After a Palestinian teen gets swept up into a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the family story of hope, courage and relentless struggle that led to this fateful moment
 
In this uplifting eco-doc, two opera singers-turned-agriculture workers try to sustain a Manitoban organic farm against the ravages of climate change.
 
In the mesmerizing experimental film, Maryam Tafakory conjures an archival séance, unpacking the history of Iran’s first-ever women’s newspaper.
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Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah on a subway train, featured in State of Passion documentary
Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, central figure in State of Passion.
Carol Mansour & Mona Khalidi  ·  2024  ·  1h30m
Carol Mansour & Mona Khalidi  ·  2024  ·  1h30m

From the under-resourced emergency rooms of the Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals, this rousing portrait follows a surgeon’s tireless efforts to save Palestinian lives.

Scene from The White House Effect, a political documentary exploring U.S. foreign interventions.
Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos & Jon Shenk  ·  2024  ·  1h34m
Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos & Jon Shenk  ·  2024  ·  1h34m

An investigation into origins of the climate crisis and anti-environmental policy, revealing the US government’s death grip allegiance to the fossil fuel lobby.

Still from the film The Sense of Violence by Kim Mooyoung, showing the exterior of a modern building with steps and pillars.
A still from The Sense of Violence (2025), directed by Kim Mooyoung — exploring the tension between authority, space, and aggression
Kim Mooyoung  ·  2024  ·  1h54m
Kim Mooyoung  ·  2024  ·  1h54m

The film traces the trajectory of cinema by uncovering the specific intersections shared within the historical context of "anti-communist art" during the Park Chung-hee regime.

Babis Makridis  ·  2024  ·  1h14m
Babis Makridis  ·  2024  ·  1h14m

This crucial media literacy film connects the dots between big tech, online profiteering, dataveillance, and right-wing extremism.

ValĂ©rie UrrĂ©a & Nathalie Masduraud  ·  2024  ·  1h24m
ValĂ©rie UrrĂ©a & Nathalie Masduraud  ·  2024  ·  1h24m

A contemporary take on feminist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, exploring her seminal work The Second Sex through contemporary gender and queer politics.

Brett Story & Stephen Maing  ·  2024  ·  1h44m
Brett Story & Stephen Maing  ·  2024  ·  1h44m

An inside look at Amazon workers' efforts to unionize JFK8 Warehouse in Staten Island, despite the company's ongoing attempts to stop the growing labor movement.

Maryam Tafakory  ·  2024  ·  28m
Maryam Tafakory  ·  2024  ·  28m

In the mesmerizing experimental film, Maryam Tafakory conjures an archival séance, unpacking the history of Iran’s first-ever women’s newspaper.

Image from Baghdad On Fire
Image from Baghdad On Fire
Karrar Al-Azzawi  ·  2023  ·  1h
Karrar Al-Azzawi  ·  2023  ·  1h

A burning insider account of the hopes and dreams of Iraqi youth, led by a 19-year-old woman who faces the enormous consequences of fighting for democracy, freedom and a future.

Still from SOMEONE LIVES HERE by Zach Russel
Zack Russell  ·  2023  ·  1h15m
Zack Russell  ·  2023  ·  1h15m

Someone Lives Here is a modern-day David and Goliath story, set against the backdrop of North America's housing crisis.

A woman sits alone on a bed in a dimly lit room, gazing downward, with a lamp casting a warm glow beside her.
Still from Afterwards, a contemplative documentary exploring trauma and healing.
Romane Garant Chartrand  ·  2023  ·  23m
Romane Garant Chartrand  ·  2023  ·  23m

Inside a shelter, the voices of participants in a talking circle give form and shape to shocking and oppressive moments from their pasts.