Grants & Awards

Nonfiction

A meditation on companionship, sacrifice, and the creative spirit, this love story explores the chaotic forty-year marriage of two New York-based, Japanese artists... More »

Nonfiction

The forgotten Super 8 home movies of Nixon’s White House aides – and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer an intimate and surprising new glimpse into his presidency... More »

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As state-sanctioned homophobia reaches new heights in Uganda, David Kato, the country’s first openly gay man, will stop at nothing to liberate the LGBT community... More »

Hybrid

In a forgotten, cross-cultured town in Okinawa, a 10 year-old boy drifts amidst his own beliefs... More »

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Three young brothers explore the New Orleans night... More »

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With Patagonia under grave threat from the forces of a new global colonialism, two men from radically different backgrounds and driven by radically different motivations mount separate offensives to preserve their treasured way of life... More »

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In a historic Colombian gold-mining town, the miners’ way of life is threatened as a multinational mining company plans a total takeover... More »

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Reflecting the controversies enveloping the marijuana industry throughout the United States, Montana braces itself to become the first state to repeal a medical marijuana law... More »

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A poetic look into a former colony in decay, as seen through the microcosm of three state-owned institutions... More »

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A story about money, power and democracy in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s recent decision to treat corporations as citizens... More »

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An investigation into the turbulent life and journey of a prominent radical activist turned FBI informant... More »

Nonfiction

Two spirited daughters from China's last remaining matriarchal society are thrust into the worldwide economic downturn when they lose the only jobs they've ever known... More »

Hybrid

A portrait of contemporary New England fishing... More »

Nonfiction

A look at the journey charted by the artist JR as he leads a global participatory art project that empowers people to not just see art but to make it... More »

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In Kanpur, India, hundreds of people risk their lives to climb up electricity poles to steal electricity. As police vehicles roll in to stop the theft, the lines are drawn for a battle over electricity... More »

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A journey into the heart of East Africa, where Ugandan pastors and their American counterparts spread God’s word and evangelical values to millions desperate for a better life... More »

Fiction

As a teenager’s obsessive quest to find the first girl he ever kissed becomes increasingly frantic, his grip on reality starts to slip, putting himself and everyone around him in danger... More »

Nonfiction

An in-depth and vivid exploration of a new, powerful culture fueled by the cartels responsible for Mexico's deadly drug wars... More »

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A look into the origins of life, synthetic diamonds and other nagging problems... More »

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A disquieting and hyperrealistic glimpse into life at a nursing home... More »

Nonfiction

An observational documentary about the Gulf oil spill and the resulting moratorium on drilling in the Gulf... More »

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A post-colonial western-meets-road film about the fevered reconstruction of the Benguela Transcontinental Railway and the African and Chinese lives that are intertwined because of it... More »

Nonfiction

The world’s only freelance diplomats guide non-states in their struggle for recognition, through the pageantry of international affairs... More »

Fiction

When her father is murdered in rural Colombia, Alcira Gil embarks on a quest for justice that is larger than her family, her village, or even her country... More »

Nonfiction

A documentary about the violent death of the filmmaker's brother nearly 20 years ago, and how the collision of silence, fear and the judiciary allowed his killer to go free... More »

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A descent into the woodlands of Eastern Europe that uncovers the secrets of the mysterious mushroom and the mythic qualities of the forest it inhabits... More »

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An observational documentary providing unprecedented access to the environmental direct action movement in the UK... More »

Fiction

A filmmaker comes of age in a city on the brink of revolution... More »

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Two competitors in the Miss India Contest show an India divided along many fault lines—political, religious, economic and cultural... More »

Fiction

Pedro - husband, father, and musician - struggles to make a living in his village in Mexico. He hopes to avoid crossing the US border for the third time... More »

Fiction

During the Rwandan genocide, some crossed the lines of hatred to protect each other. These are their stories of faith, family, courage and forgiveness... More »

Nonfiction

A Brazilian immigrant living in New York City lives two contradictory lives. At night she crashes the most glamorous and exclusive parties, while each day she struggles to cheat poverty... More »

Nonfiction

Tells the powerful story of a Burmese soldier who swapped sides to join Aung San Suu Kyi's struggle for a democratic Burma... More »

