A handful of prisoners in WWII camps risked their lives to take clandestine photographs and document the hell the Nazis were hiding from the world. In the vestiges of the camps, director Christophe Cognet retraces the footsteps of these courageous men and women in a quest to unearth the circumstances and the stories behind their photographs, composing as such an archeology of images as acts of defiance.

From Where They Stood

A portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through obtaining sovereignty over their ancestral food systems, while battling against the historical trauma brought on by centuries of genocide.

Gather

OSTRANDER AUDITORIUM

Princeville, NC is the first town incorporated by freed, formerly enslaved Africans in America. This historical significance sits on a precipice: It is gradually being washed away. Freedom Hill is a short documentary exploring the environmental racism washing away the town of under 2,000.

Freedom Hill

Mill Whistle Brewing

Blue Earth County Historical Society

In the heat of a shimmering Berlin summer, Nora spends her days as a third wheel to her older sister Jule and her best friend Aylin. When Romy comes onto the scene, a friendship blossoms. Nora instantly falls for her, opening up a whole new world and unexpected summer of love.

Cocoon

In the shadow of the pandemic, a small town rallies to protect a beloved local bookstore in its hour of need. A landmark in Lenox, Massachusetts, The Bookstore is a magical, beatnik gem thanks to its owner, Matt Tannenbaum, whose passion for stories runs deep. Presiding at The Bookstore for over forty years, Matt is a true bard of the Berkshires and his shop is the kind of place to get lost in. This intimate portrait of The Bookstore and the family at its heart offers a journey through good times, hard times and the stories hidden on the shelves.


Hello, Bookstore

1013 K St

Nahant Public Library

Once invisible to the general public, election administrators are at the center of an ongoing public debate about the integrity of our democracy. By the People is a verite film that tells the story of election officials across the state of Rhode Island. Amidst an onslaught of attacks from a sitting President, and the deadly threat of a global pandemic, these public servants work around the clock to secure the vote for their community. This film is an invitation to the American electorate to meet the people whose job it is to uphold the scaffolding of our republic and protect free and fair elections in what emerges as an unprecedented voting adventure. 

Amidst an onslaught of attacks from a sitting President and the deadly threat of a global pandemic, local election administrators work around the clock to secure the vote for their community. Rhode Island’s election teams take center stage in this unprecedented voting adventure.

No Time To Fail

National Virtual Screening: State of the State of Election Administration

SAGE Metro Portland works to enhance the lives of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community members through education, outreach and resource development. 

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Alex Liu is a New York-based filmmaker and the director of 'A Sexplanation,' recently featured in Kinema's AAPI Storytellers Festival.

Alex Liu 

Dan Chen is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, and the director of 'Accepted,' recently featured in Kinema's AAPI Storytellers Festival.

Dan Chen

"I believe we change and shape our world through the stories we tell. My passion to explore art and social change has provided me with a unique creative journey." - Sol Guy