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- Four young friends set out to live on just $1 a day for two months in rural Guatemala. Armed with only a video camera, they battle hunger, parasites, and extreme financial stress as they attempt to survive life on the edge.
- Glauber Contessoto gambles his life savings on a joke cryptocurrency. Two months later, he becomes "The Dogecoin Millionaire" and an internet legend. While it might seem easy to get rich online, it's even easier to lose it all.
- The golden valley of Bamyan, Afghanistan is once again on the edge of a great change. Skiing has been introduced to the ancient mountain city, sparking an unlikely yet joyful athletic revolution. Two teenage potato farmers from rival ethnic groups vie for the crown of an exhilarating ski race, led by an Olympic-hopeful local coach who sees a deeper truth in the sport as a tool for building camaraderie and resiliency within the community. But the stakes of those lessons become existential when they endure the shocking collapse of their country to the Taliban, displacing many across the globe as refugees, and forcing them all to face a future they could never have dreamed of. CHAMPIONS OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY is both an inspiring sports fable and a portrait of people in the midst of profound transition -- parallel stories converging to explore what it means to be a champion, in all its forms.
- Two filmmakers fully embed themselves in a Syrian refugee camp, providing an intimate look at the world's most dire humanitarian crisis.
- Five Years North is the coming-of-age story of Luis, an undocumented Guatemalan boy who just arrived alone in New York City. He struggles to work, study, and evade Judy - the Cuban-American ICE officer patrolling his neighborhood.
- Paperboy Love Prince is a far cry from your typical New York City mayoral candidate. They can often be found in Washington Square Park standing on top of a bedazzled school bus rapping about social issues. When they announced their run for mayor, many laughed them off as a joke candidate. However, as their campaign starts to heat up, their viral tactics gain momentum online and in mainstream media like Rolling Stone and The Trevor Noah Show. Can Paperboy act as a nexus between the people who wouldn't ordinarily engage in politics and a platform that serves them?
- During the largest food crisis in a century, a group of college students step up to help those facing hunger. Their small local effort inspires hope nationally and motivates 600+ students to drop everything to feed millions of families. Within months, the project scales larger than anyone could have imagined and the students find themselves on the front lines of fighting hunger. As food bank lines grow across the country and college finals approach, do the students have what it takes to create a long term solution?
- Over 30 years ago, Lisa Creason attempted to rob a Subway cash register. She had no plan, no weapon, and no get-away car. It was an act of desperation to feed her infant daughter, and resulted in a criminal record she couldn't escape. While in nursing school, a law passed that prevented her from becoming a nurse, her only path out of poverty. Lisa refused this future, and began fighting tooth-and-nail to overturn the law. Today, because of her determination, Lisa works as a registered nurse, saving the lives of COVID-19 patients and fighting daily to overturn similar laws across the United States. This film is a story of hope, forgiveness, and the power of a do-it-yourself attitude.
- Lizbeth Mateo is an attorney who swore to uphold the Constitution. She's also undocumented. When a client takes sanctuary in a church, Lizbeth's own experience guides their fight for justice.
- Rosa Coj Bocel's smile is infectious. Her eyes shine and her grin turns into a full-blown laugh as she talks about how much she has waited for this day to arrive. This day is her graduation from Solola High School at age 25. Rosa - These Storms is Rosa's story. Rosa's voice weaves quietly through as she talks about growing up in a small village in rural Guatemala. Her eyes well with tears as she shows pictures of her little daughter. Nothing in her life has been easy. But, as a bird who weathers rain and storms, Rosa shows us all what it means to follow your dreams and to fly.
- In virtual reality, For My Son tells the story of Firas, a 27-year-old Syrian refugee. From seeing the bombed out buildings of Aleppo to the city streets of Jordan, experience the journey of a refugee striving to rebuild far from home.