Freestyle Digital Media
1) Zero weeks
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It is the first feature documentary to explore America's desperate need for modern paid family leave policies. With the help of a variety of experts, we follow the historical arc of family and medical leave and how the nation arrived where it is now: lagging behind every other country in the world except for Papua New Guinea. The feature film explores the economic, social, medical, marital and global perspective for paid family leave.
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Provides a candid look at several American women as they transition from active duty to civilian life after serving tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Called "ENGAGING, HONEST and POWERFUL," this film is a beautiful tapestry interlaced with poignant moments, social commentary, and humor.
4) Samsara
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Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. SAMSARA reunites director Ron Fricke and producer Mark Magidson, whose award winning films Baraka and Chronos were acclaimed for their combining visual and musical artistry. SAMSARA is a Sanskrit word that means "the ever turning wheel of life" and is the point of departure for the filmmakers as they search for the elusive current of interconnection that runs through our lives. Filmed over a...
5) The Syndrome
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An explosive documentary following the crusade of a group of doctors, scientists, and legal scholars who have uncovered that “Shaken Baby Syndrome,” a child abuse theory used in hundreds of US prosecutions each year, doesn’t exist.
9) The Cove
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A team of activists, filmmakers, and freedivers expose a deadly secret hidden in a remote cove in Taiji, Japan, uncovering a tradition of shocking cruelty. This unforgettable and courageous story will inspire outrage and action.
10) Before the plate
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Follow John Horne, one of Canada's most renowned chefs, as he traces the ingredients from a single plate of food from his restaurant all the way back to the farms they came from. Along the way, he discovers some of the most pressing issues the farming world faces.
12) Lady like
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The fairy-tale life of RuPaul's Drag Race star, Lady Camden, shines in Luke Willis' intimate and joyous documentary. As she soars to international fame, the filmmakers dive into the dark past that drove her to seek the fantasy of the performing arts.
13) Pomegranate
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"It's the elections of Donald Trump in 2016, and a young, liberal, Iraqi Muslim refugee struggles to find her footing in a neighborhood of conservative, Iraqi Christians while battling her family's fears and demands of loyalty to traditions."-- from container.
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The first documentary in this two-part series, OIL, WATER & CLIMATE RESISTANCE traces the fight against the expansion of pipelines carrying highly toxic tar sands oil through essential waterways in Minnesota, following movement leaders using direct action and legal strategy to protect the sacred and demand justice.
18) Necessity
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This two-part film series unfolds around activists and their use of the necessity defense in jury trials in different regions of the US after being charged with trespassing. Legal strategies in the climate movement take center stage as Indigenous leaders and Native and non-Native activists respond to the growing climate emergency. From the Mississippi Headwaters, wild rice fields and Great Lakes in Part I to the rivers and mountains of the Columbia...
19) Shaka
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SHAKA: A STORY OF ALOHA is a lighthearted quest to uncover the origins of Hawai‘i’s iconic hand sign. From surfers to soldiers to folk hero Hamana Kalili, the film reveals how the Shaka became a global symbol of Aloha.
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Kim and Amy have been best friends since high school but haven't seen each other since Amy moved to the West Coast for grad school. They are reunited on a trip to Jay, Kim's boyfriend's lake house, joined by Jay himself, his stepbrother Alex, and Kim's cousin, Lin. When Amy left for the West Coast, she was in love with Jay, even though she thought it'd never work out because she was fat. Now that things have changed, and they are all here, it's impossible...






