Mary Manhardt

Greener Pastures captures the day-to-day lives of four small, Midwestern, multigenerational family farms over the course of three years. Through an intimate, observational lens, we examine various farm stressors, policies, and politics that farmers must maneuver to survive, connecting the dots between mental health, industrialization, food production, and climate change. It is a story of perseverance, patience, and determination that tackles nothing less than the future of farming in America.

A portrait of Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” whose unwanted pregnancy led to the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide, Roe v. Wade. The documentary unravels the mysteries closely guarded by McCorvey throughout her life.

2007년 아프가니스탄 카불에 설립된 비영리재단 ‘스케이티스탄’은 5~25세의 여자아이와 젊은 여성에게 스케이트보드를 가르치고 있다. 스케이티스탄은 단순히 빈민층 소녀들에게 스케이트보드를 가르칠 뿐만 아니라, 그들이 교실 밖 삶 속에서도 차별에 저항할 수 있는 용기와 가치관을 갖도록 돕는 것을 목표로 한다. 스케이트보드 수업을 통해 소녀들은 보드의 즐거움과 함께 학교 선생님들의 따뜻함과 영감을 배워가며 성장한다.

코미디언 티그 노타로. 2012년 그의 스탠드업 코미디 무대에서 자신이 암 진단을 받은 것을 발표했으며, 이를 유머로 승화하여 많은 관객의 심금을 울리고 웃겼다.

Fighting to reunite with their children, 'Tough Love' chronicles the lives of two parents with cases in the United States child welfare system as they attempt to prove to the courts and the system that they deserve a second chance to be a parent and have a family.

In 1999, filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson turned the camera on themselves and began filming their five-year-old son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, as they started kindergarten at the prestigious Dalton School just as the private institution was committing to diversify its student body. Their cameras continued to follow both families for another 12 years as the paths of the two boys diverged—one continued private school while the other pursued a very different route through the public education system.

Two top baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic face fierce competition and corruption as they chase their big league dreams.

LOVE ETC. is a witty, poignant and humorous exploration about the universal stages of love, depicted through five real stories over the course of one year in New York City. Young, old, gay, straight – everyone has experienced love – and the joy and frustration that come with it. From teen romance to a decades-long marriage; newlyweds to a recent divorcee, and even a bachelor so frustrated in his search that he chooses to have children without a partner, LOVE ETC. documents the intimate journeys of engaging characters aged 18-89 who reflect the city’s diversity, and takes an honest look at life's most challenging pursuit.

Explores the marriage of a young couple with Down syndrome, and the family who strives to support their needs.

From go-kart champs, NASCAR winners are bred -- or so goes the thinking of the drivers (and their families) involved in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. This documentary follows three of the series' top contenders. Although small in stature, the adolescent racers harbor big dreams as they hit speeds of 60 to 70 miles per hour in their quest to ascend the first rung on their way to NASCAR in this film from Marshall Curry.

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

2002년 뉴저지주 뉴어크 시장 선거. 16년간 시장 자리를 지켜온 샤프 제임스에 맞서 유력한 도전자인 코리 부커가 나타난다. 소수 커뮤니티가 겪고 있는 여러 가지 문제들을 바로잡고자 하는 부커. 깨끗한 선거 운동을 원하지만 그의 출마를 방해하려는 제임스 파 세력의 은밀한 수법들이 점점 수면 위로 드러나고 심지어 도시 경찰이 부커 지지자들을 괴롭히기 까지 한다.

Documentary chronicling America's justice system. Follows two female inmates – victims of horrific violence and tragedy – who are serving time in a Maryland juvenile detention center.

Documentary depicting day to day life in Angola Prison mostly from an inmate's perspective. Interviews are with several inmates including one with a life sentence who is about to die.

A documentary that follows the trail of our greatest living writer, Cormac McCarthy, from his origins in Knoxville, Tennessee, through New Orleans and into the vast expanse of Texas. The film deals with the terrain of the American West, McCarthyesque characters and the mystery that is your heart's desire. Join these three pilgrims as they enter the world of McCarthy, and encounter characters that seem sprung from the pages of Blood Meridian, Child of God, Suttree and other dark classics.