American Promise : Success is Our Only Option (135 minute version)
Masterfully told with pointy precision, American Promise spans 12 years in the lives of two middle class black families as they navigate their family experience when they choose to send their two young sons to a prestigious Manhattan private school....
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela
Providing a rare inside look into the organizational and psychological dynamics of liberation movements in general and the African National Congress in particular, this documentary tells the stories of 12 South Africans who helped to topple the apar...
Tulia, Texas
Drug use was a fact of life in the African-American community of Tulia, Texas—but when it became common in white neighborhoods, too, civic leaders grew alarmed. In 1999 they brought in an undercover agent, later found to be a racist with a crimina...
The Learning
One hundred years ago, American teachers established the English-speaking public school system of the Philippines. Now, in a striking turnabout, American schools are recruiting Filipino teachers. THE LEARNING, from award-winning filmmaker Ramona S. ...
The Oath
From the director of the Oscar-nominated 'My Country, My Country', The Oath is a spectacularly gripping documentary that unspools like a great political thriller. It’s the crosscut tale of two men whose fateful meeting propelled them on divergent ...
Invoking Justice
In Southern India, family disputes are settled by Jamaats—all male bodies which apply Islamic Sharia law to cases without allowing women to be present, even to defend themselves. Recognizing this fundamental inequity, a group of women in 2004 esta...
Pushing the Elephant
'Pushing the Elephant' tells the extraordinary story of a mother and daughter reunited after a decade separated by civil war. In the late 1990s, Rose Mapendo lost everything to the violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo. She emerged...
The New Black: LGBT Rights and African American Communities
This award-winning documentary boldly examines the controversial and challenging issues facing African American communities on gay civil rights, campaigns for/against marriage equality and in particular the role of faith institutions. The film makes...
Crossing the Divide: Creating a High-Tech Work Force
As America’s economy goes global and companies continue to adjust, what skills and education will tomorrow’s workforce need in order to prosper in the marketplace of the future? This program profiles the Travis Communications Academy, Silicon Va...
A Healthy Baby Girl
In 1963 filmmaker Judith Helfand's mother was prescribed the ineffective, carcinogenic synthetic hormone diethylstilbestrol (DES), meant to prevent miscarriage and ensure a healthy baby. At twenty-five, Judith was diagnosed with DES-related cervical...