration's systematic use of torture and questions whether key members could be prosecuted for war crimes.

Torturing Democracy    View Trailer
Tells the inside story of how the U.S. government adopted torture as official policy in the aftermath of 9/11.

Town Destroyer    View Trailer
A high profile battle erupts over images of African American slaves and Native Americans in New Deal-era murals at a San Francisco high school.

Truth Tellers    View Trailer
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.

Virtual JFK    View Trailer
A filmic examination of "virtual history." What would Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had lived and been re-elected in 1964?

The War You Don't See    View Trailer
John Pilger's powerful and timely investigation into the media's role in war.

war, peace and patriotism    View Trailer
Patriotism, the 'chicken-hawks' and weapons of mass destruction.

The Water Front    View Trailer
In Highland Park, MI an unelected, state-appointed Emergency Financial Manager with quasi dictatorial authority sees water privatization as key to economic recovery.

What's the Economy for, Anyway?    View Trailer
Ecological economist Dave Batker questions whether GDP is an adequate measure of society's well-being and suggests workable alternatives.

Who's Next?    View Trailer
Examines the effects of hate speech and bigotry on the lives of Muslim-Americans.

Works For All    View Trailer
Since 2011 Co-op Cincy has been building an inspiring network of worker-owned cooperatives in Cincinnati to create a regional economy that works for all.

XXI CENTURY    View Trailer
A seven-part series that gives context and perspective to events since the 2000 presidential elections and 9/11.


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