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A twenty-first century tale of identity and genetic inheritance, and perhaps the family of the future... More »

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A year in the life of the students of a new Afghan girls' school provides a rare glimpse into a community torn between two radically different destinies... More »

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A journey through the fierce conflicts over Bolivia's natural resources, and the race to develop what is arguably the most crucial material for green energy: lithium... More »

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An unconventional historical film about youth culture before 1945—the year the term “teenage” and its popular associations came into being... More »

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A coming of age film set in the forgotten Caribbean coast of Nicaragua where opportunities for young people are scarce and drug trafficking seems to be an easier way to make a living... More »

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The film tracks the irrepressible and lovable Mir as he journeys into early adulthood from a naïve 8-year-old to a fully grown adult in one of the toughest place on earth - Afghanistan... More »

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There are ebbs and flows to the news cycle, but what is the deeper story of a place? That is the question tugging at a veteran reporter and photojournalist on the Mexican border... More »

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Drag City in association with Killer Films presents the transmissions of a lost kid, falling in love, in the suburbs of Fullerton, California. Featuring skateboarding, the usual drugs, and stray glimpses of unusual beauty... More »

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A front-line look at the city of Detroit, as seen through the eyes of its firefighters, who are some of the busiest in the world... More »

Nonfiction

Explores something all humans do in some form: jump the fence to see if the grass really is greener on the other side... More »

Nonfiction

A look into the mind of Sara Jane Moore, a 45-year-old former socialite turned radical who was publicly exposed as double agent for the FBI and the violent Left and who attempted to assassinate President Ford... More »

Fiction

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli slowly realizes that her everyday life doesn’t resemble the one she left. Can she regain her place in the kind of life she’s been fighting to protect?.. More »

Fiction

On the snow-covered Arctic tundra, at the top of the world in Barrow, Alaska, two Inuit teenagers try to get away with murder... More »

Fiction

A 40-year-old man still living with his elderly mother has given up on the idea of becoming independent- until she suddenly leaves him... More »

Nonfiction

Young-Chan comes from the Planet of Snail. Dwellers of this tiny planet are deaf and blind, and call themselves 'snails' because they rely only on their tactile senses, and communicating by touch... More »

Fiction

A new project in development from the writer and director Ramin Bahrani... More »

Nonfiction

This film captures the experiences of several LGBTQ seniors as they navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of their “golden years.”.. More »

Nonfiction

A young Kenyan's life is changed dramatically when his education is sponsored by a Swedish stranger... More »

Engages large audiences with innovative, entertaining, socially-aware films by hosting screenings in unique locations pertinent to the films' subject matter... More »

Nonfiction

Explores the untold stories of the Niger Delta and the Niger Delta militancy... More »

Nonfiction

Joins three contemporary American rituals for a sociological inspection of the fading identity of small-town America and the evolving myth of the American Dream... More »

Nonfiction

What happens when teenagers raised in different cultures around the world are brought together in a single NYC classroom?.. More »

Fiction

An elegant, spare and powerful telling of one young woman's journey through a wartorn landscape in an effort to get back home... More »

Fiction

When forced to choose between the fragile cohesion of her middle-class family and loyalty to her best friend, a Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression... More »

Nonfiction

This is the story of the dramatic and extreme measures one man is taking in order to save himself and those he loves from the oncoming apocalypse in 2012... More »

Fiction

A dramatic feature that tells the story of a forbidden love in Gaza, and is the modern re-telling of the Arabo-Islamic romance "Majnun Layla.".. More »

Fiction

The lives of a teenage boy and his younger sister are thrown into turmoil after a killing in a dispute over land draws their northern Albanian family into a blood feud... More »

Fiction

When Jack's mother turns up dead at the edge of a field near his rural home, he and his brother set out on an arduous journey to fulfill her last wish... More »

Nonfiction

"A year in the life" of America's bullying crisis that offers an intimate look at how bullying has touched the lives of five kids and their families... More »

Fiction

A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession... More »

Nonfiction

Traversing time and continents to explore genocide and the world's response... More »

