Mariana Blanco

Director & Editor

Follows the life of James Reese Europe, an African-American jazz pioneer who served as a lieutenant during World War I in the black military unit also known as the Harlem Hellfighters.

Hell Fighter

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Deedly

The story of Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old girl who entered a Boston hospital with mysterious symptoms, and a hacker who tried to save her sparking a debate about parental rights, medical child abuse and the gray areas in between.

The Battle for Justina Pelletier

Filmmakers and stars discuss the filming and social effects of Galaxy Quest, a comedic take-off of Star Trek, with brilliant commentary not only on the Star Trek series but on the real-life actors themselves.

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

Teenage rebel Logan finds out that 'coming of age' is a lot harder than she thought.

Junior

The Thousand Year Journey

Glauber Contessoto gambles his life savings on a joke cryptocurrency. Two months later, he becomes "The Dogecoin Millionaire" and an internet legend. While it might seem easy to get rich online, it's even easier to lose it all.

This Is Not Financial Advice

"W H A L E" by Yellow Ostrich (IMAlive.org PSA)

They say the key to any lasting relationship is communication. But what to do when your spouse speaks only in the voice of eccentric German filmmaker Werner Herzog?

His & Herzog

ESPN Fan Stories: All Hail the Queen

But You Look So Good

Revisit with the remaining original members of the Buena Vista Social Club and explore their contribution to the unknown history of Cuba.

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

"It's just as important to feed the soul as it is to feed the body" is the refrain by stylist and gender-queer activist Madin Lopez. As a teenager growing up in a broken home, Madin ended up in the foster care system, only to end up on the streets after being rejected by those who were supposed to care for them when they would not conform to traditional gender norms.

Transformation

A famous prison escape sparks the idea for a cult-like race that has seen only 10 finishers in its first 25 years. This award-winning, oddly inspiring, and wildly funny documentary reveals the sports world's most guarded secret.

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

There are more refugees in the world today than at any point in history. And half of them are children. LET ME IN is a cinematic experience which reimagines the refugee crisis as if it was happening on America's shores.

Let Me In

A haunting experimental documusical about a woman who is guided by a dream therapist onto a shamanic journey through the inner and outer worlds of being. Within the dream state, she works to shift her dream to a vision of love, and in doing so succeeds in shifting the universal dream as well.

Entelechy

The life and work of North Korean defector turned political pop artist Sun Mu.

I Am Sun Mu

"Shake the Dust" is a feature documentary that tells the stories of break dancers from conflicted "third- world" communities around the globe who, although separated by cultural boundaries and individual struggles, are intrinsically tied to one another through their passion for dance and hip-hop culture.

Shake the Dust

In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combating vicious persecution in their daily lives.

Call Me Kuchu

Natalie Skipper survived multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), but not before it flipped her life upside down. We weave together Natalie's story - which took place in Nashville, Tennessee - with a global perspective on the threat posed by the global TB epidemic.

EXPOSED: The Global Epidemic

A Look at the creative process behind the making of Linkin Park's 2010 album: A Thousand Suns.

The Meeting of a Thousand Suns

L.A. shines through the lens of Latinx storytellers shaping its California culture in the GoUSA TV show, Americanos.


Americanos | LA Episode

Animation as ancillary content for the documentary “Waiting for "Superman" directed by Davis Guggenheim.