Signs & Wonders

Valerie McMillan, one of only four Black certified ASL interpreters in North Carolina, has been voicing for others since she first learned to speak. Now at midlife, she must decide […]

Building Habitat

“Building Habitat” is a biopic chronicling the tumultuous life of Millard Fuller, the visionary yet controversial founder of Habitat for Humanity, whose relentless drive to provide housing for those in […]

Alamance County, 2020

Set in a small North Carolina community, Alamance County, 2020 captures a single year when the ground shifted beneath everyone’s feet. As the pandemic shutters schools and storefronts, the rhythms […]

Look Different

A TRIANGLE DOCUMENTARY MAKERS MEETUP. LOOK DIFFERENT is a maker-focused series of in-person gatherings designed to bring together filmmakers, screen stimulating things and explore topics relevant to their current needs […]

BLACK AT: A BLACK STUDENTS MATTER MOVEMENT

Examining the multifaceted experiences of black students within America’s predominantly white private college-prep schools, this documentary exposes the pervasive internalized, interpersonal, and systemic racism they face. Sparked by the Black […]

BULL CITY TURNAROUND

When convicted felons and individuals that’s experienced real-life trauma in Durham, North Carolina address drugs, guns, crime, abuse, in the top 10 fastest growing cities in the United States, when […]

Seven Acres and a Church

Seven Acres and a Church is an urgent call to action following Ms. Georgia Benton, a community matriarch, as she leads the fight to preserve First Bryan Baptist Church—the oldest continuous […]

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October 10, 2026 | Durham, NC

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