Watch films that explore the various states of democracy across the country.
Celebrate the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
We’ve waited a year, and now #Tokyo2020 is finally here! For two weeks, the world's best athletes will compete for the chance to win both gold and glory. As we await the scores of our favorite athletes, share in the love and community of sports by watching films that tell true, personal and diverse stories for the thrill of the games.
Road Runners
In Montego Bay, three high school athletes prepare to compete in the island’s greatest sporting event: Champs. The film follows the students over a year while highlighting the historic and contemporary issues of the island. See what it means to grow up in Jamaica, and learn why these young athletes are striving for success that could determine the rest of their lives.
DECOLONIZING MENTAL HEALTH dismantles the racism that underscores the mental healthcare industry. By focusing its gaze on the transformative work of therapists and individuals of color, it calls for a redressal of the ways in which we define psychiatric illness and health.
FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS
After a year of delay, the #Tokyo2020 Olympics is finally upon us – prepare to watch your favorite athletes go for the gold with our list of must-watch films that tell true, personal and diverse stories of the thrill of the games.
As the country moves forward with its efforts to achieve racial justice and address systemic inequalities, we continue to reflect on how we talk about #RaceinAmerica with DECOLONIZING MENTAL HEALTH, a new series dismantling the racism that underscores the mental healthcare industry. Every week, therapists and advocates of color share their stories and call for change in the way mental health is defined and treated within BIPOC communities.
Continue to explore the state of democracy this month with our July Viewer’s Guide, where we feature films that highlight what freedom and equity mean in America, especially over the last year: speaking up for what’s right, making a difference in our communities and getting the chance to facilitate change.
And new this summer, STORIES FROM THE STAGE: THE PODCAST returns with both inspiring and amusing tales perfect to take along on all your summer adventures. Subscribe to catch new episodes every Wednesday.
What's New
Decolonizing Mental Health calls for a redress of ways we define and treat mental health.
A documentary series reckoning with the South's past, present, and future.
THE CONVERSATION REMIX explores the present catharsis we are living through, following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
EYES ON THE PRIZE tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today.
A South Side Chicago community’s five-year fight for respect in the face of displacement.
Stories from the Stage: The Podcast is back this summer with new episodes of love and loss, personal courage and unexpected triumphs.
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