Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?

Lt. Wes Van Dorn was a strapping and widely revered Naval Academy graduate and pilot who flew the 53E, a Cold War-era helicopter. Used by the Navy and Marines to […]

ONE RIVER, ONE BOAT

ONE RIVER, ONE BOAT One River follows the activities of a coalition of 30 faith based organizations, the Charleston Area Justice Ministry, as they negotiate the difficulties of finding consensus […]

This Taco Truck Kills Fascists

A Revolutionary Taco Truck Theatre travels into the heart of America’s Trumplandia with a simple message: “No guacamole for immigrant haters.” Inspired by Woody Guthrie’s motto: this machine kills fascists, This […]

The Blue Ridge Documentary Series

Exploring the complexity and vitality of the Appalachian region of the United States, The Blue Ridge is a documentary series about the wild and wonderful people and places calling these […]

We All Die (working title)

Americans have had a fluid relationship with death. In the 19th century it was romanticized and even embraced. Today death is a forbidden topic – something relegated to sterile hospital […]

LILLIAN SMITH: BREAKING THE SILENCE

Not enough people remember Lillian Smith. She was one of the first white southern authors to crusade against the evils of segregation. Her novel “Strange Fruit” (1944) explored an interracial […]

The Keepers

The Keepers is a seven-part documentary series about the unsolved murder of Cathy Cesnik, a beloved nun and Catholic high school teacher in Baltimore. After disappearing on Nov. 7, 1969, Cesnik’s […]

THE LAST PARTERA

THE LAST PARTERA is a feature film in late production/early post about a nearly 100 year old midwife in Costa Rica. Doña Miriam is one of the last traditional midwives […]

SENIOR NIGHT

SENIOR NIGHT is a short film retelling the final basketball game of two graduating high school seniors. Juxtaposing the nostalgia and bitter-sweet emotions of these players with rich moments from […]

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