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Civil Rights & Social Justice

Mama Bears

Did you know there are over 4,000 conservative, Christian mothers who accept their LGBTQ children? Connected through private Facebook groups—a lifeline for those struggling to reconcile their hearts with their

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MIAMI 1980

In 1980, two events – the Cuban Mariel exodus and the McDuffie riots, shattered the image of Miami as a tourist paradise, revealing instead, a place torn by racial tensions

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I, Destini

I, Destini is an animated documentary that explores the poignant and imaginative illustrations of a youth grappling with the effects of having an incarcerated loved one. Each shot of the film, each

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Theory of Change

Three working-class women from across North Carolina take part in a bold grassroots experiment—testing whether ordinary people, not institutions or heroes, can reclaim democracy by uniting rural communities against a

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MADIE SUE

This is the story of the filmmaker’s grandmother, Mrs. Madie Stanley. She was born in 1939 in Greenville, North Carolina, and was the first and only child of her mother

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THE NEUTRAL GROUND

THE NEUTRAL GROUND is a feature length documentary about New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s centuries-long relationship with the Lost Cause. THE NEUTRAL GROUND follows writer and comedian CJ

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