Grants & Awards

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This is Congo

This is Congo

An in-depth look at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s resource wars, driven by the multiple perspectives of those directly involved and affected... More »

– by Daniel McCabe

2012

Just a Band

Just a Band

Four young Kenyans form an afro-futuristic pop band that rides a wave of international acclaim. The unlikely superstars end up being ambassadors for their country. How do they deal with it? They go to Space... More »

– by Anjali Nayar & Wanuri Kahiu

2012

Love True

Love True

A look into the opposing realities of the “True Love” fantasy and an inquiry into whether our view of love changes as we grow older. Through sessions of Psychodrama and Improvisation three couples explore their hopes, memories and love lives... More »

– by Alma Har'el

2012

E-Team

E-Team

A chronicle of the intense and courageous work of three investigators working to expose international human rights abuses... More »

– by Katy Chevigny & Ross Kauffman

2012

White Elephants

White Elephants

This story of public sector workers in a rail station, post office and the only fire station in Kinshasa offers poetic and compassionate insight into a country in transition, and lives lived beyond chaos... More »

– by Kristof Bilsen

Summer 2011 & 2012

Vidal v. Buckley

Vidal v. Buckley

The ten nationally televised 1968 debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley defined a new era of public discourse, demarcating the moment that TV’s political ambition shifted from narrative to spectacle... More »

– by Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville

2012

City of the Lost Caesars

City of the Lost Caesars

Five hundred years ago a group of conquerors disappeared in Patagonia. They built a City entirely in Gold. They are alive. Whoever sets foot on it becomes immortal, but loses memory. It is the City of the Lost Caesars and you have come here to find it... More »

– by Francisco Herve

Summer 2011

Strong Island

Strong Island

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 »

– by Yance Ford

Winter 2011 & Summer 2009

What Tomorrow Brings

What Tomorrow Brings

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 »

– by Beth Murphy

Winter 2010

Charge (Working Title)

Charge (Working Title)

A character-driven journey through Bolivia's relentless fight to control its abundant natural resources... More »

– by Mike Plunkett

Winter 2010

The World in a Room

The World in a Room

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

– by Tanaz Eshaghian

Summer 2009

Savior

Savior

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 »

– by Darius Marder

2009

Sister Surfers

Sister Surfers

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 »

– by Karin Williams

Summer 2008