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Featured Films

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

The story of one secretive hedge fund that is plundering American newspapers and the journalists who are fighting back.

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Brooklyn, Inshallah

In a historic first, A Palestinian-American runs for New York City Council, declaring that the Arab community can be silent no more in Trump's America.

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Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066

The untold story of lies, deceit and a failure of democracy.

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Ask Not

The definitive story of the history and activism behind "don't ask, don't tell."

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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

An act of conscience that shocked the world

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Seeing Red

Stories of American Communists

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Skokie: Rights or Wrong?

A film about freedom of speech

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This Unfamiliar Place

An award-winning film about secrets, survival and memory

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Witness To War

One man's journey of conscience from war to peace.

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All Films About Political Science

Divided We Fall

You can’t wait for the leadership to catch up to the people!

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Water Warriors

Nothing in this world can live without water.

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Ramped Up

While some see Robert Kalani's 60 lawsuits under the ADA as frivolous, Kalani and others say it's a form of activism.

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Wheelchair Diaries: One Step Up

A filmmaker explores the lack of handicapped accessibility in Western Europe.

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70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green

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Out Run

Make Politics Fierce

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Arc of Justice

The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of a Beloved Community

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Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

Where America’s first civil rights movement was born

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The Campaign

The inside story of California’s historic fight over Proposition 8 and for marriage equality.

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Tales from Arab Detroit

What does it mean to be Arab American?

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A Day's Work, A Day's Pay

Three welfare recipients transform their lives through their fight against workfare

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Another Side of Peace

Grief, Reconciliation and Hope

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A black and white still image from the film. The camera looks up from below at Daniel Ellsberg, a white man in a pinstriped suit, who speaks into a mass of TV reporter microphones that are taped together. He stands in front of tall, pale building with “United States Court House” embossed on the exterior wall. He is surrounded by men of various ethnicities who listen on or jockey into position to get their microphone closer to him.