Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale

Since it was accidentally released into the Mississippi River 30 years ago, a relentless aquatic invader —the Asian Carp—has been heading north. Famous for their insatiable hunger and their Olympic […]

Uranium Drive-In

In a boom-bust uranium mining community in rural, southwestern Colorado, a heated battle is raging over a proposed new uranium mill – the first, if approved, to be built in […]

Rooster Trademark Paper, The

Amir, a young, aspiring artist in Iran, sells newspapers to help support his mother and younger sister. When he discovers an advertisement for a visual arts competition, he is eager […]

With My Friends

BLACKOUT (USA, 2013, 7 min.) It was a hot summer night in the city when the power went out. Everything changed…but that was not necessarily a bad thing. Not normal […]

Land of Hope, The

In the prefecture of Nagashima, Japan, two families are torn apart when an earthquake causes a nuclear meltdown. The government draws danger zones across the prefecture, with one line dividing […]

La Source

Each day, the villagers of a small, rural community called La Source in Haiti must choose between enduring a long, treacherous walk to retrieve clean water or drinking contaminated water […]

Raising Shrimp

World Premiere America’s most popular seafood is really a cheap foreign import. Following Ted, an engineer, and Andy, an ecologist, on a quest for a better shrimp, Raising Shrimp reveals […]

Great Flood, The

The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its earthen embankments in 145 […]

Chesapeake, The

WHAT IS A DEAD ZONE? (USA, 2013, 10 min.) Dive into the Chesapeake Bay with Philippe Cousteau and scientists from the Oyster Recovery Partnership, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), […]

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

American realist painter Edward Hopper’s influential style has left a lasting impression on modern culture. His scenes of modern American life, most notably Nighthawks, have been recreated in myriad films […]