In the remote mountains of Iran, an old Kurdish carpenter scavenges wood to hand carve artificial limbs for people who have lost their legs in landmine explosions.

(Carpenter) دارتاش - Dartaş

In the remote mountains of Iran, an old Kurdish carpenter scavenges wood to hand carve artificial limbs for people who have lost their legs in landmine explosions.

This ambient and observational short documentary portrays the oldest Dominican convent in America, located in The Bronx. CORPUS CHRISTI explores how a solitary and contemplative world can also be a fulfilling one for nuns that remain cloistered until death. It is an environmental study of solitude, silence, habit, and hope - four things that many struggled to embrace through the pandemic.

Corpus Christi

This ambient and observational short documentary portrays the oldest Dominican convent in America, located in The Bronx.

In Eastern Kentucky, there's a lost generation of kids. Between the environmental impact of decades of coal mining and the economic impact of one of the highest poverty rates in the United States, a student filmmaker (Max Retik) wanders around the town of Fleming-Neon asking residents about their daily life, hopes, and fears.

Black River

In Eastern Kentucky, there's a lost generation of kids.

For her entire professional career, renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study the Costa Rican rainforest canopy. Now, after surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research inward to understand the processes of disturbance and recovery in her own life.

Between Earth & Sky

For her entire professional career, renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study the Costa Rican rainforest canopy.

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