Current Projects

Every year, approximately 20,000 to 25,000 babies die in America within the first year of life. The United States has the fifth highest infant mortality rate when compared to 34 other Western countries and the highest rate of maternal mortality in the industrialized world. One solution: free-standing birth centers staffed by nurse/midwives providing prenatal and natal care.

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Concerned about where her young daughters might go to college one day, award-winning filmmaker Debbie Lum sets out to discover whether being a “tiger mother” will turn her kids into “the model minority” in this humorous and heartfelt tour through the central nervous system of Asian America. 

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MISSISSIPPI IN THREE PARTS is a personal exploration of home by a White and queer filmmaker. Through multiple story threads - from Tennessee Williams and contemporary political realities to the filmmaker's own segregated childhood and open heart surgery - the film reveals a place laden with meaning, challenging histories, and joyous surprises.

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When Kathy Huang's estranged uncle approaches her to make a film about his life, she spies a chance to learn about her family's murky past. But she soon finds that Uncle Frankie holds the key to a much more startling mystery at the center of modern Taiwanese politics.

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Turning the lens on the West’s imaginary Africa, from the sketches brought back by the first European adventurers to the eerily similar news and pop culture images that inspire modern voluntourists and celebrity campaigns, WHEN I SAY AFRICA takes a provocative look at enduring stereotypes of the African continent.

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Today, we are facing daunting global crises—climate change, pandemics, famine—that threaten our livelihoods, our health, and even our survival. If we are going to meet these challenges, we need a well-educated population that can understand and unlock the science that is central to so many of these problems. In memory of Michael Schwarz, we ask that you consider helping us bring to fruition a project he cared about deeply. It’s a series of short documentaries called Our Beautiful Planet.  

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Human beings rarely have the opportunity to block a major environmental disaster before it starts. Stopping Deep Sea Mining (DSM) is one of those unusual moments. Dilemma in the Deep is about recognizing and interrupting the human tendency to exploit the earth and that by connecting DSM to colonialism and materialism, we will shed light on the human philosophies of expansion and exploitation and how they contrast with those of stewardship of the ocean.

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A feature documentary about the exciting life and lasting impact of the intrepid mid-century California food writer M.F.K. Fisher, who elevated cooking from a domestic chore to a critical study of life itself.

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The Lockheed "Shooting Star" once reigned as America's first viable fighter jet. Born amid World War II threats from Germany's superior Luftwaffe, it combined the latest British jet engine designs with an American airplane. A favorite of early "Top Gun" pilots, the jet became a formidable weapon early in the Korean War and then one of the most widely used trainers in the western world. Today's fans, both military and civilian, celebrate the "Shooting Star's" unique virtues in leading air shows worldwide.

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A cinematic portrait of Faith Petric (1915–2013), San Francisco folk musician and community builder who lent her voice to social justice movements in the Bay Area and nationally for over half a century.

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Sister Corita Kent, the “pop art nun,” dazzled 1960s America with her joyful art and radical teachings. With bold, colorful prints that advocated for justice, this rebel nun became a counterculture icon, challenging the art world and Catholic church alike. Decades later, as Corita’s studio faces demolition, her students and a new generation of artists excavate the legacy of her unconventional life. Through her own words, archival footage, animation, interviews, and vérité footage, the feature-length documentary, You Should Never Blink, reveals Corita’s lasting influence hiding in plain sight.

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Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Vivian Kleiman has launched a new social media campaign to motivate queer Gen Zers in swing states to vote

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A GRAIN OF TRUTH takes the viewer on a disturbing journey through a chapter of World War II history, deconstructing deeply entrenched legends that have masked a far more nuanced wartime experience in Denmark - both its bravery and its blemishes.

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