LIFT, powered by Hoodox and Indiana Humanities, supports Indiana filmmakers in producing short, uplifting stories of Hoosiers working to connect, strengthen, and celebrate their communities.

A trailblazing bookstore owner has spent decades finding stories a home in the people around her; now it's time to tell her story.

For decades, a historic home and B&B has offered respite from a busy world, and its innkeeper has greeted everyone who ends up at her front door with a home-cooked meal and tales of the past.

While independent venues across the globe struggle to survive, State Street Pub lives on as an iconic Indianapolis gem that gives a stage to an eclectic mix of underground artists to express themselves and build community.

Siloina “Silo” Mercado has spent over 13 years quietly anchoring a strip mall on Indianapolis’s northside, repairing clothes and building a community one stitch at a time. A Mexican immigrant who learned to sew at age six, Silo transforms worn and discarded garments into something worth keeping—much like she has done with her own life. This is a portrait of a woman, a craft, and a neighborhood held together by the same thread.