Documentary
Tony's Cakes
Directed by: Tony Holman, Vida deKayla
Country: United States
Total Runtime: 10:31
A man with a troubled past finds redemption in building his own bakery.
Îinha
Directed by: Jessie Knierim
Country: United States
Total Runtime: 13:12
For Jason Reed, salmon are synonymous with life. He has grown up on the banks of California’s Klamath River where the Karuk Tribe have depended on these salmon since time immemorial. But in recent years, nearly all the salmon have stopped returning to the river to spawn. To save the salmon and his cultural identity, Jason is turning to natural inspiration – the beaver. Historically, the pools created by beaver dams have provided lifesaving refuge to salmon before they venture out to the ocean. But beavers have been wiped out by hunting and due to California law, the Karuk people are forbidden from reintroducing beavers to their land. So Jason and his colleagues are working on a plan to save the salmon and attract beaver back to the area – they’re building dams themselves. If he succeeds, Jason will not only save the fate of the salmon, but the fate of his tribe.
Pink, White & Blue
Directed by: Ash Malone
Country: United States
Total Runtime: 18:03
After years of transitioning in front of a camera, Aydian Dowling discusses how allowing his transition to be visible via YouTube has helped the trans community as a whole grow in pride and allyship.
The Essential Workers of Coachella
Directed by: Edwin Flores
Country: United States
Total Runtime: 8:46
Working on the frontlines of a pandemic takes a special kind of courage... Especially for farmworkers who have been hit hard by the virus. Already facing tough labor conditions, they now have to worry about getting infected. Our reporter edwin flores headed out to the Coachella Valley to see what it’s really like to be out in-the-field
First Time Home
Directed by: Heriberto Ventura, Noemi Librado Sanchez, Esmirna Librado, Esmeralda Ventura
Country: United States
Total Runtime: 29:22
When they learn their grandfather is gravely ill, four cousins travel from their Indigenous Triqui immigrant community in California to their ancestral village in Mexico for the first time. The teenagers record videos to share with their family members, who are farmworkers in the U.S. and have not seen their relatives in their home town in more than a decade. Through a mixture of Spanish, Triqui, and English, they get to know their grandparents, aunts and uncles. In the midst of border politics and violence, the group of cousins forge a link across thousands of miles, with a newfound pride in their indigenous immigrant identity and understanding of the meaning of family.
Sophie in Furbyland
Directed by: Pacey Hansen
Country: United States
Total Runtime: 8:06
Once Sophie received the internal workings of a Furby and had an idea, the way people looked at the toy would never be the same.
Pacing the Pool
Directed by: Radheya Jegatheva
Country: Australia
Total Runtime: 8:29
A tiny glimpse into the extraordinary life of Richard Pace. A different approach to life might have seen him crushed under the weight of the physical and mental stresses he has been through since he was a child, however, healing waters have helped him rise above it all!
Good Fire
Directed by: Erica Tom
Country: United States
Total Runtime: 5:00
For thousands of years the North Fork Mono Tribe has used fire to restore Central Valley land. A look at this practice amidst a time of drought, megafires, and climate change.
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