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The Activists

The story of activists who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including their lives, the tactics they used, and the historical context.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 60 minutes

Agustin's Newspaper

Journalism students at the University of Chile embark on an investigation of El Mercurio, the oldest newspaper in Chile.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 80 minutes

Al Jazeera

A behind-the-scenes look at Al Jazeera, the most important television news channel in the Arab world. ** Viewer's Choice, 2003 Middle East Studies Association FilmFest **

Icarus Films | 2002 | 52 minutes

Always in Season

After 17-year-old Lennon Lacy is found hanging in North Carolina in 2014, his mother’s search for justice and reconciliation begins - centuries of trauma and lynching bleed into the present

GOOD DOCS | 2019 | 89 minutes

A Baptism of Fire

A new generation of freelance photographers flies low-cost to war zones on their own dime in the hope of selling images to printed media or websites.

Icarus Films | 2015 | 52 minutes

Battaglia

In this impressionistic biography, Sicilian photographer Letizia Battaglia is filmed in constant motion and color.

First Hand Films | 2002 | 58 minutes

The Boys Who Said NO!

The first documentary film to profile the young men and women who actively opposed the military draft in order to end the Vietnam War.

Bullfrog Films | 2021 | 95 minutes

Breaking the News

Seeking to buck the white male status quo, a group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch a news startup asking who's been omitted from mainstream coverage, and how to include them.

GOOD DOCS | 2023 | 99 minutes

Burma VJ

Oscar-nominated with numerous awards and sales around the world, BURMA VJ tells the story of the uprising of the monks in 2008.

First Hand Films | 2009 | 85 minutes

Democracy on Deadline

A survey of journalists working in various media and languages around the world, as they grapple with their relationships to government, and the dangers of speaking truth to power.

Icarus Films | 2006 | 114 minutes