These fearless films shine a light on the issues shaping our world and the people who refuse to stand idly by. Here, cinema is more than entertainment; it is a call to action.

An experimental documentary that remixes archival and contemporary media to connect the 2023 Maui wildfires with Haunani-Kay Trask's 1993 speech, commemorating the centennial of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.

A History Still Burning

Through wisdom, courage, and grief, a group of activist grandmothers reflect on humanity's fractured relationship with the environment. By spreading ideals, breaking down stereotypes, and forging community, they fight in the name of a better future.

Society of Fearless Grandmothers

Each year, millions of monarchs migrate over 3,000 miles from Canada to Mexico, arriving in Michoacán on the Day of the Dead. To the Indigenous communities that greet them, they are the ancestors returning—but this year, the butterflies did not arrive.

Retorno de las Ánimas

Victor Campos, a Mexican-American educator in Southern California and lead singer of the Chicano Hardcore band Barrio Slam, started Mosh For Youth in 2015, a non-profit organization throwing hardcore concerts to raise scholarship money for students of East LA, Pomona, and San Bernardino.

Xicano Hardcore: A Mosh For Youth Documentary

In September of 2024, ten migrants passed away in a single week while attempting to cross the Southern Border in the Otay Mountain region of San Diego. Since 1994, the United States government has executed a series of policies known as Prevention Through Deterrence, effectively funneling migrants into inhospitable natural barriers, often leading to death.

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