Browse Films

Subject: Media, Art & Culture

The Amasong Chorus: Singing Out

The Amasong Chorus: Singing Out

by Jay Rosenstein

Sometimes social justice is won through singing

Anything You Want To Be

Anything You Want To Be

by Liane Brandon

A teenager's humorous collision with sex-role stereotypes.

Bachelorette, 34

Bachelorette, 34

by Kara Herold

Bachelorette, 34 examines the pressure society puts on women to find Mr. Right.

Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour

Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour

by Susan Stern

Everybody has a Barbie story. The stories are about us.

Betty Tells Her Story

Betty Tells Her Story

by Liane Brandon

The classic film about beauty, identity and a dress.

Bionic Beauty Salon

Bionic Beauty Salon

by Gretchen Stoeltje

A chronicle of fact and fiction about the female body

BODY TYPED: 3 films on media and physical perfection

BODY TYPED: 3 films on media and physical perfection

by Jesse Epstein

Body Image short film compilation.

3 Short Films 1 DVD

start important conversations -- from different cultural angles.

Carved from the Heart

Carved from the Heart

by Ellen Frankenstein and Louise Brady

A portrait of grief, healing, and community

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Conversations with Willard Van Dyke

Conversations with Willard Van Dyke

by Amalie Rothschild

A candid portrait of a filmmaker photographer who believed that film could change the world.

Current Events

Current Events

by Ralph Arlyck

How we respond - or don't respond - to the news

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

by Chuck Braverman

Oscar nominated film about aging with dignity and humor.

Deadly Deception - General Electric, Nuclear Weapons, and Our Environment

Deadly Deception - General Electric, Nuclear Weapons, and Our Environment

by Debra Chasnoff

Grassroots activists successfully expose a corporate giant's environmental record

Downside UP

Downside UP

by Nancy Kelly

How art can change the spirit of a place

Godzilla Meets Mona Lisa

Godzilla Meets Mona Lisa

by Ralph Arlyck

Art for whom? ... reflections on the Pompidou Center

Golub

Golub

by

The role of art in modern society.

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The Guarantee

The Guarantee

by Jesse Epstein

A dancer's hillarious story about his prominent nose and the effect it has on his career.

Hearts and Hands

Hearts and Hands

by Pat Ferrero

A social history of 19th century women and quilts

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers

by Andy Abrahams Wilson

A portrait of death, dying, and the power of love & creativity to heal

Letters Not About Love

Letters Not About Love

by Jacki Ochs

A gripping exploration of language, culture, and communication as seen through the dynamic exchange of letters between a Russian and American poet.

M & M Smith: For Posterity's Sake

M & M Smith: For Posterity's Sake

by Heather Lyons

The social artistry of African American photographers and brothers, Morgan & Marvin Smith

Nana, Mom, and Me

Nana, Mom, and Me

by Amalie Rothschild

An absorbing portrait of three generations of women

Reporter Zero

Reporter Zero

by Carrie Lozano

The groundbreaking work and legacy of journalist Randy Shilts

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Ringl and Pit

Ringl and Pit

by Juan Mandelbaum

A captivating portrait of Grete Stern and Ellen Auerbach, two pioneering artists who started a photography studio in Berlin in 1929, and what being a “New Woman” was like during those times.

Stages

Stages

by Meerkat Media Collective

A moving portrait of inner city youth and seniors creating a play out of the stories of their lives.

The Tailenders

The Tailenders

by Adele Horne

Missionaries evangelize indigenous communities using low-tech media

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press

by Rick Goldsmith

A piercing look at censorship and suppression in the news media

Third Ward TX

Third Ward TX

by Andrew Garrison and Nancy Bless and Noland Walker

Art, Life...and Real Estate

34x25x36

34x25x36

by Jesse Epstein

Mannequins, perfection, and religion.

Through a Glass, Lightly

Through a Glass, Lightly

by Jacky Comforty and Kathy Berger

Inner city art and transformation of environment, society, and self

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Women of Mystery

Women of Mystery

by Pamela Briggs

Female heroes seek truth and justice

Woo Who? May Wilson

Woo Who? May Wilson

by Amalie Rothschild

A grandmother begins a new life as an underground artist

Words from the Heart

Words from the Heart

by Ellen Frankenstein

The companion video to Carved from the Heart, a portrait of grief, healing and community

Writings On the Wall

Writings On the Wall

by Angad Bhalla and Siddhartha Luther

The hopes and dreams of India's film poster artists.

Young Aspirations/ Young Artists

Young Aspirations/ Young Artists

by Shirley Thompson

The making of one of the nation's most successful youth arts programs.