America ReFramed
Blurring the Color Line | Acceptance?
Show title: America ReFramed
Video title: Blurring the Color Line | Acceptance?
Video duration: 1m 14sVideo description: Senior members of Georgia's First Baptist Church of Augusta sit together to talk with filmmaker Crystal Kwok about their shared but separate histories. While the wife of the minister and the deacon - both white - tell of their acceptance of the Chinese community, the Chinese churchgoers address the dreams and realities they dealt with during that time.
Perfect Strangers | Promo
What lies beyond the art of giving and receiving? Ellie, a liberal Democrat and kind-hearted masseuse, decides she wants to share the gift of life with a stranger. Five hundred miles away, Kathy loses hope of receiving a transplant until she hears from Ellie. Over the course of four years, both women face unexpected challenges.
Hanna Ranch | Promo
A documentary about visionary and charismatic cattleman, Kirk Hanna. Part eulogy, part love letter and part wake up call, learn about Hanna through the memories and anecdotes from family members, colleagues and friends. When Hanna's dream of harmony and sustainability ran up against the reality of family conflict and mounting threats to the land, he lost hope.
Family Affair | Webisode
A conversation between America ReFramed's host Natasha Del Toro, Family Affair filmmaker Chico Colvard and Boston Area Rape Crisis Center's Executive Director Gina Scaramella.
The Perfect Victim | Promo
Four incarcerated women were beaten, raped, sold, abused, and nearly killed by their husbands. Collectively, they spent over eighty-five years in prison, convicted for having killed their husbands to save their lives. Will the judicial system and a notoriously secretive Missouri parole board give them a chance to renew their lives?
The Perfect Victim | Preview 2
A preview of The Perfect Victim with Judge Nancy Gertner. What happens next?
The Perfect Victim | Preview 1
A preview of The Perfect Victim with Judge Nancy Gertner. How often do victims kill their abusers?
Family Affair | Promo
In the Colvard family, a sacred trust was violated; three sisters survived severe emotional and physical abuse at the hands of their father. Thirty years later, Chico Colvard, armed with his camera, seeks to understand how his father has manipulated and controlled a family for life, and the depth of his sisters’ capacity to forgiveness.
America ReFramed | Season 3 - Spring | Promo
A Spring 2015 promo of the third season of documentary series America ReFramed.
Yellow Fever | Promo
U.S. Army veteran Tina Garnanez realizes that her home on the Navajo Reservation has become a battleground in a protracted war over nuclear proliferation. In an effort to advocate against further contamination of Navajo land, Tina and a group of Navajo grandmothers lobby Congress and the nation for a just and equitable energy policy.
Out in the Silence | Interview
A conversation between America ReFramed's host Natasha Del Toro, and filmmakers Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson (Out in the Silence).
Learning to Swallow | Promo
The portrait of Patsy Desmond, an "it girl” who seemingly had it all yet struggled with bipolar disorder; a failed suicide attempt leaves her unable to swallow. Learning to Swallow captures Patsy’s raw honesty and wit even as she becomes increasingly frail. However, hope and an undying spirit prevail, renewing Patsy's pact with art and life.
A Will for the Woods | Digital
A conversation between America ReFramed's host Natasha Del Toro and filmmaker Amy Browne (A Will for the Woods).
Stable Life | Promo
Dionicia and her son, José Luis, have gambled their futures on horse racing. Much like 11 million undocumented immigrants in America, she is trying to find a way out of poverty. In fact she lives and works in the stables at a racetrack. But with the racetrack closing, Dionicia must rethink her family's chances of finding a stable life.
Shell Shocked | Webisode
A conversation between America ReFramed's host Natasha Del Toro and journalist Carla Murphy (Colorlines) about the documentary Shell Shocked.
The Hill | Digital
A conversation between America ReFramed's host Natasha Del Toro and filmmaker Lisa Molomot (The Hill).
Looks Like Laury, Sounds Like Laury | Digital
A conversation between America ReFramed's host Natasha Del Toro, and filmmakers Pamela Hogan & Connie Shulman (Looks Like Laury, Sounds Like Laury).
Stable Life | Preview
A preview of Stable Life with Sara MacPherson and Tricia Creason-Valencia.
Looks Like Laury, Sounds Like Laury | Preview
A preview of Looks Like Laury, Sounds Like Laury with Pamela Hogan and Connie Shulman.
Out in the Silence | Trailer
When Joe Wilson announces he is to wed a man, controversy ignites his small hometown. Drawn back by a plea for help from the mother of a bullied gay teen, Wilson’s journey illustrates the challenges of being an outsider in a conservative environment and the transformation that is possible when those who have long been constrained by a traditional code of silence summon the courage to break it.