Fifty years after their car was hit by a train at a railroad crossing, Betty and Jack return to the scene of the accident to discuss their memories.

Deerwoods Deathtrap

Fifty years after their car was hit by a train at a railroad crossing, Betty and Jack return to the scene of the accident to discuss their memories.

After arranging a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic in her rural Alabama community, Dorothy Oliver works tirelessly to convince her neighbors to sign-up for the shot.

The Panola Project

After arranging a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic in her rural Alabama community, Dorothy Oliver works tirelessly to convince her neighbors to sign-up for the shot.

Leslie and Susan navigate the world together as they each live with visual impairments. In this Arkansas-set documentary, the married couple get ready to run errands.

Susan & Leslie

Leslie and Susan navigate the world together as they each live with visual impairments. In this Arkansas-set documentary, the married couple get ready to run errands.

Three generations of women strengthen familial bonds and get to know each other better while quarantined together in a Manhattan apartment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Favorite Daughter

Three generations of women strengthen familial bonds and get to know each other better while quarantined together in a Manhattan apartment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five friends recall their childhood days as the rambunctious Union Street Boys in South Brooklyn. This energetic, animated doc is a charming homage to a neighborhood and tight-knit community.

The Originals

Five friends recall their childhood days as the rambunctious Union Street Boys in South Brooklyn. This energetic, animated doc is a charming homage to a neighborhood and tight-knit community.

In a conversation with his granddaughter, a man recounts his experience as a political refugee and shares the story of his harrowing escape from China during the Cultural Revolution.

Freedom Swimmer

In a conversation with his granddaughter, a man recounts his experience as a political refugee and shares the story of his harrowing escape from China during the Cultural Revolution.

Charlotta is a survivor of more than forty years of domestic violence. At 82, she has begun a new chapter in her life: working as an advocate for other survivors.

After Fred

Charlotta is a survivor of more than forty years of domestic violence. At 82, she has begun a new chapter in her life: working as an advocate for other survivors.

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