Mimi Chakarova

The Price of Sex is a documentary about young Eastern European women who’ve been drawn into a netherworld of sex trafficking and abuse. Intimate, harrowing and revealing, it is a story told by the young women who were supposed to be silenced by shame, fear and violence. Photojournalist Mimi Chakarova, who grew up in Bulgaria, takes us on a personal investigative journey, exposing the shadowy world of sex trafficking from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and Western Europe. Filming undercover and gaining extraordinary access, Chakarova illuminates how even though some women escape to tell their stories, sex trafficking thrives.

A caged lion festers in anger and silence until an unlikely friend comes along to help him tell his story. Poignant and timely, the lion’s story offers a mirror into human nature.

An hourlong documentary film about the making of Ches Smith's ambitious new album, Path of Seven Colors. Haitian traditions inspire the percussionist's exhilarating hybrid of melodic drums, evocative vocals and fiery improvisation.

"Men: A Love Story" pieces together a rich tapestry of vignettes, woven from stories shared by men of different race, age, and socio-economic backgrounds. The result is a stunningly honest, unapologetic glimpse into the minds of American men, and what the word 'love' means to them.

This raw, intimate and at times funny documentary follows the lives of six underprivileged young people for more than a decade as they come of age in one of the wealthiest areas in the United States. Some find their way to a free program in Oakland, California that offers a lifeline – rigorous training to become firefighters and first responders. But the streets keep calling. Not everyone succeeds. But for those who do, their lives are forever changed.

Nine Black women recount a series of confrontational and misinformed interactions with white people, showing that stereotyping is alive and well in the United States. This revealing animation demonstrates that there is still much work to be done to combat institutionalized racism.