Aural historian, jazz musician, sound-collage artist, and environmentalist Jack Loeffler shows us what it means to truly listen to the natural world outside our window. Director Biography – Ben Moscona, Jason Edelstein Ben Moscona is a filmmaker from Aspen, Colorado. His…
From the inception of a musical idea, through the recording process and live performance, this short documentary tells the story of Jeff Pifher and his band Socrates’ Trial and their idea of what jazz can be today. Director Biography – Alexander…
6 Documentary shorts about courageous individuals and businesses responding to the COVID crisis. Creative, generous and community minded these people and organizations show how a crisis like this can bring out the best in humans, and strengthen the awareness of…
In the Southwest of Colombia, there is a city where salsa dancing exists in a form that is unique in its boldness and energy, yet pure in its tradition and style. Cali, Colombia, known as the world’s salsa dancing capital,…
A short film featuring a series of professional and home cooks who explore the role of love as an ingredient. The film evokes the power of memory and embraces the value of human exchange through the act of cooking. Director…
Reachable only by bush plane, boat or ice road during the winter months, Kwethluk, AK is in many ways removed from modern society. The Central Yup’ik village’s indigenous population enjoys a strong connection to the land and one another rooted…
A short documentary about a young ceramic artist exploring the Canadian and Korean influences on his functional wares. The film examines themes of cross-cultural identity, beauty in utility, and finding purpose in one’s art. Director Biography – Amanda Ann-Min Wong Amanda…
Around 5 PM every evening buses start arriving at a former prison on the high barren mesa 20 miles west of Albuquerque. The Westside Emergency Shelter will sleep 400 homeless men, women and children tonight. And buses will take them…
Growing up in San Francisco, Jenya saw the world around her changing and after the death of both her parents, she became desperate to find a sense of belonging and connection. The film explores her journey as she embarks on…
During divisive times in America, a man sets off on a cross-country bicycle journey, with no food, no money, and the hope of gaining a better understanding of the human connection. Director Biography – Daniel Troia I have spent the last…
Dotted across the American Southwest, arid-land wetlands called “ciénegas” are home to endangered animals and plants found nowhere else on earth like the Pecos sunflower. However, 150 years of development, overgrazing, and climate change have made ciénegas the most endangered…
The tragic story about the greatest football(soccer) player that most have never heard of. Mikhail “Misha” An was the descendants of the Koryo Saram, Koreans living in the Russian Far East, who were forcible removed by Joseph Stalin and persecuted…
