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The Films

  • Paradise Regained

    Paradise Regained

    Steve James

    Directed by Steve James. He was the painter who brought paradise to the infamous Chicago housing projects, miles of urban housing rife …

  • Death's Chaplain

    Death’s Chaplain

    Steve James

    Directed by Steve James. For 15 years, Carroll Pickett ministered to 95 inmates in the final moments of their lives on Death …

  • Kitchen Diplomacy - The Unquiet American Series

    Kitchen Diplomacy

    Senain Kheshgi

    Directed by Senain Kheshgi. Cars pull up and Muslim men and women rush into the Ali Baba Cafe just in time for …

  • Wait For Me

    Wait For Me

    Ross Kauffman

    Directed by Ross Kauffman. “Wait for me. Wait for me and I will return.” Thus begins an extraordinary film that began a …

  • Kinda Sutra Abridged

    Kinda Sutra Abridged

    Jessica Yu

    Where exactly do babies come from? And how are they really made? Mixing humorous animation and interviews, Oscar winner Jessica Yu poses …

  • Paints On Ceiling

    Paints On Ceiling

    Jeremiah Zagar

    Directed by Jeremiah Zagar. Sometimes, an entire lifetime is decided in a moment. At least it was for Isaiah Zagar, whose mother’s …