Film Library

FANNY: The Right to Rock reveals the untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles.

Catherine’s Kindergarten is the story of a mother’s emotional journey to confront her grief after the death of her only child, juxtaposed with her physical journey to a Nepalese mountain village to open a school in memory of her daughter.

At the time of the attack of the Mongols, a young musician and the love of his life are separated from each other.

At a night class in Boston, Kafi Dixon is transformed by the lessons of history and philosophy. But is her new sense of agency strong to deflect the inequities of wealth and race in a rapidly gentrifying city?

Dutch ice freediver Kiki Bosch dives in the world’s coldest waters without a wetsuit as therapy for the trauma of sexual assault, and to inspire others.

In the midst of a patriarchal news landscape, the reporters with Khabar Lahariya – India’s only all-female news network – are taking it upon themselves to redefine power.

The filmmaker’s subject is free speech and why it is the basis of a free society.?? Garbus’s storytelling genius is in her use of the loveable persona of her father, Martin Garbus, a famous First Amendment attorney. She shows examples from past interpretation and defense of the First Amendment, such as the scare of McCarthyism, the Skokie, Illinois, march by neo-Nazis, and Ward Churchill’s fight at the University of Colorado.

In a world where cool kids are nerds, the orchestra is world class and being Asian American is the norm, seniors at Lowell High School compete for the top prize: admission to the college of their dreams.

An innovative program brings together convicted violent criminals and the victim’s families, whose lives have been forever impacted by their crimes. This is a story about the redemptive possibility of forgiveness and the power of restorative justice.

“Sex Crimes Unit” is an unprecedented look inside the New York District Attorneys office at the first and preeminent unit in the country dedicated to the prosecution of rape and sexual assault: the film examines the shocking legal history of injustice towards rape survivors; observes the process of investigation conducted by the Unit every day; tracks through trial the case of a prostitute who dared cry rape, and follows the inspiring story of one survivor’s 16-year journey to justice.

Forty percent of Americans say they have had some sort of after death communication. This film focuses on science, philosophy, and everyday people seeking hope in loss.

IT HAPPENED HERE explores sexual assault on campuses through the personal testimonials of five survivors who transform their experiences into a springboard for change. In raw and intimate interviews, the students describe surviving sexual assault only to be met with apathy, disbelief, blame and retaliation from the authorities when they tried to report the crime.