Movies

  • 2014
    We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

    We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

    We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

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    Everyone’s talking about it, but who can explain it? Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Morgan Spurlock’s Cinelan have...

    We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
  • 2008
    In the Family

    In the Family

    In the Family

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    At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with...

    In the Family
  • 2003
    The New Americans

    The New Americans

    The New Americans

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    The New Americans follows a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their home and families behind and learn what it means to be new...

    The New Americans
  • 1991
    Grassroots Chicago

    Grassroots Chicago

    Grassroots Chicago

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    A documentary about neighborhood people creating change. Produced for the MacArthur Foundation by Kartemquin Films, this piece features six vignettes...

    Grassroots Chicago
  • 2022
    Let the Little Light Shine

    Let the Little Light Shine

    Let the Little Light Shine

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    When a thriving, top-ranked African American elementary school is threatened to be replaced by a new high school favoring the community’s...

    Let the Little Light Shine
  • 2012
    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

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    FOCUS FORWARD - Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the...

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
  • 1992
    Higher Goals

    Higher Goals

    Higher Goals

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    An educational companion piece to Hoop Dreams, Higher Goals features NBA star Isiah Thomas in a fast-paced, entertaining PBS special that encourages...

    Higher Goals
  • 2015
    Life After Hoop Dreams

    Life After Hoop Dreams

    Life After Hoop Dreams

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    This forty-minute program was produced by the Criterion Collection in 2014

    Life After Hoop Dreams
  • 1970
    The Value of Work

    The Value of Work

    The Value of Work

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    Why is minimum wage important? In 2013, Seattle became ground zero for the heated national debate about increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour....

    The Value of Work