A String of Pearls
The last in Camille Billops’ family trilogy in which she turns the camera to four generations of men in her family and considers why their fathers died so young.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Camille Billops, James Hatch
Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for a close-up look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young….
The Skunk Ape Lives
Does the Skunk Ape exist? This is the question researcher Stacy Brown Jr. poses to you, presenting you with the best historical accounts, eyewitness testimonies and evidence that he has…
Ringside
A look at one of Chicago’s more troubled South Side neighborhoods from the point of view of two young boxers and their families.
I Am Somebody
Madeline Anderson’s documentary brings viewers to the front lines of the civil rights movement during the 1969 Charleston hospital workers’ strike, when 400 poorly paid Black women went on strike…
GasHole
Documentary film about the history of Oil prices and the future of alternative fuels. The film takes a wide, yet detailed examination of our dependence on foreign supplies of Oil….
Polar Bear
Tells the story of a new mother whose memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that polar bears face today.
Madagascar: Africa’s Galapagos
It’s the 10th of May 1836, Charles Darwin leans on the beaten wooden gunwale of The Beagle. He’s yet to start writing his “Origin of the Species”, but he’s already…
This Little Land of Mines
During the Vietnam War, the US bombed Laos more heavily than any other country had been bombed before. Today, the Lao people live among, and risk their lives to clear,…
Distant Constellation
This haunted reverie drops us inside an Istanbul retirement home, where the battle-scarred residents revel in the camera’s attention. A creaky-voiced woman shares her personal account of the Armenian genocide,…
The Spy Who Fell to Earth
Based on Dr. Ahron Bregman’s book, this documentary examines the life and mysterious death of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian billionaire and double agent.
Operation Arctic Cure
War reporter Bob Woodruff leads veterans on an Arctic expedition to test a cure for post-traumatic stress and depression: the experience of awe in nature. As they trek across one…
The Backward Class
Teens from the ‘untouchable’ caste study to take India’s national exams.