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Civil Rights & Social Justice

Spies of Mississippi

Spring of 1964 and the civil rights community is gearing up for a major operation nicknamed Mississippi Freedom Summer. Hundreds, if not thousands, of mostly-white student activists from the North

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Overhead shot of inside of brewery. Black woman stands to side with hands on hips looking deep in thought. Metal sign "BEER" on wooden table in middle of the room to her left.

THIS BELONGS TO US

If you walk into the average American brewery, pub, or bottle shop you might pass a few cornhole boards on your way in, hear 90s rock or alternative music piped

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Martin F. Jue Documentary

Martin F. Jue, a reserved Chinese American engineer from the Mississippi Delta, built a global ham radio empire from brilliance and grit. Now, in his final years, he faces an

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Private Violence

This feature-length documentary film and audience engagement campaign explores a simple but deeply disturbing fact of American life: the most dangerous place for a woman in America is her own

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FIRST VOTE

As the filmmaker contemplates becoming a first-time voter, she takes a deeply personal journey to battleground states and explores the themes of identity, race, and immigration through a series of

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The Final Gift

The Final Gift documents one woman’s quest to find life and meaning after the 2003 slaying of her brother. This meaning, ultimately, lies in the life of the killer who

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