We All Die (working title)
Americans have had a fluid relationship with death. In the 19th century it was romanticized and even embraced. Today death is a forbidden topic – something relegated to sterile hospital […]
Recovery Boys
In the heart of the modern opioid epidemic, a group of young men rebuild their lives in a farming-based rehab after years of drug abuse. Attempting to break the cycle […]
120 Days
Family man Miguel Cortes could be forced to leave the country in four months as a result of his immigration status. In exchange for Miguel agreeing to leave the country […]
Stitched
Stitched follows three art quilters as they prepare for the nation’s largest quilt show. Each of these artists has caused controversy with their work. One used a machine to make […]
Tig
“Good evening, I have cancer,” comedian Tig Notaro famously announced in front of a stunned audience back in 2012, “Everyone having a good time? I have cancer.” In just 30 […]
Tobacco Money Feeds My Family
While tobacco kills, for some it’s their livelihood. Why grow this killer crop? Cynthia Hill and Curtis Gaston explore this question in their film, Tobacco Money Feeds My Family. For […]
Truth Underground: 3 NC Spoken Word Poets
Three spoken word poets struggle through poverty, discrimination, PTSD and abandonment to prove the power of the word. When Kamaya Martin’s father abandons her mother with four kids and bills […]
Urban Bowhunters
A large majority of Americans approve of hunting. Problem is they don’t have a high opinion of hunters themselves. To many they’re just beer-swilling rednecks who behave irresponsibly. Often they […]
Vittles
Vittles is a team of documentary filmmakers producing stories about the intersections of people and food. Culture, community and identity all revolve around our most essential need: the act of […]
The X-Factor: A Post-Katrina Narrative
After Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, while the city of New Orleans was searched house by house and building by building, first responders used a graphic code readable by others […]
