America ReFramed

Indie Films Series / 7 Seasons

America ReFramed brings to life compelling stories, personal voices and experiences that illuminate the contours of our ever-changing country. Since 2012, the series has premiered 170 films - more than half helmed by female makers and a third credited to BIPOC makers - centering stories of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, the formerly incarcerated, veterans, immigrants and more.

Watch Latest: S12 E6

1h 12m / TV-PG

A Decent Home | Mobile Home University

1m 37s / TV-PG

Mobile Home University's Frank Rolfe leads a boot camp on how to invest in - buy, sell and operate - a mobile home park in the United States. The MHU co-founder tells it like it is; a park is a business and "you don't want to know your customers' names" as the investment is not about the people who live on the land they rent.

A Decent Home | Mobile Home Park Tour

2m 7s / TV-PG

Mobile Home University co-founder Frank Rolfe brings a group of potential investors to a mobile home park in Illinois to show them what makes for a good investment while pointing out what he sees as unfavorable. At the same time, residents look on not knowing what this visit holds for their future and the fate of affordable housing.

A Decent Home | Under the Shadow of Google

3m 2s / TV-PG

In Mountain View, California, Santiago Villa Mobile Home Park sits in the shadow of Google's headquarters. Residents, some of who work at the tech giant, talk about why living at the park is the only economical choice for them and their family. They also share frustrations regarding increasing lot rent as they own their homes but not the land, and development continues to pop up around them.

A Decent Home | With Raised Rents, They Rise Up

1m 40s / TV-PG

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Zach Wahls (D-IA) meet with Candi Evans, a Golfview mobile home park resident in North Liberty, Iowa, to talk about the issues and solutions surrounding the mobile home park industry. Golfview had been purchased by an investment firm that raised the rents exponentially and the residents refused to sit idly by.

A Decent Home | Beyond the Lens with Sara Terry

6m 19s / TV-PG

Sara Terry talks about the motivation behind her film, A DECENT HOME, and what makes for a decent home for Americans today. The filmmaker and journalist reveals her thoughts on mobile homes and mobile home parks - the residents, the industry and stigma, the affordable housing crisis, and our complicated relationship with what the American Dream represents for each and every one of us.

A Decent Home | Preview

30s / TV-PG

When housing on the lowest rung of the American dream is being devoured by the wealthiest of the wealthy, whose dream are we serving? A DECENT HOME, directed by Sara Terry, addresses urgent issues of class and economic (im)mobility through the lives of mobile home park residents who can’t afford housing anywhere else.

A Decent Home | Trailer

2m 8s / TV-PG

When housing on the lowest rung of the American dream is being devoured by the wealthiest of the wealthy, whose dream are we serving? A DECENT HOME, directed by Sara Terry, addresses urgent issues of class and economic (im)mobility through the lives of mobile home park residents who can’t afford housing anywhere else.

Running with My Girls | Trailer

1m 4s / TV-PG

Tired of watching local government ignore their communities’ interests, five diverse female activists run for municipal office in Denver - one of the U.S.’s fastest gentrifying cities. A story about an engaged community outrunning the deep pockets of the political establishment, RUNNING WITH MY GIRLS demonstrates that building a new kind of political power is not just aspirational but possible.

Running with My Girls | Preview

30s / TV-PG

Tired of watching local government ignore their communities’ interests, five diverse female activists run for municipal office in Denver - one of the U.S.’s fastest gentrifying cities. A story about an engaged community outrunning the deep pockets of the political establishment, RUNNING WITH MY GIRLS demonstrates that building a new kind of political power is not just aspirational but possible.

The Death of My Two Fathers | Facing Fear, Confronting Death

5m 40s / TV-PG

In hindsight, Sol Guy sees how the death of his father, William, has shaped who he is as a father and as a man. It has also brought clarity; instead of running away after his stepfather's ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) diagnosis, Sol went to care for and love Freye in the most challenging of times.

The Death of My Two Fathers | A Father's Words of Love

3m / TV-PG

William and Sol Guy, father and son, share words of love to their children having experienced fatherhood both different and same. For William, it was at a time near the end. And for Sol, his father's recorded words have guided him as he hopes his do the same for his daughter and son.

Beyond the Lens with Sol Guy

6m 8s / TV-PG

Sol Guy opens up about the story for his film, THE DEATH OF MY TWO FATHERS, which was a personal journey to reconciling his past and healing his present. He also tells of the opportunities he's had as a man of mixed race growing up in Canada over America, reveals who and what shaped him as a father, and shares the storytelling advice he has as a filmmaker.

The Death of My Two Fathers | Breaking Their Cycle

1m 29s / TV-PG

Reckoning with the past means reconciling our present and future. By exploring his father's life, Sol Guy's eyes were opened to his own choices and the impact it has had on the family around him. Now, the father, brother, and son has the knowledge to break the cycle of following in/repeating his father's footsteps.

The Death of My Two Fathers | In Mourning Comes Revelation

59s / TV-PG

When a loved one dies, the loss of their presence leaves a gap in the lives of family and friends. In some cases like with Sol Guy, it marks a time of discovery of the person missed and the people missing them - from heritage to identity and the path we walk down in the future.

The Death of My Two Fathers | Finding Your Roots

1m 9s / TV-PG

The home videos that Sol Guy's father, William, has left behind become the catalyst for his journey to Waterloo, Iowa, the birthplace of his father. Traveling with William's cousin, Uncle Jimmy, is a time to both uncover the roots of the man and understand who his father was.

The Death of My Two Fathers | Sol & Shakur

1m 4s / TV-PG

Meet Sol Guy - filmmaker, father, son and brother. The film, THE DEATH OF MY TWO FATHERS, is a letter to his children, Soleil and Shakur, and his personal journey of healing,. Through home videos and present day, Sol reconciles with the actions of his own father, the choices he made, and the cycle he hopes to break.

The Death of My Two Fathers | Trailer

1m 41s / TV-PG

After 20 years, Sol Guy finally watches his late father’s tapes and embarks on a personal journey of healing and reconciliation. At once a conversation between past and present and a letter to Sol’s children, THE DEATH OF MY TWO FATHERS reveals the complexities of identity, the persistence of racial trauma, the challenges of fatherhood -- and the liberation that exists in facing our own mortality.

The Death of My Two Fathers | Preview

30s / TV-PG

After 20 years, Sol Guy finally watches his late father’s tapes and embarks on a personal journey of healing and reconciliation. At once a conversation between past and present and a letter to Sol’s children, THE DEATH OF MY TWO FATHERS reveals the complexities of identity, the persistence of racial trauma, the challenges of fatherhood -- and the liberation that exists in facing our own mortality.

Big Chief, Black Hawk | COVID-19: Culture Killer

1m 12s / TV-PG

When the pandemic shuttered New Orleans in 2020, it was in ways more challenging than past disasters the city has endured. Melissa A. Weber, curator at Tulane University, called COVID-19 a "culture killer" for New Orleanians who are accustomed to social gatherings like Mardi Gras.

Big Chief, Black Hawk | Dedication to Mother and Tribe

43s / TV-PG

Terrance and his brothers Ty and Simeon are loyal to their tribe, the Black Hawk Hunters, dedicating themselves through their leadership and performances. The suits they hand sew for celebrations like Mardi Gras also displays their devotion...in this case, to their mother, Tinice.

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