Raise your awareness
Prior Screenings
SEASON 7
2019 / 2020
March 5, 2020
Anne De Mare
A tight-knit group of friends travel to Cumberland County, North Carolina – a “posterchild” for voter suppression – intent on proving that the big idea of American democracy can be defended by small acts of individual citizens.
Feb. 6, 2020
Josh Hayes
The Invisible Class explores what it truly means to be homeless in America, challenging stereotypes and examining the systemic causes of mass homelessness in the wealthiest nation in the world. From coast to coast the film is a day in the life of homelessness across America.
Jan. 2, 2020
David Byars
On-the-ground account of the 2016 standoff between protesters occupying Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and federal authorities during a 41-day siege.
Dec. 5, 2019
Yang Sun,
S. Leo Chiang, Shuang Liang
Shaken by the news of his father’s dementia, artist Maleonn creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a wondrous time-travel adventure performed on stage with life-size mechanical puppets. Through the play’s production, he confronts his own mortality.
Nov. 7, 2019
Fred Peabody,
Alfred Peabody
A democracy should protect its citizens, especially the most vulnerable among them, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so.
Satan & Adam
Oct. 3, 2019
Scott Balcerek
Sterling Magee experienced the music industry’s exploitation of black musicians firsthand. So he walked away to play on the Harlem streets for “his people.” Reborn as Mr. Satan, he spread his gospel and became a NY City legend. When a white, Jewish musician named Adam Gussow asked to play with him, their lives took a powerful turn.
Free Trip to Egypt
Sept. 5, 2019
Ingrid Serban
Free Trip to Egypt is a journey into the unknown, a film about the transformational power of human connection, and a remarkable experiment in kindness and empathy.