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1275 Days (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Katie Green, Carlye Rubin, Carlye Rubin)
After a botched burglary, a 15-year-old finds himself facing a enormous prison sentence for felony murder. This film charts his battle for freedom.
Bedlam (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg)
A psychiatrist makes rounds in ERs, jails, and homeless camps to tell the intimate stories behind one of the greatest social crises of our time. A personal and intense journey into the world of the seriously mentally ill.
Ernie And Joe: Crisis Cops (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Jenifer McShane)
A look at an innovative mental health unit, aiming to intervene to stop the mentally ill being jailed.
The Great American Lie (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom; Writer: Jessica Congdon, Jennifer Siebel Newsom; Stars: Linda Darling-Hammond, Ruby De Tie, Nicholas Kristof, Libby Schaaf, Linda Darling-Hammond, Ruby De Tie, Nicholas Kristof, Libby Schaaf)
A look at systemic inequalities in the US.
Hungry To Learn (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Geeta Gandbhir)
The cost of college is forcing students to make choices that put eating regular meals and their education at odds.
Paradise Without People (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Francesca Trianni)
Taimaa and Nour are two pregnant Syrian refugees who find themselves navigating fresh marriages as they each enter motherhood while held in temporary camps.
Unschooled (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Rachel Beth Anderson, Timothy Grucza; Writer: Rachel Beth Anderson, Timothy Grucza)
Veteran educator Peter Bergson established the Natural Creativity Center on the outskirts of Philadelphia - this follows him as he works with three challenging teenagers.
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