World & Nature
What do we owe the planet? Who speaks for the places that can't speak for themselves? From Indigenous guardians of the Amazon to scientists exploring the origins of the universe, these films connect us to the earth beneath our feet and the stars above our heads.
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Tanna
On the remote volcanic island of Tanna in Vanuatu, one of the last traditional tribes in the world still lives by the old ways. When Wawa, a young woman of the Yakel tribe, falls in love with Dain, her chief's grandson, their love is forbidden — and when war with a rival tribe escalates, Wawa is ...
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Emergent City
Emergent City is a gripping, decade-in-the-making documentary that follows the high-stakes battle over Sunset Park, a working-class, immigrant neighborhood on Brooklyn's industrial waterfront. When a group of private developers acquires Industry City--a massive, aging complex of 16 industrial bui...
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Genesis 2.0
On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, a mammoth discovery becomes the first manifestation of the next great technological revolution — genetics. Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival. Werner Herzog meets Jurass...
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The Falling Sky
The Yanomami people of the Amazon have known the forest as home for thousands of years. Now they're watching it disappear. The Falling Sky is an urgent documentary about the sacred relationship between Indigenous peoples and nature, alongside the devastating, ongoing assault of deforestation on b...
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Journey Of The Universe
This is the epic documentary exploring the human connection to Earth and the cosmos. From producer/directors Patsy Northcutt and David Kennard (director of Carl Sagan's Cosmos and The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell). Winner of the 2012 Northern California Emmy Award for best documen...