Nonfiction

Chronicles the lives of three high school seniors living on the Navajo Nation, struggling to shape their identities as both Native Americans and modern Americans... More »

Nonfiction

Follows a complex supply chain between Siberia, Japan, and the U.S. within the modeling industry... More »

Fiction

Looks at a working class couple in Florida struggling to survive with minimum wage jobs and an unexpected pregnancy... More »

Nonfiction

Follows headstrong 17-year-old Rocky's journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father, a chief in Ghana, West Africa... More »

Fiction

After Antonio abandons Mariana in New York, she must find a way to provide for her children emotionally and financially in a strange an unfamiliar world... More »

Nonfiction

When war came to Rose’s village in the DRC, she was separated from her five-year-old daughter, Nangabire. Over a decade later, they are reunited in the U.S., where they must face the past and build a new future... More »

The Mohamed Amin Foundation provides scholarships to young East African students wishing to learn the skills and techniques that will enable them to relate the African stories through television and film... More »

Nonfiction

In recent years, growing pressures from the outside world have posed unprecedented challenges for Tibetan nomads... More »

Fiction

A unique film project - a feature length fictional film made by, with, for the community of Kibera, east Africa’s largest slum... More »

Ciné Institute provides Haitian youth with film education and edutainment, technical training, and media related micro enterprise opportunities... More »

Fiction

A young mother goes on an extraordinary journey to save her eight year old daughter from an arranged marriage... More »

Nonfiction

Follows a unique group of women who are carrying on the true spirit of surfing as a cultural, community and spiritual practice with deep roots in ancient Polynesia... More »

Nonfiction

An American family struggles for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war, teen pregnancy, foster care and child abuse... More »

Nonfiction

A bank-robber-turned-filmmaker returns home to examine how his actions affected his family and victims... More »

Fiction

A young boy in a Nicaraguan barrio steals money from his family to buy a video game... More »

Nonfiction

Offers an authentic look at the young men and women in Saudi Arabia that are curious about the world around them and hungry for change... More »

In recognition of the power of film to educate and galvanize a broad constituency of concerned citizens, Human Rights Watch decided to create the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival... More »

Nonfiction

Providing a unique insight into modern day Amazonian life, this film reveals how Peruvian indigenous natives are being threatened to fuel the illusion of our only possible subsistence; oil... More »

Nonfiction

Explores the social and cultural mindset of the Brazilian elite via dialogues with the owners of eight penthouses in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Recife... More »

Works with young adults in refugee camps teaching them basic camera and editing skills in an effort to help them tell their own stories through video... More »

The Festival continues its proud tradition of showing the newest and most important cinematic works by directors from around the world... More »

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Fourteen centuries after the revelation of the holy Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammad, Islam today is the world’s second largest and fastest growing religion... More »

A website that will completely revolutionize the way human rights activists and concerned citizens around the world engage in video advocacy... More »

An organization that provides education, training, and centralization of media to traditionally underrepresented communities... More »

A media based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization where adults and youth are taught video, photography, music, and art as a way to document their surroundings, make change in the world, and most importantly, make change within themselves... More »

Nonfiction

A 40 minute documentary that follows two young American filmmakers’ journey to Iran for the 2007 Verite Film Festival... More »

Nonfiction

Set in Uganda, CHILDREN OF WAR chronicles the daily struggle towards rehabilitation and reconciliation by a group of recently escaped child soldiers of the Lord’s Resistance Army... More »

Nonfiction

After 14 years of a brutal civil war, Liberia elects its first female president-Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, nicknamed the Iron Lady... More »

Nonfiction

NEW WORLD WATER captures the story of man’s rapidly changing relationship with water and the environment at the dawn of the 21st century... More »

Nonfiction

An online web series produced by Chat the Planet, tells the stories of three young Iraqis struggling to survive in Baghdad during the war... More »

Nonfiction

Follows the journey of Imran, a young American Muslim who struggles to take over his father's halal slaughterhouse in New York City... More »

Fiction

A television program targeted at families of the Indian subcontinent... More »

Nonfiction

Two American friends from opposite sides of the divide, investigate the war in Kashmir and find their friendship tested over deeply rooted political, cultural and religious biases... More »