Justine Nagan

Modern technology confronts ancient ritual in this profound and moving documentary. Teenager Chris Apassingok and his Yupik family live in Gambell, Alaska, a tiny village on St. Lawrence island in the Bering Sea. Life there differs vastly from the rest of the US – for one, hunting whales holds the key to the islanders’ survival. Conflict emerges after Chris kills a whale that will feed Gambell’s townspeople for months – and news of the successful hunt reaches the outside world. Facebook trolls and animal-rights activists attack from afar, captured in Pete Chelkowski and environmental journalist Jim Wickens’ captivating film that delves into environmental issues, cultural and generational challenges, and cyberspace hysteria

Beautifully layered and expressionistic, After Sherman is a story about inheritance and the tension that defines our collective American history, especially Black history. The filmmaker follows his father, a minister, in the aftermath of a mass shooting at his church in Charleston, South Carolina to understand how communities of descendants of enslaved Africans use their unique faith as a form of survival as they continue to fight for America to live up to its many unfulfilled promises to Black Americans.

Retrata el retorno heroico de María Dionisia Navarro, Mama Icha, a Colombia. Ella, de 93 años, siente cercano el final de su vida y solo piensa en una cosa: volver a su natal Mompox.

When one’s sole focus is to provide for their children, the stakes are extremely high. The need for multiple jobs to make ends meet has become a common reality for many families in this country, which leads to a very important question: who looks after the children while their parents work? Through the Night examines the economic and emotional toll affecting some American families, told through the lens of a 24-hour daycare center in Westchester, New York. At the center of it all is Nunu, the primary caregiver and a hero to many families in need of a safe space to bring their children.

With sharp humor and a critical sense of curiosity, comedian CJ Hunt documents the fraught removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans. As the scope of his film expands, Hunt investigates the origins of a romanticized Confederacy and confronts hard truths much of America has yet to face.

Sergio es un espía chileno. O algo parecido. Al menos, se le ha ofrecido este trabajo después de un casting organizado por el detective Rómulo, un investigador privado que necesita a un topo creíble para infiltrarse en un hogar de retirada. La cliente de Rómulo, una hija de una residente preocupada por el trato que ésta pueda estar recibiendo, sospecha que su madre podría estar siendo maltratada, por lo que le contrata para descubrir qué es exactamente lo que está sucediendo.

Boniface Mwangi es atrevida y audaz, y es reconocida como la fotoperiodista más provocativa de Kenia. Pero como padre de tres hijos pequeños, estas cualidades crean una tremenda confusión entre él y su esposa Njeri. Cuando quiere postularse para un cargo político, se ve obligado a elegir: ¿país o familia?

Filmmaker Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of “disaster” – by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, in which 739 residents perished (mostly Black and living in the city’s poorest neighborhoods).

‘El Silencio de Otros’ revela la lucha silenciada de las víctimas del régimen franquista, que continúan buscando justicia hasta nuestros días. Filmada a lo largo de seis años, con un estilo de cine directo e intimista, la película acompaña a víctimas y supervivientes del régimen a medida que organizan la denominada “Querella Argentina” y confrontan un “pacto del olvido” sobre los crímenes que padecieron.

Tres jóvenes se unen para escapar de sus volátiles familias en su ciudad natal de Rust Belt. A medida que se enfrentan a responsabilidades adultas, la amistad de una década se ve amenazada por inesperadas revelaciones a través de las cuales exploran todo tipo de injusticias sociales

Set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, "93Queen" follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. With unprecedented-and insider-access, "93Queen" offers up a unique portrayal of a group of religious women who are taking matters into their own hands to change their own community from within.

Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into adulthood in Bertie County, a rural African American-led community in Eastern North Carolina. Through the intimate portrayal of these boys, this powerful vérité film offers a rare in-depth look at the issues facing America's rural youth and the complex relationships between generational poverty, educational equity, and race. The evocative result is an experience that encourages us to recognize the value and complexity in lives all too often ignored.

Unbroken Glass is a documentary about filmmaker Dinesh Sabu's journey to understand his parents, who died 20 years ago when he was six years old.

A coming-of-(old)-age story about Peter Anton, an elderly "outsider" artist living in isolated and crippling conditions whose world changes when two filmmakers discover his work and storied past. Shot over eight years, ALMOST THERE documents Anton's first major exhibition and how the controversy it generates forces him to leave his childhood home. Each layer revealed reflects on the intersections of social norms, elder care, and artistic expression.

La sorprendente y entretenida vida del célebre crítico de cine y comentarista social Roger Ebert (1942-2013): sus primeros días como un despreocupado soltero y ganador del Premio Pulitzer; su célebre y polémica asociación con Gene Siskel; su matrimonio, que cambió su vida; y su valiente y trascendental batalla contra el cáncer.

The Violence Interrupters es un grupo de ex-pandilleros de Chicago que han decidido combatir la violencia en la que ellos mismos estuvieron involucrados, y que han demostrado ser mucho más eficientes que los cuerpos policiacos. El director Steve James se dedicó a seguir a algunos de estos jóvenes, haciendo una bitácora de sus acciones, de lo que resultó el documental The Interrupters. (FILMAFFINITY)

Tattoos are forever: to celebrate a milestone, to mourn a loss, as a declaration of undying love and sometimes as a reminder of some poor judgment after a late night drinking or on vacation. Sacred Transformations is the story of Eric Dean Spruth as he helps people to transform marks that no longer represent who they are into new works of art.

Charting the intersection between rural America and contemporary graphic design.