Special Screening

A fearless documentary portrait of three athletes with intellectual disabilities navigating life beyond the international spotlight of the Special Olympics World Games

“Every time you go into the water with another black diver, it’s a family reunion.” Black Godfather of Scuba follows the extraordinary life and mission of Dr. Albert Jose "Doc" Jones, founder of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers. When...

As the new football season approaches amidst the shadow of a nuclear threat, a professional Ukrainian soccer team faces a controversial choice: trading their shin guards for machine guns. With the war escalating, the team practices for a season th...

Even when he was throwing strikes for the Red Sox, Curt Schilling was not like other baseball players. He would spend late nights buried in the computer screen, dreaming of building the greatest multiplayer game empire to rival World of Warcraft. ...

The girls of Champ Camp are typical teenagers — eager to challenge the old ways and looking to make their mark. But there are differences. For one thing, Adla, Rahmeeh and We'am are Palestinians growing up in Jordan’s Al-Baqa’a refugee camp. For a...

Aron wants to prove to his family that soccer can be a career, and Luis wants it to open doors to further opportunities. Houston United follows the soccer team at Margaret Long Wisdom High School in Houston, TX, made up of 24 players from 12 diffe...

Indeed’s Rising Voices, in partnership with Emmy® Award-winning writer, creator and actor Lena Waithe and her company Hillman Grad Productions and 271 Films, is back with its third season. Indeed knows talent is universal but opportunity is not–an...

When LA Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant died in a tragic accident in January 2020, epic murals started to appear throughout the city, by artists and ordinary Angelenos alike. Mamba’s Murals explores what these expressions of grief and commemoration rev...

Training barefoot and in traditional dress, the Diablillas prepare for their biggest challenge yet: a softball game against their rivals, the Amazonas, in front of thousands of fans. In Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, groups of indigenous women are de...

Meet Special K, Peanut, Charlie, and the rest of The Brentford Penguins, a soccer team with a difference: all the young players have Down’s Syndrome. Mighty Penguins follows Coach Allan, the players, and their families as they prepare to be the gu...

In an ordinary garage along the Jersey Shore, discover an extraordinary substance. Stored within are barrels containing the magic muck that makes a 100mph fastball possible. Mud Man follows the story of one man’s lifelong passion for collecting, c...

Meet the Haudenosaunee U21 lacrosse team as they compete at the 2022 World Lacrosse Men’s U21 Championship. For the Haudenosaunee, lacrosse is more than just a game, it’s a sacred tradition. Struggling to balance their personal dreams and the desi...

OnBoard is a brilliant chronicle of the rise of Black women on America's boards and the evolution of board diversity from Patricia Roberts Harris in 1971 to the present day, as seen through the eyes of a group of fearless women organized during th...

It’s the 2015 Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks are on the brink of a second consecutive victory over the New England Patriots. With just seconds to go the crowd expects ferocious running back Marshawn Lynch to punch into the end zone. But Coach Pe...

A group of Ethiopian young women fight to create a skatepark of their own and to spread their love of skateboarding, and the liberation it offers, to girls across the country. Despite the challenges of red tape and civil war, what never fades is t...

Get the money and get out. Gina Fiore has worked with various teams and partnerships, taking over ten million dollars from casinos over the course of her career. Legally. In Miss Brown, the master card counter and professional gambler reveals the ...

Nine seconds, it’s about all you have. Welcome to the fast-paced world of a NASCAR pit crew. Over the Wall is an immersive film following Brehanna Daniels, the first Black woman pit crew member and tire changer in NASCAR, as she works her way back...

Playing in this program: Mayan Softball RevolutionOne YardBlack Godfather of Scuba

Playing in this program: War GamesWaterfall HuntersSkatepark Sisters

Playing in this program: Captains of UkraineMiss BrownCurt Schilling's Imperfect GameMighty Penguins

Playing in this program: The NationalsMud ManOver the Wall

Playing in this program: Houston UnitedMamba's MuralsHeavy Metal

In war-torn Ukraine, two young soccer captains, Ivan and Andriy, pick through shrapnel and rubble to play the game they love. Amidst blaring sirens and imminent missile threats, these 12-year-old rivals gear up for an overdue match against each ot...

If you don’t know something exists, how do you give it a voice? Waterfall Hunters follows three Costa Ricans -Javier, Jimmy and Miguel- as they seek to find, document, and inspire others to preserve invaluable ecosystems and habitats in the Costa ...