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December 7/September 11

December 7/September 11

December 7/September 11

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Daughters of Mother India

Daughters of Mother India

Daughters of Mother India

DAUGHTERS OF MOTHER INDIA reveals the aftermath of the horrific rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi in December 2012.
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Dastaar: Defending Sikh Identity

Dastaar: Defending Sikh Identity

Dastaar: Defending Sikh Identity

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Cruisin' J-town

Cruisin' J-town

Cruisin' J-town

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Corrections

Corrections

Corrections

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Conakry Kas: The Conakry People

Conakry Kas: The Conakry People

Conakry Kas: The Conakry People

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Comrades

Comrades

Comrades

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Commander Clelia: Political Prisoner

Commander Clelia: Political Prisoner

Commander Clelia: Political Prisoner

Five women, including FMLN Commander Lilian Mercedes Letona "Clelia", speak about their imprisonment after they are released from the Women's Prison of Ilopango when the Salvadoran government declared a general amnesty for political prisoners in 1983.
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Coming Full Circle: The Journey of a Korean Transgendered Adoptee

Coming Full Circle: The Journey of a Korean Transgendered Adoptee

Coming Full Circle: The Journey of a Korean Transgendered Adoptee

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Come With It, Black Man

Come With It, Black Man

Come With It, Black Man

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Color Schemes

Color Schemes

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Color Schemes

COLOR SCHEMES uses the cycles of a generic laundromat washing machine as a metaphor to tackle misconceptions about racial assimilation.
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Closer to the Dream (Short Version)

Closer to the Dream (Short Version)

Closer to the Dream (Short Version)

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Closer to the Dream (Long Version)

Closer to the Dream (Long Version)

Closer to the Dream (Long Version)

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Close to Home

Close to Home

Close to Home

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Chronicle of Hope: Nicaragua

Chronicle of Hope: Nicaragua

Chronicle of Hope: Nicaragua

An intimate look at a journey made by ordinary Americans to provide humanitarian aid to Nicaragua during the U.S.- sponsored Contra war and economic embargo.
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Caribbean Skin, African Identity

Caribbean Skin, African Identity

Caribbean Skin, African Identity

The documentary examines the concept of African identity as it has evolved over the generations in Trinidad & Tobago.
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Can't Jail the Revolution and Break the Walls Down

Can't Jail the Revolution and Break the Walls Down

Can't Jail the Revolution and Break the Walls Down

Two videos use footage compiled from over 40 social justice media productions to chronicle the perspectives of political prisoners and war within the United States.
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Calypso Dreams

Calypso Dreams

Calypso Dreams

Calypso like you’ve never heard before.
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Calypso @ Dirty Jim's

Calypso @ Dirty Jim's

Calypso @ Dirty Jim's

The most famous calypso artists invite you to return to the roots of Caribbean music.
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Call to Media Action

Call to Media Action

Call to Media Action

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Call For Change Series 2005

Call For Change Series 2005

Call For Change Series 2005

A series of 16 shorts on how NYC communities of color view their "State of America" and what they're doing to make changes.
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C’est Quitte: The French Creoles of Trinidad

C’est Quitte: The French Creoles of Trinidad

C’est Quitte: The French Creoles of Trinidad

A documentary about the role of the French Creoles in Trinidad and Tobago, including the Catholic church, the French and Patois (Creole) languages, educational institutions, family values and the impact of racism, prejudice and cultural stereotypes.
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Boys of Summer

Boys of Summer

Boys of Summer

BOYS OF SUMMER is an inspiring documentary about Curaçao's Little League Team.
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Born in Brazil

Born in Brazil

Born in Brazil

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Boom: The Sound of Eviction

Boom: The Sound of Eviction

Boom: The Sound of Eviction

In the early 2000s, San Francisco's dot-com boom brought a disastrous tidal wave of gentrification, which changed the city's landscape forever.
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Blood

Blood

Blood

Captures a lively summit in Havana between Toronto dub poet d’bi.young, exiled American activist Nehanda Abiodun, and feminist Cuban hip-hop trio Las Krudas.
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Blaze: The Truth Through Hip Hop

Blaze: The Truth Through Hip Hop

Blaze: The Truth Through Hip Hop

The Hip-Hop Christian movement has been uplifting youth by delivering positive religious messages that are not about drugs, sex, or hate but of hope and peace.
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black enuf*

black enuf*

black enuf*

A queer oddball seeks approval from Black peers despite a serious lack of hip-hop credentials. This short animated documentary takes you on a quest for belonging.
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Birth of a Nation: 4*29*1992

