Documentary Films
No Small Matter
No Small Matter shares stunning truths about the human capacity for early learning and the potential for quality early care and education to shape America’s social and economic future.
Read OnRadical Grace
When the Vatican reprimands U.S. nuns, citing their “radical feminism,” three fearless nuns risk their place in the Church to follow another higher calling: social justice.
Read OnThe Last Strike
The Last Strike takes viewers inside the infamous PATCO strike of 1981, to discover how these events paved the way for modern Americas’ unprecedented inequality and insecurity.
Read OnThe Calling
The Calling is a four-hour documentary series that follows seven young Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim Americans as they prepare for religious leadership.
Read On@home
@home follows formerly-homeless activist Mark Horvath on a road trip across the country, as he makes homelessness in America visible.
Read OnThe Future of Normal
The Future of Normal combines observational storytelling, insights of leading experts, compelling motion graphics and animation to explore the complex and nuanced terrain around neurodiversity.
Read OnThe 39th
The 39TH follows Guzzardi as he fights to win over a changing neighborhood, block by block – and comes to terms with how far Chicago’s political machine will go to hang on to power.
Read OnDo No Harm
Do No Harm tells the story of two reluctant whistleblowers in a small Georgia town, who endure relentless attacks as they draw attention to hospital corruption and the plight of the uninsured.
Read OnA Doula Story
A Doula Story documents one woman’s fierce commitment to empower pregnant teenagers with the skills and knowledge they need to become confident nurturing mothers.
Read OnDigital Series
Veterans Coming Home
Veterans Coming Home bridges America’s military-civilian divide by telling stories, challenging stereotypes and exploring what Veteran’s need to truly come home.
Read OnPulling The Thread
Pulling the Thread unravels America’s most popular conspiracy theories and reveals the emotional, cognitive and social forces that lead rational people to believe irrational things.
Read OnSmart Power Illinois
Illinois consumers getting smart about energy usage & the green economy.
Read OnLegal Lens
Produced in a unique collaboration between Harvard Law students and filmmakers, Legal Lens explores how the law shapes — and is shaped by — the lives of everyday Americans.
Read OnThe School Project
Using Chicago as a microcosm, The School Project explores the interrelated issues of inequity of resources, school privatization, and race in public education in America.
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