Two films bridge the American South and the Korean Peninsula, showcasing the historical and contemporary currents connecting these regions. From stories about one restaurant's overnight fame and the perils of celebrity culture (Ten by Ten), and another chronicling the overlooked crises of motherhood and adoption, comes a clearer complexion of Korean-American life at home and abroad (The Space Between You and Me).
Two films bridge the American South and the Korean Peninsula, showcasing the historical and contemporary currents connecting these regions. From stories about one restaurant's overnight fame and the perils of celebrity culture (Ten by Ten), and another chronicling the overlooked crises of motherhood and adoption, comes a clearer complexion of Korean-American life at home and abroad (The Space Between You and Me).
Two films bridge the American South and the Korean Peninsula, showcasing the historical and contemporary currents connecting these regions. From stories about one restaurant's overnight fame and the perils of celebrity culture (Ten by Ten), and another chronicling the overlooked crises of motherhood and adoption, comes a clearer complexion of Korean-American life at home and abroad (The Space Between You and Me).
Growing up, Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe learned to be a fighter but never imagined having a chance to make history as the first openly elected transgender official in Texas. Unfolding amidst an onslaught of legal attacks against the trans community, 'A Run for More' immerses viewers in Frankie's journey as she finds her voice, questions her relationship with the community, and tries to win an election.
Growing up, Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe learned to be a fighter but never imagined having a chance to make history as the first openly elected transgender official in Texas. Unfolding amidst an onslaught of legal attacks against the trans community, 'A Run for More' immerses viewers in Frankie's journey as she finds her voice, questions her relationship with the community, and tries to win an election.
Growing up, Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe learned to be a fighter but never imagined having a chance to make history as the first openly elected transgender official in Texas. Unfolding amidst an onslaught of legal attacks against the trans community, 'A Run for More' immerses viewers in Frankie's journey as she finds her voice, questions her relationship with the community, and tries to win an election.
The only thing mightier than Lena Mae Perry's electrifying voice is her faith. She's spent the last 50 years sharing and honing both as the steadfast frontwoman of The Branchettes, a legendary North Carolina gospel group that has packed churches and lifted weary hearts throughout the South.
A Tennessee folklorist, a fifth-generation Carolina farmer, a Mississippi river guide, and a former professional football player journey through loss and healing in this poetic ode to the power of landscape. A film shot during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 'Stay Here Awhile' invites us to linger in the space we find at the end of things.
Two stories from the South's penitentiary systems: In Louisiana, a devastating investigation into youth suicide and systemic neglect (8 Days at Ware), and in Alabama, a man's rehabilitation is holistic and starts with his marriage (Love Without Parole).
Growing up, Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe learned to be a fighter but never imagined having a chance to make history as the first openly elected transgender official in Texas. Unfolding amidst an onslaught of legal attacks against the trans community, 'A Run for More' immerses viewers in Frankie's journey as she finds her voice, questions her relationship with the community, and tries to win an election.
Growing up, Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe learned to be a fighter but never imagined having a chance to make history as the first openly elected transgender official in Texas. Unfolding amidst an onslaught of legal attacks against the trans community, 'A Run for More' immerses viewers in Frankie's journey as she finds her voice, questions her relationship with the community, and tries to win an election.
Two films bridge the American South and the Korean Peninsula, showcasing the historical and contemporary currents connecting these regions. From stories about one restaurant's overnight fame and the perils of celebrity culture (Ten by Ten), and another chronicling the overlooked crises of motherhood and adoption, comes a clearer complexion of Korean-American life at home and abroad (The Space Between You and Me).
Four short films follow a diverse swath of the South's artists and activists chefs, a quilter, a performer, and an environmentalist who seek to rectify and reclaim the region's culture and history left askew from the families and values they hold to be true.
In two films, two soldiers search for answers and each other decades after the Vietnam War, and a latent segregated community in Georgia is brought together when a manufacturing plant explodes in 1971.
63 years after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the surviving Cuban-American dissidents tell the fuller story. In detailed interviews with the men who fled Cuba only to return alongside US military forces, they narrate the calamity of the US siege and the trauma they faced as prisoners. By reliving the horrors of war and the fragility of service, these men fill a gap in the military record.
At home and abroad, the collective action to archive and preserve our physical and spiritual selves is explored. One Pacific Islander community commemorates the loss of their land; Delta historians uncover a flood of memories; Appalachian communities bear the impact of industrial waste; and descendants of slaves retrace their ancestry.
There is only one doctor in rural Clay County, Georgia, one of the state's poorest and unhealthiest counties. After several years of working without pay, she can no longer volunteer full-time and faces the possibility of closing her clinic. Committed to her community, she seeks to continue serving her patients amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, dwindling support, and broken promises.
As local newspapers wane, a trove of archives remains. Unearthed in two films are the important stories of any town's record and the people who keep it. One newspaper publisher strives to keep the town's paper of record alive and an iconic photo of an unknown girl is inspected by the women who claim to know the truth.
From Arkansas' Delta, Virginia's tobacco belt, North Carolina's mountains, to Texas' Rio Grande, and gulf coast, five films offer new spiritual and historical viewpoints to challenge and honor the American South's relationship to its diverse landscapes. From indigenous land rights, drying waters, and agricultural practices, the transformations and beauty of the land are laid bare.
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