For Women's History Month, discover inspiring stories of fearless activists and unsung heroes who shape history everyday - from women of color taking charge of grassroots political campaigns in the must-see two-part series And She Could Be Next to Holocaust survivor, Eva Schloss, who uses cutting-edge technology to bring her story to life in 116 Cameras. Note that 306 Hollywood expires on March 18th, so be sure to watch this unique and inventive documentary before it's too late.
For the past 16 years,Cinema Eye Honors has celebrated the best and most groundbreaking documentary filmmaking, while honoring the talented professionals who bring these stories to life. To date, 30 of Cinema Eye's honorees have been featured on POV, a platform that shares remarkable and thought-provoking stories with audiences worldwide.
If you missed it or simply wish to relive the experience, Let the Little Light Shine is streaming until March 11th, described by the Chicago Tribune as "[delivering] the visceral impact of all six Rocky movies and a couple of Creed films put together."
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On The Divide: The lives of three Latinx people intersect at the last reproductive health clinic on the border.
Standing Above the Clouds: Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists stand to protect their sacred mountain Mauna Kea from the building of the world’s largest telescope.
306 Hollywood: Amagical realist documentary of two siblings who undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother's house.
North by Current (2022 Cinema Eye Spotlight Award): Director Angelo Madsen Minax returns home to rural Michigan after the death of his niece.
Not Going Quietly (2022 Unforgettable Documentary Subject - Ady Barkan): A rising star in progressive politics and new father, Ady Barkan's life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS.
Shut Up And Paint (2023 Outstanding Nonfiction Short nominee): Painter Titus Kaphar turns to film when the art world tries to silence his activism.
QUEST(2018 Outstanding Achievement in Editing - Lindsay Utz): Filmed with vérité intimacy for nearly a decade, QUEST is the moving portrait of a family from North Philadelphia.
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