Michael Gil

When the media gets wind of Mary Thorn’s story, there’s no stopping them from villainizing her as just another “Florida Man.” Florida Woman is a documentary portrait that peels back the curtain on the media’s portrayal of Mary Thorn, an ex-pro wrestler in Florida battling the state in order to save her pet alligator. Florida Woman ultimately reveals the humanity behind the viral headlines.

By the year 2186 humans have spread across the Solar System, colonizing the distant moons of Jupiter. Alyson Spenser is an astrophysicist, caught between her deep attachment to the beauty and magic of her work, and the voices—internal as well as external—that tell her to focus on what is practical, on the here and now. Alyson does her best to toe this party line, but she finds it a struggle. And then, something wondrous happens. She discovers a strange meteorite, and when she reaches down and touches it, she is instantaneously transported onto a spaceship in orbit high over Earth. The captain of the vessel is a streetwise smuggler from Jupiter named Anora Dane. Alyson finds her strange and frightening, yet she also glows with a vibrancy of spirit Alyson had nearly forgotten was possible. Faced with a reality she only ever half allowed herself to dream of, Alyson must choose where she belongs, following Anora to Ganymede, or returning to Earth.

In a fading Georgia town, a community recalls its dark past and faces a grim present. An undocumented immigrant, caught in legal limbo and facing deportation, contemplates his future. In the midst of it all, a massive, private immigration prison generates millions in profits. Where these stories meet, the hidden epicenter of America's immigration crackdown is revealed-a place called Lumpkin, GA.

The small town of Oberlin, Ohio houses the country’s third-busiest Air Traffic Control Center. When the Federal Government shuts down for 35 days, the town’s citizens face the uncertain prospects of a freezing winter and the increasing potential of an imminent crisis.

The small town of Oberlin, Ohio houses the country’s third-busiest Air Traffic Control Center. When the Federal Government shuts down for 35 days, the town’s citizens face the uncertain prospects of a freezing winter and the increasing potential of an imminent crisis.

The small town of Oberlin, Ohio houses the country’s third-busiest Air Traffic Control Center. When the Federal Government shuts down for 35 days, the town’s citizens face the uncertain prospects of a freezing winter and the increasing potential of an imminent crisis.