Documentary Short
Short Films
18 min
New York Premiere
A portrait of a Deaf activist and his formerly incarcerated daughter, who build new bonds through their experiences in the criminal justice…
Directed By Amy Bench, Annie Silverstein
Documentary Short
Compassion Justice & Animal Rights, Short Films
22 min
US Premiere
Happy the elephant was captured as a baby and has been confined for the past 40 years. An historic court case examines the question: is she also a…
Directed By Laura Rindlisbacher
Documentary Short
Short Films
32 min
Over the course of two years, Elisabeth Epps works to abolish cash bail in Colorado and put an end to the criminalization of…
Directed By Geeta Gandbhir, Samantha (Sam) Knowles
Documentary Feature
Documentary Competition
102 min
World Premiere
TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME explores the extraordinary story of university professor Anna Stubblefield who becomes embroiled in a controversial affair with Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal man with cerebral palsy. After Anna says she unlocked Derrick's mind from his body by teaching him to communicate using a keyboard, a relationship…
Directed By Nick August-Perna
Documentary Short
Short Films
24 min
The lived experiences of women impacted by the Dobbs decision are interwoven with the various lawsuits Jewish and interfaith leaders are currently launching to challenge the overturning of Roe v. Wade, state by…
Directed By Paula Eiselt