
Chairman Jones: An Improbable Leader
Chairman Jones tells the story of director Anna Jones’s father, James Henry Jones, who was born on a former slave plantation in 1916. A self-educated farmer, he emerged as a
Chairman Jones tells the story of director Anna Jones’s father, James Henry Jones, who was born on a former slave plantation in 1916. A self-educated farmer, he emerged as a
This film explores the legacy of Harry Caudill, who spent his life advocating for the people of Appalachia by illuminating the ways they became impoverished at the hands of the
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
Filmmaker Nadine Natour turns her lens on her parents and her hometown, Appomattox, VA, to capture the story of her parents’ emigration from Palestine to the United States. A view
These Kids This City is a film about the young people of Liberty City Miami and its infamous bike culture, showcased on its unofficial Martin Luther King Day holiday; where
In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, two national motorcycle festivals are held over the weeks around the Memorial Day holiday. One festival is primarily white, the other is predominantly black. While
HOTEL CLERMONT documents the last days of a storied Atlanta hotel and the lives of its residents, who occupy the fringes of Atlanta society. Until it was officially shuttered in
There once was a town called Mossville; a community rich in natural resources and history, founded by former slaves and free people of color, where neighbors took care of one
Throughout southern Appalachia mountaintop removal coal mining is on the rise, blasting and leveling highland forests and streams. The process literally changes the geology of the region. Citizens negatively impacted
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