Documentary Films on The D-Word

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My mom's name is Jean? (2008)

Produced by Myles David Jewell

A 25 year-old moves home for 30 days and calls his mom by her first name to see if he can grow up.


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Voyage to Amasia (2011)

Directed by Randy Bell & Eric V. Hachikian

An Armenian composer searches for his roots in Turkey.


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Lanre in Lagos (2013)

Directed by Ari Sznajder

Lanre has a dream to become a Polo Player in Lagos, Nigeria. Will he make it?


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Opening Our Eyes (2012)

Directed by Gail Mooney

It's Not Just a Movie - It's a Movement


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A Harlem Mother (2010)

Directed by Ivana Todorovic

The story of a woman who lost her son to gun violence and turned her pain into positive use


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The Word is Love: Jamaica's Michael Manley (2012)

First and only documentary on the full life and career of Michael Manley


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Everyday Life of Roma children From Block 71 (2007)

Directed by Ivana Todorovic

Growing up as Roma minority in squatter settlement in Belgarde,Serbia


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RAPRESENT (2008)

Directed by Ivana Todorovic

Bojan (aka RAPRESENT) is an orphan refuge in his late teens living on the streets of Belgrade.


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Rude Dude (unreleased)

Steve Rude, Nexus, superhero, comics, depression, mental illness


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A Place in the World (2013)

Directed by Adam Maurer & William Silva Reddington

We've got a lot to learn.


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Into Abyssinia (2009)

Directed by Adam Maurer

In devastation, there is opportunity.


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Aliens Among Us (2009)

Directed by Martina Radwan

When forced to flee or stay silent, these families spoke up.


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Spring In Awe (2004)

The overpowering displays of Times Square as a lullaby of global capitalism in times of war.


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Don Policarpo & I: Travels With a Puppeteer. (2009)

Directed by Nicolas Gulino

Who is the man behind the curtain?


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American Courtesans (2013)

A Different Kind of American Story


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The Revisionaries (2012)

Directed by Scott Thurman

The theory of evolution and a re-write of US history are up for debate on the Texas SBOE.


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The Expedition (unreleased)

Directed by Kenny Brown

Around the world by human power


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Time In The Minors (2010)

Produced by Tony Okun

Two Players. One Dream...What's it like trying to make it to the Major Leagues?


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The Undesirable (unreleased)

Directed by Michael Jacoby