The New Yorker Documentary
One Conductor’s Mission to Diversify Music in “The Orchestra Chuck Built”
Christopher Stoudt’s film tells the story of a conductor leading the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles and of the transformative power of music.
A Ninety-Nine-Year-Old Lawyer’s Final Case in “Frank”
Frank Lucianna spent most of his life as a criminal-defense lawyer from New Jersey; even as he pushed a hundred, he didn’t wish to retire.
“Goodbye, Morganza” Follows the Legacy of a Black Family’s Property Loss
Devon Blackwell’s short documentary explores how her great-grandparents lost the house they had owned since 1892, and the impact of that loss on generations of her family.
Offering Dignity for Those Who Die Alone in “People Like Us”
Pedro Samper’s short film follows a woman who operates a cemetery in Colombia for people who die, mostly Venezuelan migrants, without anyone to see their burial.
A Family Reckons with a Father’s Wish to Be Preserved Using Cryonics in “Eternal Father”
In Ömer Sami’s documentary short, a man’s wish to be cryogenically frozen after death raises questions for his wife and children.
Telling the Story of Ethiopia’s Red Terror Through a Family Artifact
In Ruth Hunduma’s short documentary “The Medallion,” a mother’s memories serve as a window to a history of genocide and survival.
A Veterinarian’s Soothing Compassion, in “The Passing”
The documentary short by Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas follows Michael Mullen on his rounds attending to pets and their owners.
A Public Defender’s Radical Approach to Representing the January 6th Rioters
Andrea Kalin’s documentary follows the work of a criminal-defense lawyer who strives to confront America’s political divisions with empathy.
Zooey Zephyr’s Defense of Trans Lives in a Deep-Red State
A short documentary goes behind the scenes with the Montana state representative as she fights for trans medical care and makes a momentous decision in her own life.