As political and economic discontent continue to spread across the globe, we must not forget that the basic human rights and freedoms we enjoy and expect as citizens are more vital and precious than ever. Both at home and abroad, basic human rights and freedoms are being slowly chiseled away in the name of "security," and we see new human targets of discrimination and suspicion every day. But regardless of race, color, ethnic or national origin, religion, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability, we must not forget or compromise our commitment to equality and freedom for all people. In the RIGHTS Community, we’ll recognize and address human and civil rights and other issues related to immigration, political dissent, free speech, religious freedom, as well as the rights of nature and all sentient beings.

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TOWN DESTROYER TOWN DESTROYER (53 min)
A high profile battle erupts over images of African American slaves and Native Americans in New Deal-era murals at a San Francisco high school.
TRUTH TELLERS TRUTH TELLERS (58 min)
Chronicles the lives of Americans fighting for peace, racial equity, environmental justice and indigenous rights through the eyes of Robert Shetterly, a long time activist and artist.
 
STEWART UDALL: THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY STEWART UDALL: THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY (78 min)
Examines the trajectory of Stewart Udall's life from his childhood to his years as the most prominent and effective Secretary of the Interior.
EVER GREEN EVER GREEN (30 min)
For almost 40 years, partners Marianne Edain and Steve Erickson have worked continually to retain the rural character and ecological diversity of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, north of Seattle.
 
FIGHT LIKE HELL FIGHT LIKE HELL (55 min)
She dedicated her life to saving working families everywhere. The robber barons called her “the most dangerous woman in America,” but workers called her “Mother Jones.”
WELCOME TO COMMIE HIGH WELCOME TO COMMIE HIGH (94 min)
An in-depth exploration of Community High School in Ann Arbor, MI, one of the sole survivors from America's early '70s "free schools" movement, now a thriving public school.
 
A CRIME ON THE BAYOU A CRIME ON THE BAYOU (91 min)
A Black teenager is arrested for touching a white boy's arm! The unjustly arrested Black man and his young Jewish attorney take the case to the Supreme Court to fight for the right of all Americans to a fair trial.
A RECKONING IN BOSTON A RECKONING IN BOSTON (84 min)
Explores what keeps the gap between rich and poor, white and Black, so glaringly wide in Boston.
 
MELTDOWN IN DIXIE MELTDOWN IN DIXIE (54 and 40 min)
A battle erupts in Orangeburg, SC, between the Sons of Confederate Veterans and an ice cream shop owner forced to fly the Confederate flag in his parking lot.
IN OUR OWN HANDS IN OUR OWN HANDS (67 min)
Follows the extraordinary steps ordinary people are taking to help millions with chronic diseases find their way back to health.
 
THIRST FOR JUSTICE THIRST FOR JUSTICE (58 min)
Focuses on three battles for clean water—on the Navajo Reservation, in Flint MI, and at Standing Rock—united in the belief that Water Is Life.
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? (87 min)
Unravels the ways that years of minority rule by one party have reshaped democracy in Wisconsin, where voters are finding their lives increasingly irrelevant to state lawmakers.
 
CRUTCH CRUTCH (96 min)
Chronicles the gravity defying life of Bill Shannon, an internationally renowned artist, breakdancer and skate punk — on crutches.
ORCHESTRATING CHANGE ORCHESTRATING CHANGE (85 min)
Tells the inspiring story of Me2/Orchestra, the only orchestra in the world created by and for people living with mental illness and those who support them.
 
INTO THE NIGHT: PORTAITS OF LIFE AND DEATH INTO THE NIGHT: PORTRAITS OF LIFE AND DEATH (242 min)
Features intimate, provocative stories of men and women forever changed by their encounters with mortality.
A HOME CALLED NEBRASKA A HOME CALLED NEBRASKA (69 min)
People in Nebraska wholeheartedly welcome refugees and show that the newcomers enrich their communities, their economies, and their lives.
 
WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS (86 min)
Follows the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color on the frontlines of social justice.
THE EMOJI STORY THE EMOJI STORY (79 min)
Explores the complex, conflict-prone, and often hilarious world of the creators, lovers, and arbiters of emoji, our world's newest pictorial language.
 
BORDER SOUTH BORDER SOUTH (83 min)
A vivid portrait of Central American immigrants who disappear along the trail running from southern Mexico to the US border, exposing a global migration system that renders human beings invisible in life, as well as in death.
AMÁ AMÁ (74 min)
The untold story of the involuntary sterilization of Native American women by the Indian Health Service well into the 1970s.
 
NO TIME TO WASTE NO TIME TO WASTE (52 min)
Celebrates legendary 99-year-old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin's inspiring life, work and urgent mission to restore critical missing chapters of America's story.
A FINE LINE A FINE LINE (71 min)
Explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, when traditionally women have always held the central role in the kitchen.
 
