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QUEST

A North Philadelphia family’s 10-year journey is an illumination of race and class in America, a testament to love, healing, and hope.
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Always in Season

An exploration of the history of lynching in America that tracks the mob violence from its origins to the death of a teenager in 2014.
American Nomads

Take a ride with Americans who have left traditional homes and mainstream society behind for the freedom of life on the road.

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Jon Olshefski's Fire for QUEST
January 23, 2020

Jonathan Olshefski’s ITVS-supported QUEST (Open Call, 2015) follows Christopher “Quest” Rainey, Christine’a “Ma” Rainey, their daughter PJ, and Christine’a’s older son William over almost a decade in North Philadelphia. Deeply intimate, the film begins by focusing on the family’s involvement in their community—Quest’s name comes from his rap…
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Jenny Murray Amplifies the Untold Stories of the Women in the Sandinistas Revolution
January 13, 2020

The women combatants of the Sandinistas are some of the most compelling feminist leaders of all time, yet their story has mostly been erased from history. Their contributions to the revolution helped Nicaraguan women achieve equality and higher standards of living, only to see their party turn its back on women altogether. We spoke with director Jenny…

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