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Civil Rights & Social Justice

Chocolate Kingdom

The story of the Ecuadorian plant scientist who may hold the key to preserving chocolate. In 1965, Ecuadorian researcher Homero Castro developed a new cacao hybrid, CCN-51, in an effort

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Casual Crabbing

Crabbing brought Tia Clark back to herself—now she’s using it to help others find belonging, healing, and a deeper love for nature and each other. Casual Crabbing tells the powerful,

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Los Jets

In a small southern city, a group of “outsiders” will show the world what it means to be a champion. This is the real story of Los Jets–a North Carolina

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The Loving Story

A racially-charged criminal trial and a heart-rending love story converge in this documentary about the Loving’s, set during the turbulent Civil Rights era. THE LOVING STORY is a story of

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15

The Brunswick 15 (working title) is a documentary that chronicles and brings context to the experiences of fifteen young rural Blacks along the crossroads of race, education and politics and

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EVE’S GARDEN

A love story to the people of New Orleans and the Saint Roch neighborhood. While unique to St Roch, many of the stories of this area echo common histories of

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Dependent (Working Title)

Caught in the policy crosshairs of the War on Drugs and the Pro-Life movement are women who become pregnant while struggling with substance abuse. This feature documentary explores the complex

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Summer Headstones

Abandoned and repurposed public pools litter the Southern landscape, silent monuments to a time when white officials abruptly closed pools down, instead of allowing African Americans to swim in them.

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