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Hold on Tight

July 2011 •English

A short documentary exploring the ways LGBT couples show affection, and how small interactions like holding hands in public can carry, not only huge personal significance, but also the power to create social change.

Simon and the Spirit Bear

December 2002 •English

While most teens spend their days in a self-absorbed haze, Simon Jackson was out in the world connecting with anyone who could help him save the spirit bear. For this, Simon became one of Time's Heroes of the Planet. It's a remarkable accomplishment for one so young, and an inspiring story for lovers of wilderness of all ages. But his devotion to the cause made him an outcast amongst his peers.

Guerrilla Habeas

September 2022 •English

GUERRILLA HABEAS tells their inspiring yet maddening tale, as they rescue a few and many others are swept up by the system.

30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation

November 2020 •English

In the following conversation, recorded remotely in 2020, filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster discuss the mission, evolution, and ongoing work of The Film Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and preserving motion-picture history that Scorsese established in 1990.

The Last Conversation

February 2020 •English

A son makes a surprising discovery on his elderly parents' answering machine after his father's passing.

Something to Say

September 2019 •English

Bryan Charles Kimes has a lot to say, but the power of language escapes him. Lost in a public-school system that does not suit his needs, his parents fight to help him find his voice.

The Man in the Peace Tower

November 1951 •English

Robert Donnell is a man with an unusual occupation. He is the Carilloneur in the Dominion of Canada Peace Tower in Ottawa. Unseen to the visitors , he serenades them from his room high in the tower with 53 carillon bells ranging in weight from ten pounds to eleven tons.

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

October 2001 •English

An intimate behind the scenes short film while shooting the Black Adder special Back and Forth.

The Gunnery: A Montford Point Marine

December 2023 •English

In this heartfelt short film by Jesse Collier Sutterley, Roosevelt Farrow, born in 1929 at the start of the Great Depression, shares his lifelong dream of becoming a U.S. Marine, despite the racial barriers of his time. Raised by his grandmother in humble conditions, he was inspired by the sight of Marines visiting his community. Farrow’s determination led him to join the Marine Corps, where he faced the challenges of Montford Point boot camp, eventually becoming an expert marksman and retiring as a Gunnery Sergeant. Although he never saw combat, a fact he attributed to his wife’s prayers, he realized the significance of his journey when he witnessed black officers rising in the ranks. Farrow's story is a testament to perseverance and the pursuit of one's dreams, encouraging others not to give up on their aspirations despite austere beginnings and social injustice.

Only the Bravest: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps

June 2011 •English

Documentary talking about bravery in the context of Green Lantern, the hero, and the Green Lantern Corps.

Walk the Talk

January 2019 •English

A documentary that follows Zach Kleyn, a famous race walker, over the course of 3 years.

Afterwards

February 2024 •French

Inside a shelter, participants in a talking circle share their experiences of intimate partner violence as a way to regain their dignity and strength to act. Powerfully empathetic, Après-coups creates a space of sisterhood and solidarity—a chorus of voices breaking down the walls of silence.

Storming Caesars Palace

August 2022 •English

This inspiring documentary chronicles the extraordinary life of Ruby Duncan, an activist who fights the welfare system and becomes a White House advisor.

We Live Here: The Midwest

December 2023 •English

Explore timely, personal stories of LGBTQI+ families who strive to build lives in their communities despite biased legislation and mounting prejudice.

The Maya Through the Ages

August 1950 •English

Documentary on the Mayan culture.

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

November 2006 •English

A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.

Statues Hardly Ever Smile

January 1971 •English

Edited by famed filmmaker Kathleen Collins, Statues Hardly Ever Smile follows a group of middle school children during a six-week project at the Brooklyn Museum, where they collectively discover and respond to the Egyptian collection. With narration by a member of the museum’s education department, we witness the group’s daily exercises and reflections as they create a theatre piece centered on the relationships developed with the objects and each other.

I'll Never Forget the Last Time

October 2017 •English

A movie that portrays a reflection about sense of being self, to love and to be loved.

La Fantasía de Memo Luna

September 2019 •Spanish

Juskatla

September 2019 •English

Juskatla weaves together perspectives of the people who live on the islands of Haida Gwaii-an archipelago on Canada's Northwest coast, and the ancestral territories of the Haida Nation. From industrial loggers who harvest trees from ancient forests, to Sphenia Jones, a Haida matriarch who bears an intimate knowledge of her People's territories, Juskatla meditates on the divergent ways of being that shape the islands and its people.