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The Gift of Freedom, directed and scored by Carolyn Downie and animated by Neels Britz is a short, but powerful film that draws upon past historical events to help better illustrate the political climate today....
Sweet Poison highlights the push for safer working conditions and environmental justice in a Brazilian farmworker community....
During the past, the man relives his childhood and begins to understand where he came from. As he relives his childhood, he begins to understand that lies he was fed about his own life....
A young man struggles to face family and community as he suffers from mental health issues. ...
Reclaiming the Negative, directed by Mike Beech, follows the story of Eun-Ju Kim, a woman who compares her experiences of living inhumanely in North Korea, and living with basic human rights in South Korea after fleeing North Korea post Korean War....
Journalists and other media professionals are being silenced for speaking out against the government or other higher authorities. Many have tried to speak out of the issue but faced severe repercussions. Journalists have gone missing or even turned up dead....
I am Zal focuses on a boy with albinism as he struggles with his mother’s abuse....
The film aims to uproot the assumptive and incorrect stereotypes about HIV carriers....
As Director Shannon Meilak demonstrates through Beyond The Pointy Hat, Pagans are frequently misrepresented and highly stereotyped in mainstream media....
An Uber Ride demonstrates that personal conversations about lived experiences can help others understand how American policies can differentially impact particular communities....