Four ITVS funded films are headed to Sundance 2026!

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History, spirituality, and the law collide as one Michigan tribal organization fights to ensure that Native American ancestral remains are returned to their rightful place.

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TheyDream

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Jaripeo

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Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / great-grandparent / great-grandchild]

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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

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Arrest the Midwife

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Emergent City

Untitled Martine Granby Project

Marian Anderson stands in front of the statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C

Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands

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Harlem: The Soul of the Nation

Amish men and women approaching a courthouse to attend a court hearing for an Amish sexual offender

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Keep Quiet and Forgive

Michelle Guzowski competes for the Championship as teamates and competition look on at Mahall's Twenty Lanes

Our League

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9to5: The Story of a Movement

Brief Tender Light

Brief Tender Light

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Underground

Coded Bias

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The Command Center To Bring Women Home

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