In *The Price of Truth*, Peter Adair engages eleven individuals – a diverse group encompassing women and men, those who identify as gay and straight, and people from every corner of society – inviting them to share their personal narratives…

Marc Savoy speaks of Cajun music with the same fervent certainty that animates the music itself. Renowned filmmaker Les Blank journeys into the heart of Cajun country to depict a couple deeply committed to safeguarding Louisiana French cult…

In Puerto Rico, plena serves as a cultural touchstone akin to the blues in the United States: a musical form rich with narratives of love, current events, and individual lives. As the Puerto Rican diaspora expands across the mainland, the v…

Each year, two thousand five hundred sets of twins converge on Twinsburg, Ohio, for Twins Days. Many arrive in matching outfits, share a household, and possess names that rhyme. Yet, amidst the cheerful competitions and festivities, stand f…

For nearly a century, the people of Salamanca, New York, have leased the land beneath their homes from the Seneca Nation for an average of one dollar a year – a provision established by a congressional mandate. With the lease nearing its en…

Recent incidents at the West Virginia chemical plant, which manufactures the same lethal toxins responsible for the Bhopal disaster in India, have stirred deep concern among local residents. This unease is compounded by a profound division …

The Exxon Valdez disaster wrought devastation that extended far beyond the physical landscape. A pervasive sense of sorrow, distrust, resentment, and avarice settled upon the once-innocent town of Valdez. The profound human cost of this eco…

The film explores the search for meaning beyond sentimentality, as a family farm succumbs to the relentless advance of suburban development. The camera drifts through a Minnesota cornfield, where a photograph of a planned housing developmen…

Shifting between anger and humor, the sensual and the lyrical – often blending them seamlessly – this work delves into the complexities of black gay identity. It moves fluidly between interview and intimate disclosure, music video and docum…

Berkeley, California, in the years following the Free Speech Movement, became a focal point for a generation striving for profound change – social, political, and cultural. The city resonated with the fervor of anti-war protests and the fin…

An unlikely affection blossoms between an aging man, his pit bull companion, and a dog trainer who approaches life with philosophical insight. Immy Humes’ film, elegantly crafted and wryly narrated by Kevin Bacon, is a peculiar and deeply a…

No matter the topic – be it love, loss, the fragility of the mind, or the divine – the universe relentlessly pursues its enigmatic quest for understanding.

Maria Serrano, a wife, mother, and leader of the Salvadoran guerrilla movement, played a crucial role in planning the nationwide offensive that ultimately culminated in the historic peace accords of 1992. Amidst the constant threat of gunfi…

The Korean War's end in 1953 left ten million families cleaved in two, separated by the border between North and South Korea. Through the narrative of a single man’s arduous journey to find his sister in the North, the film illuminates the …

Romance novels account for nearly half of all paperback books purchased in the United States. Barbara Cartland, with her tales of chiffon and jewels and blossoms, penned hundreds of these stories. And filmmaker George Csicsery has devoted h…

The debate surrounding abortion remains among the most intense and emotionally charged of our era, yet the human stories and evolving circumstances that fuel the arguments are often overlooked. This film offers intricate portrayals of peopl…