Video Features

An orphaned brother and sister -- Mebro and Vabiam -- are left to rely on themselves after the Ebola virus ravages their village in West Africa, upending their lives and tearing their family apart. Starring Abraham Attah from "Beasts of No Nations," Stein shot in Ghana with a local cast and crew. With loose, agile camerawork, the film has the feel of a documentary, capturing the textures of village life as well as the emotional fears that face the brother and sister as they grapple with the aftereffects of the disease that has ravaged their home and everything they know.

A poignant film showing the harsh economic reality of so many small farmers in rural communities in India and beyond.

In southwestern Guinea Bissau there are some islands where a very special people live, the Bissago. What is it that makes them so special? It is not the fact of living in balance and harmony with the spectacular nature that surrounds them, taking from the land or the sea only what they need to survive. Neither is their deep animistic spirituality, which marks their life with rites to acquire the knowledge of their ancestors. What makes them so special is that, in the Bissago society, the woman is the protagonist.

Native American teen activist 17-year-old Daunnette Moniz-Reyome shares her family’s journey to retain the sacred rituals and values of their culture in the wake of centuries of loss due to disease, war and government policies.  The effects of this cultural and physical devastation continue to reverberate through the lives of today’s Native Americans, especially young people, who grapple with oppression, poverty and racism. Daunnette is a member of the Winnebago Ho-Chunk tribe of Nebraska and a senior at Walthill Public School, on the Omaha Reservation where she lives. Daunnette documents life for herself, her family and her friends as they attempt to juggle modern society and Native American values and rituals. The film illuminates how Native youth can use their culture and traditions to heal from historical trauma. 

A majestic journey through Japan, Korea, and the United States that turns our perceptions of food (and life) upside down in a simple and poetic way. Solutions for our most pressing social and ecological issues come from unexpected places in a bite-sized film that New York Times bestselling author Alicia Bay Laurel calls “beautiful … both art and documentary.”

A look at the resilient lives lived by nomads in the tundra of the Ural Mountains. With no narration, this documentary project is a real world look inside a way of life rarely seen by the world.

Alexei and Vassili are Komi, one of the most ancient indigenous people of Siberia. They live with their wives and children close to the Arctic Circle and are the last reindeer herders of this region.This is their story.

Peru is caught up in a wave of environmental conflicts as extractive industries take over land that is considered traditional Indigenous territory. Recent opposition to logging and mining activities across the country resulted in the death of numerous Indigenous activists and environmental defenders.  Among the brave fighting for the livelihoods of Indigenous communities is Tania Pariona Tarqui, a young Quechua activist from the Ayacucho region

Documentary: "Konnected - Five Simple Words" 

Directed by: Éli Laliberté, Steven Martin