Weiner
After a humiliating exit from political life, Anthony Weiner reentered the public arena with an ambitious run for mayor of New York. But what began as a hopeful opportunity to redeem himself to his family and voters quickly spiraled out of control as new sexting allegations came to light and a media frenzy formed around […]
Whose Streets?
An embedded account of protests in Ferguson, Missouri 2014, focusing the story on people who lived through them. Storyteller Sabaah Folayan, together with artist Damon Davis, turn our attention to the young local activists standing on the frontline. The filmmakers capture how a community’s collective indignation towards state-sanctioned racist violence erupts into a new civil […]
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
The Work
Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, “The Work” follows three men from outside as they participate in a four-day group therapy retreat with level-four convicts. Over the four days, each man in the room takes his turn at delving deep into his past. The raw and revealing process that the incarcerated men undertake […]
Writing with Fire
In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions, be it on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues or within the confines of their homes, redefining what it means to be powerful.