In this third production from The Holocaust Education Film Foundation, actor Robert Clary (best known for his role in the TV series Hogan's Heroes) personally tells his "how I got to Hollywood" true story.What began with a close-knit loving family was followed by the horrors of war, genocide, two years in forced labor camps and three concentration camps, an ultimate victory over the enemy.

When the Filmmaker is told his next film must be about crime, sex or celebrity to get funded, he decides to take matters into his own hands and begins shooting a film in his home with people connected to his own life. The first characters we meet are two English builders who Isaacs has employed to replace his garden fence and temporarily remove the barrier between him and his Pakistani neighbour. This …

Block Pass is a queer motocross coming-of-age drama—sensitive, deeply felt, and quietly profound—that establishes Antoine Chevrollier as a filmmaker to watch. Reminiscent of Rebel Without a Cause, but with dirt bikes as the vehicle for defiance, the film follows blood-brothers Willy (Sayyid El Alami) and Jojo (Amaury Foucher) as they navigate grief, masculinity, and unspoken desires. While the racetrack …

Seen primarily through the eyes of women and children of color living through housing insecurity in California's Alameda County, A Rising Tide aims to identify how and why homelessness occurs. The film juxtaposes the perspectives of various stakeholders affected by the "affordable-housing industrial complex," capturing the adversity faced by homeless families in Oakland and exploring the plight of …

Thirty years after historic logging protests on Vancouver Island, the battle to protect old growth forests is still raging. War for the Woods follows a new generation’s campaign against logging that once again has captured the attention of Canadians, including Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood, a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh journalist living and writing in North Vancouver, who reports on Indigenous rights and the natural …

Citizen George presents the life and work of Philadelphia-based Quaker activist George Lakey, a non-violent revolutionary who has worked his entire life for justice and peace, guided by his ideal of societal transformation. Called "a civil rights legend" by The Guardian, George was born into a working-class family in rural Pennsylvania, worked in factories, and conducted sociological research at the …

Water for Life tells the story of three extraordinary individuals: Berta Cáceres, a leader of the Lenca people in Honduras; Francisco Pineda, a subsistence farmer in El Salvador; and Alberto Curamil, an Indigenous Mapuche leader in Chile, all of whom refused to let government-supported industry and transnational corporations take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric projects or large-scale …

Melanie Chait documented the last four years of her life-partner, theatre director Nancy Diuguid's life, as she fought breast cancer. Woven into Nancy's personal story are insights from US scientist and ecologist Rachel Carson, whose seminal book, 'Silent Spring' exposed the health dangers of pesticides as far back 1962. Nancy grew up on a tobacco farm in Kentucky in the USA, where small planes regularly …

As governments, corporations and universities pour funds into quantum science, and breakthroughs in quantum technology gather pace, important questions about the reality of a quantum future remain unanswered. In a notoriously complex field where ignorance is matched by hype, Project Q: War, Peace, and Quantum Mechanics seeks to develop a multidisciplinary fluency in all things quantum. Directed by …

Mellodrama, a documentary by Dianna Dilworth, explores the rising and falling fortunes of the Mellotron – the first musical keyboard to "sample" the sounds of other instruments – from its birth in a California garage in the 1950s, through its dominance on concert stages in the 1970s, through its almost religious cult of followers in the 2000s. From the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields" to Black Sabbath …

A combination feline detective story, Gothic mystery and occult horror, the German animated feature FELIDAE follows cat protagonist Francis and his grizzled, one-eyed companion Blaubart as they unravel killings stretching back decades involving death cults and a mysterious martyr religion. One of the most sought-after titles among world animation fans and never before released in the U.S.

Across the United States, millions of people lack access to safe, affordable water and sanitation. Whose Water travels to five drastically different regions of the country that are facing the impacts of this troubling trend. Through the stories and knowledge of community organizers, the film zeros in on how the erosion of democracy prevents people from accessing their basic human rights. As the film … More

Three Oceans Advocates focuses on: Tess Felix, an artist living in California; Dick Ogg, a fisherman from Bodega Bay, CA; and Barbara Crites, an underwater photographer from St John in the US Virgin Islands. Each of these individuals are taking actions that inspire hope for our ailing oceans. Our oceans are suffering from plastic pollution, climate change, acidification, and warming oceans. The ocean … More

Many coastal villages in Alaska are under imminent threat from thawing permafrost, sea-level rise and erosion. The accelerated retreat of Arctic sea ice has left shorelines unfrozen and exposed. As the community of Quinhagak races to save the artifacts from being washed away into the Bering Sea, Yupik filmmaker Jacqueline Cleveland explores how a distant past rewrites narratives of change and adaptation. … More

The Year We Thought About Love goes behind the scenes of the oldest queer youth theater in America. In a twist on the common image of LGBTQ youth as victims, the film reveals the troupe members as artists and activists, celebrating the fullness of their lives in both thoughtful and hilarious ways. Our camera crew slips into rehearsal rooms, kitchens, classrooms, and subways capturing the wit, candor, … More

Through intimate interviews with both her Jewish relatives in America and her German Lutheran relatives abroad, the director discovers a rich family tapestry spanning three continents, shaped by war, courage, prejudice, and fear. Tangled Roots gives a personal voice to a rarely-heard minority, a generation of German children branded forever by their parent's actions during the war. The film also gives … More

Someone You Should Meet focuses on an extended family gathering organized by two filmmakers who only recently learned they were related through their great-grandparents. As the family explores their shared history and evolving Jewish identity over five generations, old wounds surface, and a sense of belonging is discovered.

In Detroit 48202 we take a journey with Wendell along his route, which winds through the center of what was, once upon a time, a vital and thriving city. We listen in on his conversations with his customers – the resilient Detroiters who share stories of resistance: pushing back against racial segregation in housing; challenging industrial and political disinvestment; and living on reduced pensions … More

How I Live' chronicles the journeys of four children with cancer, in Guatemala, El Salvador, Egypt and Myanmar, as they and their families confront the realities of accessing care and treatment. Following their journeys from diagnosis through treatment, the complex issues facing patients, families and healthcare providers emerge. Verite style filmmaking provides a window into both the interpersonal … More

The United States imprisons more people, per capita, than any country in the world. Behind 2.4 million prisoners lies an infinite ripple effect of incarceration on the family and community. A Sentence Apart follows three stories of people coping with a family member in prison, attempting to bridge broken relationships, and diligently working to reverse the generational cycle of incarceration.