Sandgrains is a documentary about the local effects of global fisheries on the small Cape Verdean village of Ribeira da Barca. We explore this through José Fortes, a former footballer returning to his birth place to understand why the beach by the village has disappeared.
The four-part public television series Standing on Sacred Ground tells eight compelling stories of indigenous people around the world resisting the destruction of their culture and sacred lands.
Returning home to rebuild their shattered lives, a group of Liberian child soldiers discover their new identities as peacebuilders through the art of photography.
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, this hour-long radio documentary will portray experiences of volunteers from every decade, in every region, using audio they recorded while serving. The archive recordings from the field will be complemented by contemporary interviews with the returned Peace Corps volunteers and with historians who've written about the Peace Corps.
Harlem’s Mart 125: The American Dream is a documentary that tells the tale of the epic struggle and complexities surrounding the redevelopment of Harlem.
Explosive ethnic violence in Rwanda spread into the Democratic Republic of Congo, separating Rose Mapendo from her five-year-old daughter, Nangabire. Over a decade later, mother and daughter are reunited in the US where they must face the past and build a new future.
Through intimate portraits of three individuals living in the poorest areas of Kenya, GOOD FORTUNE explores how massive, international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit.
A feature length, two-hour documentary and multimedia outreach project that explores how African American communities have used the medium of photography to construct political, aesthetic and cultural representations of themselves and their world.
“Take Us Home” is a independent public television documentary that tells the story of the last remaining Ethiopian Jews—called Falash Mura—who are attempting to immigrate to Israel. The film documents this historic rescue and, through the eyes of individuals and families, explores the challenges and struggles, triumphs and heart-wrenching setbacks Ethiopian Jews must endure in both countries—often over many years.
