JustFilms Collection
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Girl Rising
Demonstrating the irrepressible power of the human spirit, nine unforgettable girls from the developing world overcome long odds to pursue their education and fulfill their dreams.
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Gideon’s Army
Fifty years after the US Supreme Court granted all people accused of a felony the right to an attorney, Gideon’s Army reveals the struggles of three young public defenders as they labor to provide quality representation despite staggering caseloads and a lack of resources.
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Gaining Ground
Founded in 1984, Boston’s Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative has become a national model for innovative community-based organizing and development. Now a fresh generation of leaders continues its mission to promote opportunity and engender hope amid many challenges.
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Citizen Koch
After the US Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling, Wisconsinites rise up to recall Gov. Scott Walker and clash with the Koch brothers’ Tea Party-aligned Americans for Prosperity. Working-class Republican voters must choose sides.
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At Berkeley
A penetrating look at the inner workings of the University of California, Berkeley, the oldest and most prestigious member of the state’s 10-campus public education system.
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American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
The Chinese American philosopher Grace Lee Boggs had a thick FBI file from 75 years in the labor, civil rights, and Black Power movements. She challenged a new generation to set aside assumptions and redefine revolution for a new era.
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American Promise
Thirteen years in the making, American Promise offers a rare look into the lives of two middle-class black families as they navigate the ups and downs of parenting and educating their sons.
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180 Days: Inside an American High School
A fledgling Washington, DC, high school tries to meet the needs of some of the nation’s most challenged youth. This intimate portrait of the school centers on five remarkable students and their dynamic young principal.
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How to Survive a Plague
How to Survive a Plague tells the story of an improbable group of activists who demanded the attention of a fearful nation, helped push promising new medications through trials in record time, and reversed the tide of the AIDS epidemic.
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Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp, New York’s indomitable, streetwise champion of the arts, introduced interracial casting to the American stage, brought us free Shakespeare in the Park, and nurtured many of our greatest playwrights, directors, and actors.
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Love Free or Die
Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop ordained in a major Christian denomination, travels from small-town New England churches to London’s Lambeth Palace, calling for equality and support for LGBT rights.
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Reportero
At a Tijuana-based independent newsweekly, a longtime reporter and his colleagues doggedly follow leads in one of the world’s deadliest places for journalists.