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 […]

Whoever Gets Fired The Most Times Wins

“Whoever Gets Fired The Most Times Wins,” a short documentary film project on the story of survival in the time of DOGE. Ordinary federal workers organized to save their agency, […]

Documentary Impact Knowledge Tool (DIKT)

DIKT is a purpose-built, ethical AI tool that helps impact producers and documentary filmmakers quickly translate dense, academic field knowledge into clear, actionable strategies for their own projects—bridging the mentorship […]

Almost Ghost Town

In one of the smallest towns in North America, the four remaining residents of historic Thurmond, West Virginia work to keep their town afloat despite an impending demolition. Thurmond, West […]

GW: The Cultivator, George Wilson Documentary

GW: The Cultivator follows retired NFL captain George Wilson (TN Titans & Buffalo Bills) as he returns to Paducah, Kentucky, revitalizing his family farm into a modern agritourism venture that […]

Trails of Rosin Dust – Appalachia Rising

Set deep in the hollers of the Appalachian Mountains, this documentary follows a new generation of fiddlers preserving a musical legacy born in the 18th century when the region’s dense […]

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 […]

American Union

American Union is a documentary film about coal miners and Amazon workers in Alabama as they unite, sparking a resurgence in the labor movement and inspiring a new era of […]

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