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- The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.
- Three National Security whistleblowers fight to reveal the darkest corners of America's war on terror, challenging a government that is increasingly determined to maintain secrecy.
- A group of Indigenous women risks their lives to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which jeopardizes their land, water and entire way of life.
- A pristine shoreline wonderland that is completely unique on the east coast of the United States, the Barrier Islands region of Virginia is one of America's extraordinary geological and ecological gems. Uninhabited for many years and largely protected from development, these fourteen wild islands (and surrounding waterways and saltwater marsh) now offer a prime destination for birders, kayakers, sportsmen, and eco-tourists of every stripe. But to the hardy souls who once lived and worked there, the islands afforded a culture and history as unique as their physical environment. 'Our Island Home' offers three poignant and personal vignettes, each centering on one former resident's story, to bring the Barrier Islands' vibrant and colorful past fully to life. Narrated exclusively in the voices of the people who once lived there, 'Our Island Home' features rare archival photographs of the islands' evocative landscapes and towns, and the sturdy American families who once populated them. An eye-opening first-hand account of a little-known chapter in coastal American history.
- Three independent watermen on the Eastern Shore of Virginia struggle to ply their trade in a food economy dominated by corporate interests, and an environment beset by overfishing and the rapidly accelerating threat of climate change.
- The fifth film in director James Spione's long-running series of documentaries on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, "Welcome to the Table" explores the unique foodways of the region, a simple cuisine that capitalizes on the area's access to the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean as well as its fertile farmlands, subtly combining elements of African, European and Native cooking traditions. - Morninglight Films.
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- Three generations of Virginia decoy carvers chart the evolution of their craft from utilitarian tool of subsistence hunting to collectible American folk art.
- Haunting tour of ruined structures dotting the Eastern Shore of Virginia explores a little-known chapter of American history between the Civil War and the Great Depression, when wealthy northern industrialists built exclusive sportsman's clubs, staffed and maintained by local southerners, along the remote barrier islands and coastal waterways from Delaware to Georgia.
- Director James Spione's passionate portrait of his extended family is an intimate revelation of the inner workings of the American family farm. Unlike previous documentaries on the subject, Spione examines the impending demise of the farm where his Mom grew up as the result not of economic trends or political pressures, but rather, the increasingly strained intergenerational dynamics between family members. With extraordinary plain-spoken candor, the Ames family reveals how callous parenting and diverging religious views may have led an entire generation to turn away from the family tradition. On the other hand, the film makes abundantly clear that the work itself is still a back-breaking grind, a difficult path for even the hardiest farmer's son to follow, even in the era of air-conditioned tractor cabs. A powerful evocation of a vanishing way of life, and a moving tribute to the rare character it takes to persevere on a small American farm.
- INAUGURATION: Spirit of the Crowd is a compelling, street-level view of events in our nation's capital surrounding the swearing-in of Barack Obama as President of the United States. From the huge anticipation and feverish preparations on the eve of the ceremony, to the jubilant parade that followed. From the long, cold walk of thousands through neighborhood streets on that frigid January morning, to the incredibly packed National Mall at midday, INAUGURATION captures the spirit of hope and pride that electrified the crowd of millions that came to bear witness to history.
- U.S. Army veteran Ethan McCord recounts his life-changing experiences at the scene of one of the most notorious events of the Iraq War: the slaying of two Reuters journalists, along with a group of mostly unarmed men, on the streets of Baghdad by American attack helicopters in July 2007.
- Begins with the awkward return home of a young father who takes his wife and kids to an isolated woodland glade for a picnic--and builds quietly to climax of understated, shocking power.