I, Destini

I, Destini is an animated documentary that explores the poignant and imaginative illustrations of a youth grappling with the effects of having an incarcerated loved one. Each shot of the film, each […]

Digging Them Up

This documentary is the story of Ward Sutton, a certified mortician and undertaker. Sutton has the ability and proper credentials to locate mostly unmarked graves, dig up the bodies, and […]

The Waiting List

The Waiting List is an online multimedia storytelling project introducing the real stories of real people waiting for an organ transplant. Only 35% of licensed drivers nationally are registered to […]

Tobacco Money Feeds My Family

While tobacco kills, for some it’s their livelihood. Why grow this killer crop? Cynthia Hill and Curtis Gaston explore this question in their film, Tobacco Money Feeds My Family. For […]

The Case Against 8

This documentary is a behind-the-scenes look at the key players and events involved in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the case that became the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to be decided […]

Tig

“Good evening, I have cancer,” comedian Tig Notaro famously announced in front of a stunned audience back in 2012, “Everyone having a good time? I have cancer.” In just 30 […]

Tommy! The Dreams I Keep Inside Me

I met Tommy by pure chance a few years ago, while filming a project with autistic teenagers. I was immediately struck by his love for life and his desire to […]

Overburden

Overburden is the story of a fiery, pro-coal right-winger and a tenacious, environmentalist grandmother as they take on the most dangerous coal company in America. These two lives intertwine as […]

A Sense of the Fitness of Things

Don Byrne, his wife and two young children live on a rural Chatham County farmstead without indoor plumbing or electricity. As part of his meditative life, Don handcrafts pine coffins […]

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