Birth of a Nation: 4*29*1992

Birth of a Nation: 4*29*1992

After criminal charges were dropped against four Los Angeles police officers accused in the brutal beating of Rodney King, Los Angeles erupted. This video offers a rare view of the rebellion that began within minutes of the verdict.
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Beyond the Bricks: A New Era of Education

Beyond the Bricks: A New Era of Education

Beyond the Bricks: A New Era of Education

BEYOND THE BRICKS follows two African American students as they struggle to stay on track in the Newark public school system.
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Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

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Between the Cup and the Election

Between the Cup and the Election

Between the Cup and the Election

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Behind These Walls: Mumia Abu-jamal and the Long Struggle For Freedom

Behind These Walls: Mumia Abu-jamal and the Long Struggle For Freedom

Behind These Walls: Mumia Abu-jamal and the Long Struggle For Freedom

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Asé

Asé

Asé

Dance film showcasing Trinidadian Traditional Orisha Song and Dance
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Art for Social Change

Art for Social Change

Art for Social Change

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Arctic Hip Hop

Arctic Hip Hop

Arctic Hip Hop

Capitalizing on the popularity of Hip-Hop, social worker and longtime B-boy Stephen Leafloor has been bringing positive Hip-Hop workshops to Northern Canada. 5 days, 2 cultures, 1 beat
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The April Film (Newsreel #13)

The April Film (Newsreel #13)

The April Film (Newsreel #13)

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Angola

Angola

Angola

An engaging overview of Angola's social and economic landscape using scenes of everyday life in Angola and interviews from Angolans themselves.
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An Empty House Falls

An Empty House Falls

An Empty House Falls

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Among Women

Among Women

Among Women

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Among the First to Die

Among the First to Die

Among the First to Die

This is the story of one of the first American casualties of the War against Terror - Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez, a 28-year-old Guatemalan, who joined the Marines because "he wanted to give back a little bit to his adopted country,"
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Americano

Americano

Americano

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amaurosis

amaurosis

amaurosis

Vietnamese American blind musician Nguyen Duc Dat faces oppression on many levels: language and cultural differences, immigrant and lower income status, and societal misunderstanding and alienation.
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All the Love

All the Love

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All the Love

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All Our Sons: Fallen Heroes of 9/11

All Our Sons: Fallen Heroes of 9/11

All Our Sons: Fallen Heroes of 9/11

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Against the Grain

Against the Grain

Against the Grain

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After 9/11: New Politics & the Left

After 9/11: New Politics & the Left

After 9/11: New Politics & the Left

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Acting Our Age

Acting Our Age

Acting Our Age

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A Time of Victory: Nine Years of War in El Salvador

A Time of Victory: Nine Years of War in El Salvador

A Time of Victory: Nine Years of War in El Salvador

A portrait of nine years of revolutionary war and counterinsurgency in El Salvador.
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A Time of Daring (Tiempo de audacia)

A Time of Daring (Tiempo de audacia)

A Time of Daring (Tiempo de audacia)

Scenes from both sides of the Salvadorian Civil War: U.S. advisors with government troops on one side and guerrilla fighters and their supporters on the other.
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A Linc in Time

A Linc in Time

A Linc in Time

Revealing Portrait of Canadian leader Lincoln Alexander.
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A 1994 Video Book

A 1994 Video Book

A 1994 Video Book

Beverly Singer from the Santa Clara Tewa Pueblo muses aloud about history, personal and national, marks moments of regret and of insight in her life.
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#Bars4Justice a.k.a. Bars4Justice

#Bars4Justice a.k.a. Bars4Justice

#Bars4Justice a.k.a. Bars4Justice

Hip-Hop activists give more than their talent when they come face to face with the justice system in Ferguson, Missouri.
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‘70: Remembering a Revolution

‘70: Remembering a Revolution

‘70: Remembering a Revolution

How did a handful of students contribute to the Black Power Movement worldwide, and change the course of history in Trinidad and Tobago?
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...and Justice For Whom?

...and Justice For Whom?

...and Justice For Whom?

After the attacks on September 11th, 2001, new laws ostensibly geared towards domestic security will affect various communities in the United States and throughout the world.
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COVER/AGE

COVER/AGE

COVER/AGE

Sickness does not discriminate. Why should healthcare?
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