Growing Up Down’s
The incredible story of a group of young actors with Down’s syndrome who set out to create a touring production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Genre: Documentary
Director: William Jessop
Actors: Anna Brisbane, James Elsworthy, Jane Jessop, Katy Francis, Lawrie Morris, Peter Clerke, Ros Davies, Tommy Jessop
Wartorn: 1861-2010
With suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, this documentary brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war. Drawing on personal stories of American…
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
Savage! Sadistic! Thrill hungry! When it came to independent filmmaking in the sunshine state, William Grefé was the wildest of the wild! During the 1960s and ’70s, the Miami-based producer/director…
The Unmaking of a College
In THE UNMAKING OF A COLLEGE, students at Hampshire College confront a new president’s underhanded attempt to shut down their school and discover that a powerful institution is bullying an…
Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story
BAREFOOT is a portrait of Mark Baumer, a writer and activist who walked barefoot for over 100 days to protest climate change. In a voice The New Yorker praised as…
The Unbelievable Story of Carl Beech
The jaw-dropping story of Carl Beech, a former nurse from Gloucester who claimed he had been sexually abused by a group of prominent men in the 1970s and 80s.
A Billion Lives
In 20 years’ time, there will be nearly 1.6 billion smokers around the world. Approximately 70% of smokers want to quit. The United Nations’ World Health Organisation expects a billion…
Knots: A Forced Marriage Story
Forced and child marriage is happening all across the U.S., legally. Three survivors – Nina, Sara, and Fraidy – take us on a journey into the depths of this human…
The Muslims Are Coming!
The Muslims Are Coming follows a band of Muslim-American comedians as they visit big cities, small towns, rural villages, and everything in between to combat Islamophobia! These Muzzies not only…
Coextinction
Impending extinction comes to a tipping point for one of the world’s most iconic species — the Southern Resident killer whales. For two filmmakers, this crisis sparks a stunning journey…
Betrayal at Attica
On September 13, 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens, injured hundreds more, and tortured the survivors. Elizabeth Fink tells the story of…
Wonders of the Sea
Diary of a Sergeant
Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost his hands in a training accident, tells the story of his medical rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC, how…