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Thousands of women are serving outlandish federal prison sentences in the United States for their tangential relationships to drug dealers.

7:44 | Documentary | Directed By Melissa Mummert
Produced By Melissa Mummert
Winner of the CHANGEMAKER AWARD

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HAMMOUDI

9:25
Documentary
Winner of the JURY AWARD

Innocent civilians - especially children - have to stop paying the highest price in armed conflict.

A LOUD COLOR

6:34
Documentary
Winner of the LEGACY AWARD

ARGENTINA TURNING AROUND

9:18
Documentary
Winner of the LABOR AWARD

In the 1990s, Argentina embraced globalization. Instead of profiting from a global economy, a number of unfortunate circumstances led one of the most economically powerful countries in the world to complete economic collapse.

PERVERSION OF JUSTICE

7:44
Documentary
Winner of the CHANGEMAKER AWARD

Thousands of women are serving outlandish federal prison sentences in the United States for their tangential relationships to drug dealers.

DIANA

6:53
Documentary
Winner of the EMPOWERMENT AWARD

Diana is a young woman living with HIV. A mother of two, powerful advocate and activist, sister, friend and fighter for people's rights, Diana's story is one of many in a world where HIV has been a reality for nearly three decades.

THE COUNTDOWN

5:49
Spoken Word
Winner of the EMERGING ARTIST AWARD

Sofia Snow's spoken word composition unleashes a hypnotic barrage of words and images about post-9/11 America.

AFRICAN UNDERGROUND: HIP HOP IN SENEGAL

6:14
Documentary
Winner of the ROOTS & RHYMES AWARD

SOMETHING’S MOVING

7:14
Documentary
Winner of the UNSPOKEN TRUTH AWARD

Imagine being taken from your family before the age of seven and sent to live in a cavernous dormitory where you are beaten for speaking the only language you know. This massive, but tragically failed effort to assimilate American Indians was U.S. government policy until the 1970s.

A NOMAD’S LIFE

9:23
Documentary
Winner of the SUSTAINING TRADITIONS AWARD

AMERICA FOR DUMMIES

8:14
Documentary
Winner of the YOUTH VOICE AWARD

Witnessing and experiencing the apathy and ignorance of American youth towards the world.

E-WASTE

1:41
Animation
Winner of the ENVIRONMENT AWARD

Electric waste, or e-waste, is cause for serious environmental concern.

EVERY THIRD BITE

8:53
Documentary
Winner of the GOOD FOOD AWARD

Two years ago, honeybees started to disappear.

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