Fall 2024 Hot Films View

When a mysterious naked drifter stumbles into the backyard of a tough-as-nails Alabama matriarch and her restless daughter, the uneasy trio becomes entangled in a web of secrets, mistrust, and the search for a missing man in their small Southern town.

This film is produced by SheNYC Arts, a nationwide nonprofit that fights for gender equity in the arts and entertainment industry.

The Waiting Game is a powerful documentary that reveals an incredible battle between the NBA and a tiny not for profit working to gain full recognition for the men of the ABA – a colorful, exciting, rival league that arguably invented the modern game of basketball. It’s a fight for benefits the players of the ABA felt were promised, but never delivered.

While following an investigation of the legal trail of the ABA-NBA merger, key impact journalism and the advocacy for justice, the film reveals the lines that can stand between raw corporate interest and basic human dignity.

'Through The Eyes of a Death Doula' is a feature-length documentary that explores the complexities of death and dying in the United States. It focuses on the holistic approach provided by end-of-life doulas and aims to showcase the significance of human connection during the end-of-life journey through the scope of empathy and compassion.

Witnessing her recently widowed father slip into dementia; Phoebe is at a crossroads in her life. Inspired by young Latin teens dream of being a dancer she is reminded of her own childhood dream. Finally stumbling upon her father's secret, Phoebe makes the bold choice to change her life path and help her elderly father do the same.

Dreams and dance heal this father/daughter relationship and the places we call home inspire the next generation of dancers.

In 1974, a group of young feminists from the local Austin NOW chapter, recognized a desperate need in their community for advocates, to help victims of sexual assault navigate the difficult experiences and emotions following their attacks.

Don’t Call Me Baby, is a documentary feature film that tells the untold story of how my mother, Victoria Worsham, and her friends, Laura Brookshire, Ellen Fisher, Patricia Davis, and many more, fought tirelessly and hard to change that.

Completely as volunteers, these female activists, founded the Austin Rape Crisis Center, which turned 50 years old in 2024. Now known as The Safe Alliance, it is still a beacon of hope and safety for their community.

A filmmaker chasing the mysteries of her sister’s brain injury, falls into the depths of survivors’ minds—journeying through surreal worlds of trauma, recovery, and her own forgotten past.

Students Catherine and Maryam could have never imagined the movement they would ignite by pitching some tents on the campus lawn of Columbia University. With threats of suspensions and a police raid, they risk everything to lead the pro-Palestine protests on their campus.

THE ENCAMPMENT captures the historic protest movement that unfolded inside Columbia University and ignited the rest of the world, told through the key activists who organized it all. With unprecedented access, this film utilizes over 60 hours of unseen footage to offer an intimate perspective on the movement that overtook the world.

In this intimate conversation, Sara Banyan and her former trauma specialist, Will Randle, LCSW, shine a light on the epidemic of childhood sexual abuse and how to end the cycle of shame. This conversation is a deep dive into the aftermath of childhood SA, how talking about the abuse is helping survivors, and ways that families, friends and mental health providers can help survivors attune after abuse.

In the northernmost settlements on Earth, Greenland’s subsistence hunters face growing restrictions creating a surprising tug-of-war between wildlife conservation and indigenous cultural heritage. This is the surprising story of what happens when an indigenous culture’s sustainable way of living in harmony with nature collides with global conservation imperatives.

When a young boy accompanies his mother on her overnight shift in a Texas hospital, a group of nurses band together to keep him hidden and his mother’s job safe.

In Manhattan’s Chinatown, a small but mighty organization is forging the future of a dramatically transforming neighborhood. Welcome to Chinatown is shaping the next generation of change of this historic neighborhood by uplifting legacy businesses, fueling entrepreneurship and constructing a first-of-its-kind innovation center.

Chinatown Futures is a multi-year documentary film that follows this group of young trailblazers and their journey from a humble GoFundMe campaign to an indispensable community organization. Through their work, we explore the stories that make up Chinatown: a 70-year-old gift shop, an old school Cantonese diner, and a multigenerational tofu maker.

Have you ever been in a global pandemic? Have you ever been labeled "radical" for standing up for what you believe in? How about that time you forgot to mute yourself on zoom? Well you’re not alone, Nairobi is experiencing the exact same things. She’s a student at a Performing Arts Conservatory in downtown Miami. Her world has drastically changed indefinitely and she’s far from the only one. Her story explores the complexities of the Black Lives Matter movement, the impact of systemic racism in higher education, and the diverse experiences of Black individuals. This whitty, modern, and relevant series will shift attitudes about generation Z from radical to innovators!

When caught in a disaster, who would you save? If you knew about the disaster before it strikes, who would you let die? What if the choices you make now determine whether or not you are worthy to pass The Test.

While Robert McCain and Richard LaBarbera serve their 41st year in prison for a brutal crime they claim they didn't commit, a private investigator digs for answers and uncovers a trail of corruption throughout an entire region of Upstate New York.

Sentenced to life for crimes he committed as a child, Terrence Graham took his fight for freedom all the way to the Supreme Court and won. After twenty-one years behind bars, he is finally getting out - but is life outside just another prison?