A resilient 75-year-old woman battles a debilitating disease to maintain her beloved farm, showcasing unwavering strength and determination.
This documentary follows Cátia and Daphne, two visionary women in rural Brazil, as they transform a degraded landscape into a thriving agroforestry system. Driven by a dream of autonomy, they cultivate ancestral plant species and traditional techniques to reconnect with nature’s cycles, bolstering food security in their community.
Delve behind the curtain of theatre production to gain an insight into the many roles and people working behind the scenes, and learn what it takes to create a student theatrical production.
A documentary short exploring the relationship between a modern Berlin and the fading memories of the wall that once divided it.
In tourist towns across the United States, where housing is scarce, a growing number of workers have few options but to live in employer-provided housing. HOME FROM WORK follows two workers caught in this precarious limbo where losing a job could mean losing their home, and an employer grappling with his responsibility to his employees. As the film uncovers the legal gray areas of employee housing, it draws parallels to the company towns of the past, where employers maintained unchecked control over workers' lives. HOME FROM WORK exposes the emotional and economic toll of a system without safety nets while raising urgent questions about the future of labor rights in the face of increasing economic inequality.
“Quinault Relocation”, embarks on the journey of the Quinault Indian Nation to relocate their tribe from ancestral lands. Climate change is forcing this relocation due to rising sea levels putting the tribe at risk. Key leaders in the Quinault community discuss their plans for relocation, their resilience and their connection to the lands and waters of the Quinault people.
This film is about the kidnapped child Bryan Sung from Washington state USA. Bryan was kidnapped to South Korea in 2019. There were multiple court orders from both countries, but the child was not returned and became an international issue between the United States and Korea, drawing attention from local and national media. Bryan's dad Jay Sung produced and directed the film.
"Melting Memories" is a poignant short documentary that chronicles the rich history and profound impact of the Highland Ice Arena in Seattle, WA, a beloved community institution recently closed its doors after 60 years of service.
A history of a controversial filmstock, with an updated technique to create it's iconic look.
Wolf Haven International is a wolf sanctuary based in Tenino, Washington, that is accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries and the American Sanctuary Association. Their mission is “to conserve and protect wolves and their habitat”, which they do through giving exceptional care to the wolves that are relocated to their sanctuary but also by offering educational programs for people of all ages. They are also constantly working for wolf restoration in the wild, which they do through their Saving Animals From Extinction program with the American Red Wolf and the Mexican Wolf. This documentary discusses the amazing work that Wolf Haven International does, while also highlighting the ultimate goals of a sanctuary. We hear from the staff about what their sanctuary does, the challenges that they face, and how we the public can help support sanctuaries and conservation.
The film follows a baker through the entire process from flour to finished bread. He bakes the bread in a 250-year-old stone oven, and uses no machines when making the dough. The film shows the beauty and creativity of a craft process that is threatened by efficiency and mass production.
A hidden gem of an urban farm becomes a safe haven in the pandemic in A PLACE TO GROW. In a time when community is harder and harder to find, Sierra makes meaningful connections to the earth and with the people around her.
Gian Lawrence is a fly fisherman and outdoorsman with a unique origin story. Growing up in Puyallup and Tacoma’s Hilltop, he fell into a life of crime, violence and destitution until a near-death experience opened his eyes and his soul to the outdoors and a sport largely inaccessible for young black men like himself, fly fishing.
“It Gets in Your Blood” is a short documentary by Ed Hartman. The film is about Richard Lyford, a filmmaker who made 9 films before he was 20-years-old, worked for Disney on Fantasia, Dumbo, and Pinocchio, and went on to direct an Academy Award-winning documentary. In spite of all of this, very few know who he is, or why he is important to filmmaking, today.
Jason Thienel becomes the first UltraMarathon runner to attempt completing the NoBusiness 100 UltraMarathon twice in one push.
Going through my mini DVs shot over the past decade, I rediscovered a forgotten night sequence of Chantal Akerman and Sonia Wieder-Atherton leaving a brasserie where we had dined together in Montparnasse. The excerpt stayed with me for a while.
