Devon Blackwell
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With depth, intimacy, and humor, FLOAT! captures filmmaker Azza Cohen's magnetic grandma’s life-affirming journey learning to swim at 82, inspiring audiences to defy societal expectations of aging and to boldly look forward at every stage.
FLOAT!

A U.S. Marine plots a terrorist attack on a small-town American mosque, but his plan takes an unexpected turn when he comes face to face with the people he sets out to kill.
Stranger at the Gate

On a remote coast of the Russian Arctic in a wind-battered hut, a lonely man waits to witness an ancient gathering. But warming seas and rising temperatures bring an unexpected change, and he soon finds himself overwhelmed.
Haulout

Explores the racial wealth gap in America through the story of People Trust, a homegrown community bank in Little Rock, Arkansas, working to uplift a community that has been largely excluded from the financial engines that create wealth.
The Barber of Little Rock

From 1979 to 1984, photographer JEB (Joan E. Biren) created a slideshow entitled ‘Lesbian Images in Photography’ aka The Dyke Show.
Here Come The Dykes!

Jennifer hasn't achieved “true beauty” despite multiple cosmetic surgeries. But now that she's receiving a Brazilian Butt Lift, a high-risk procedure and viral trend, will she finally be content?
You'll Be Happier

A documentary short follows Matthew Ballard, an aging Brooklyn locksmith struggling to unlock a higher acceptance to the changes in his life and city.
Keys to the City

On the verge of her 90th birthday, a grandmother reveals to her grandson the painful story of her sister's disappearance during the Holocaust and the survivor's guilt she carries.
Nina & Irena

A property dispute led to one family's displacement from their ancestral home. Today, their youngest daughter is left to pick up the pieces—all of them fitting within two storage units.
Goodbye, Morganza

A group of Malian refugees trained themselves to battle relentless bushfires, protecting their camp, their livelihood, and Mauritanian locals in a short documentary by David Alexander.