Roy W. Dean Grant Fall 2025 Finalists

A struggling artist’s sugar daddy finances her art and new studio—until her latest series of hyper-stylized dioramas of murdered men fractures their transactional relationship, igniting a slow, unsettling psychological spiral over power and creative control.

Follow along as we do an in-depth dive into some of Attorney David A. Robinson’s real-life cases from his over 38 year career as a Civil Attorney and ex-Detroit Police Officer. We will dive into cases of Brutality, Wrongful Death and Misconduct through his unique lens. Joining us each episode will be a roster of panel guests. Guest such as Victims, Victim’s Families, Psychologist, Therapists, Internal Affairs officers, Doctors, Police Officers and more.

Our goal is to highlight the benefits of mandatory periodic mental health evaluations of officers nationwide and to the change the status quo from “only as needed”

She Cried That Day is a story of love, spirit, and the unwavering power of Indigenous women who refuse to let their loved ones remain invisible in the eyes of the justice system. Christine Means and her family have spent years questioning the circumstances surrounding her sister’s death. A renewed sense of hope for justice places Christine at the center of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives movement in New Mexico. As she becomes a voice for her sister, we get an inside look into how this deadly crisis takes a toll on a family, a community and a state.

Historic reunions of the classic country music stars, songwriters and industry pros of the 1960s-1980s, filmed to produce a highly informative, engaging and entertaining documentary.

In Ruby Red South Carolina, the only five women in an overwhelmingly male and conservative State Senate defy party lines and fight for women’s rights. Their bipartisan unity becomes a rallying point for women across the Southeast–and a political weapon that is turned against them by their enemies.

This short documentary film follows three formerly incarcerated men as they trade prison for paddles and navigate the wild whitewater rapids of Northern California’s AMERICAN RIVER in search of freedom, connection, and themselves. The film situates the urgent issue of justice reform within a landscape of wild beauty and shared humanity. Against the roar of the rapids, AMERICAN RIVER explores our ideas of fear, joy, opportunity, and what it means to be free.

IN LOVE WITH EINSTEIN is a controversial, fast paced, script, based on the true story of Albert Einstein and his first wife, Mileva Maric Einstein (in their 20’s and 30’s) and their stormy, passionate romance and their intense scientific collaboration. He rises to fame, while she hides her participation in his ultimately renowned work, as they secretly must give up their daughter, born out of wedlock. The movie reveals new information about Mileva Maric Einstein. Based on the Einstein Family Letters with IP Rights, this is the only movie authorized by the Einstein Family. It is Mileva’s Maric Einstein’s untold story. ( Contact Director Linda Shayne for Einstein Sizzle Reel.)

After catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles upend their lives, four different teens from a cross-section of LA face extraordinary loss while navigating the ordinary challenges of adolescence: When your world burns down, how do you grow up?

It’s a legacy of innovation, resilience, and responsibility—hidden in plain sight.
What begins as a search for a forgotten object becomes a cinematic revelation of American ingenuity. When entrepreneurial cousins Leslie Grigg and Steve Grigg uncover a long-lost artifact known as the “Holey Board,” they reopen a 65-year mystery behind one of America’s most recognizable foods: Tater Tots®.

The Color Of Pain: Invisible Disabilities is a poetically-charged documentary that offers a firsthand look into the lives of four black women braving the battleground of inclusion through conversations and art. Watch as these women endure the moral catastrophe of having their pain and disability rendered invisible all while channeling it in ways you’ll want to see to find joy through pain.

After murdering their sleazeball boss and blowing up their workplace, two dysfunctional strippers — one jaded, one guilt-ridden — try to lay low, shake off the hangover, and figure out if their new neighbor with wings is here to help…

…or just judge the shit out of them.

Seven people arrive to teach horses, only to discover the horses are teaching them!
Letters from the Herd is a vérité-style feature documentary set at Starr Horse Retreats, a remote Nevada sanctuary where 17 rescue horses live in sacred partnership with humans. Filmed by Emmy-nominated director Chihiro Wimbush, the film follows four primary participants through a month-long immersive retreat centered on positive reinforcement clicker training, intuitive horse-human communication, and profound spiritual transformation.

When a cynical single mom running her family’s struggling Wyoming dude ranch clashes with a cocky LA developer during Christmas week, they must overcome their prejudices and painful pasts to discover that reconciliation and family are the greatest gifts of all.

The “26 Seconds” USA Border Crisis highlights the heartbreaking stories of young women who were trafficked as children right here in the United States, and who have all experienced similarly horrific traumas. The story is told from the survivors’ point of view and outlines the horrors of their captivity. “USA Border Crisis,” is a poignant and unapologetic episode that takes the viewer on a compelling and emotional journey, shedding light on the 300,000 children missing from the U.S. southern border and the stories of American survivors. The documentary strives to create awareness and serves as a call to action, with the ultimate goal of destroying this horrific global industry.

After catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles upend their lives, four different teens from a cross-section of LA face extraordinary loss while navigating the ordinary challenges of adolescence: When your world burns down, how do you grow up?

An Arrow Shot Through Time unearths an extraordinary act of generosity from 1847. Despite their own suffering after the Trail of Tears, the Choctaw Nation sent $170—the equivalent of $7,000 today—across the Atlantic Ocean to aid the starving Irish during the Great Hunger. This powerful gesture of empathy forged an enduring bond between two nations that continues to inspire and resonate today.