Category: documentaries
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MasterClass: Storytelling Through Portrait Photography
Tyler Mitchell, History Making Photographer behind iconic Beyoncé and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez covers shares his approach to capturing meaningful portraits MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that photographer Tyler Mitchell—the first Black photographer to shoot a cover of American Vogue—will teach a class…
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Powerful Documentary “The Race Epidemic” Premieres At CAAMFest
Film Explores the Epidemic of Hate Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) Spread by the COVID-19 Pandemic
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U.S. Army Reveals the People Behind the Uniform in New Animated Film Series
The U.S. Army released “The Calling,” a new animated film series that profiles the deeply emotional and diverse origin stories of five Soldiers as they make the most important decision of their lives: answering the call to serve. At a time of a widening military-civilian divide, “The Calling” provides an important and rare inside look…
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New Institute for Family Reimagines U.S. Child Welfare System
Institute for Family, founded by Children’s Home Society of North Carolina in October 2020, has re-released an award-winning documentary film, “From Place to Place” ahead of the next phase of the Family First Prevention Services Act this fall. The film, produced ten years ago by Matt Anderson, director of Institute for Family, and Paige Williams, founder and CEO of AudPop, tells…
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WorkingNation Examines Today’s Middle Class in ‘The Middle: Indianapolis’
LOS ANGELES — WorkingNation, a national nonprofit reporting on the future of work, today published “The Middle: Indianapolis,” a digital magazine examining the struggle to preserve one city’s middle class amid a changing workplace where workers must adapt and gain new skills just to stay afloat. Melissa Panzer of WorkingNation: “We took special care to get … real…
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Emmy award-winning filmmaker focuses lens on Florida’s struggling springs
Two-part documentary produced by Explica Media spotlights activists’ efforts to save springs from extinction MIAMI — The growing fragility of Florida’s freshwater springs, and the grassroots groups fighting to save these natural waters from extinction, are the focus of a new two-part documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Oscar Corral. View the trailer HERE. Visit the website, and follow the film…
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Short Film ‘IN THE VISIBLE’ Is Now Available On YouTube
DIRECTOR NATASHA LEE AND PRODUCER LUCIA TRAN EXAMINE THE AAPI EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA LOS ANGELES — Short documentary film IN THE VISIBLE is now available on YouTube. Director Natasha Lee and Producer Lucia Tran assembled an all-volunteer, all Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) identifying crew in the days following the March 16, 2021, mass shooting of six AAPI…
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MasterClass Announces First Class on Graphic Design
Legendary graphic designer David Carson shares his groundbreaking approach of bringing intuition and rebellion into design MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that David Carson will teach a class on graphic design. Guided by instinct instead of design norms, Carson will bring…
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Seeding Change Documentary Inspiring Consumers to Shop Smarter for the Planet Debuts on Earth Day
Seeding Change explores how businesses are working to create positive change SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — This Earth Day, Seeding Change, an award-winning, thought-provoking documentary will give an inside look into how large corporations affect climate change, inspiring consumers to shop smarter. Directed by renowned filmmaker Richard Yelland, the film takes a first-hand look at mission-based businesses…
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TWENTY PEARLS Documentary Film about First Black-Greek Letter Organization Now Available Nationwide
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Makes History with Film Production and Distribution Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® announces the North American release of TWENTY PEARLS, the official documentary film which chronicles the organization’s history. Narrated by Phylicia Rashād, TWENTY PEARLS journeys through 113 provocative years. Only 40 years past the emancipation of enslaved African Americans,…