BETTER THIS WORLD BETTER THIS WORLD (89 min)
The story of two young Texans accused of intending to firebomb the 2008 Republican National Convention reveals the workings of the post 9/11 security state.
TRE MAISON DASAN TRE MAISON DASAN (94 min)
An intimate portrait of three boys growing up, each with a parent in prison.
 
DAY ONE DAY ONE (82 min)
Traumatized Middle Eastern and African teen refugees are guided through a program of healing by devoted educators at a unique St. Louis public school for refugees only.
WHO'S NEXT? WHO'S NEXT? (88 min)
Examines the effects of hate speech and bigotry on the lives of Muslim-Americans.
 
THE PROVIDERS THE PROVIDERS (82 min)
Follows three healthcare providers who bring care to a rural American community, showing the transformative power of providers' relationships with marginalized patients.
POWER TO HEAL POWER TO HEAL (56 min)
The untold story of how the twin struggles for racial justice and healthcare intersected: creating Medicare and desegregating thousands of hospitals at the same time.
 
tih_dvdcover142x200.jpg THIS IS HOME (91 min)
Sundance award-winner puts a human face on the global refugee crisis by providing an intimate portrait of four Syrian refugee families arriving in the US and struggling to find their footing.
CATCHING SIGHT OF THELMA AND LOUISE CATCHING SIGHT OF THELMA AND LOUISE (87 and 54 min)
Explores the same women's and men's reactions to the groundbreaking film, THELMA & LOUISE, 25 years ago and today.
 
cflag_dvdcover142x200.jpg CAPTURING THE FLAG (76 min)
A tight-knit group of friends travel to Cumberland County, North Carolina — 2016 “poster-child” for voter suppression — intent on proving that the big idea of American democracy can be defended by small acts of individual citizens.
A DANGEROUS IDEA (106 min)
Brings to light how false scientific claims have rolled back long fought for gains in equality, and how powerful interests are poised once again to use the gene myth to unravel the American Dream.
 
DEATH BY DESIGN (73 min)
Exposes the unintended environmental, health and social consequences of our addiction to our digital devices.
THE TRUE COST (92 min)
Groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing?
 
retu_dvdcover142x200.jpg THE RETURN (83 min)
Examines the unprecedented reform of one of the harshest criminal sentencing policies in the country through the eyes of those on the front lines.
incar_dvdcover142x200.jpg INCARCERATING US (84 min)
Exposes America's prison problem and explores various criminal-justice reforms.
 
DON'T GIVE UP YOUR VOICE (41 min)
Looks at the inspirational resistance of Argentinians to the government of Mauricio Macri, whose election preceded Trump's but whose style and policies are eerily similar.
eosa_dvdcover142x200.jpg EAST OF SALINAS (53 min)
José is an excellent student with a bright future except that he is undocumented, the child of migrant farm laborers in California's Salinas Valley. What is lost when kids like José are denied opportunities?
 
G IS FOR GUN G IS FOR GUN (27 min)
Explores the highly controversial trend of arming teachers and staff in America's K-12 schools.
DR. FEELGOOD (84 min)
Tells the story of Dr. William Hurwitz — a preeminent pain specialist sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking — providing a window into the ethical dilemma of opioid prescriptions.
 
LOVE & SOLIDARITY (38 min)
An exploration of nonviolence and organizing through the life and teachings of Rev. James Lawson, a former advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King.
chow_dvdcover142x200.jpg COME HELL OR HIGH WATER (56 min)
When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in Mississippi, a native son returns to protect the community they settled.
 
ssg_boxcover142x200.jpg STANDING ON SACRED GROUND (228 min)
In this 4-part series, indigenous people from eight different cultures stand up for their traditional sacred lands in defense of cultural survival, human rights and the environment.
WHICH WAY HOME (83 min)
Witness the personal side of immigration through the eyes of child migrants.
 
hand_dvdcover142x200.jpg THE HAND THAT FEEDS (84 and 56 min)
Shy sandwich-maker Mahoma López unites his undocumented immigrant coworkers to fight abusive conditions at a popular New York restaurant chain.
ewith_dvdcover142x200.jpg THE ENEMY WITHIN (112 min)
The story of Britain's longest strike, the 1984-85 miners' strike, when Margaret Thatcher declared war on the unions, as told by those who lived through it.
 
BROTHER TOWNS (58 min)
An uplifting story about Jupiter, Florida's humane response to an influx of day laborers from Jacaltenango, Guatemala.
THE GHOSTS IN OUR MACHINE (92 min)
Through the heart and photographic lens of acclaimed photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, we become intimately familiar with a cast of non-human animals.
 
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