JustFilms Collection
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Black Women in Medicine
Black Women in Medicine honors Black women doctors around the country who work diligently in all facets of medicine. By telling the stories of women who have persevered in medical fields, in part by overcoming barriers linked to race and gender, the film provides audiences with visions of success and fuel for self-actualization.
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Care
Told through stories of caretakers and their clients, Care illuminates the many challenges and deep attachments that can be formed between the elderly and the home care workers they depend on – and exposes the cracks in a system that is poorly serving both.
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Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
A documentary feature on Jane Jacobs, Robert Moses and their epic battles for the right to the city in the 20th century; as well as how those struggles inform, define and frame the current era of mass urbanization and the global megacity.
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Climbing the Ladder
Women selected by the Targeting the Ultra Poor Program (TUP) in a Ghanaian village are changing their lives and those of their children as they participate in the Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction program (CFPR).
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ForEveryone.Net
This film connects the future of the web with the little-known story of its birth. In 1989, 33-year-old computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web and his visionary decision to make it a free and accessible resource sparked a global revolution in communication.
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Free CeCe
CeCe McDonald, a trans African American woman, survived a violent, racist and transphobic attack and served time in a men’s prison in Minnesota. Through powerful voices, and investigative filmmaking, the feature length documentary film FREE CeCe confronts the issue of trans-misogyny and the epidemic of violence surrounding trans women of color.
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Jim: The James Foley Story
Director Brian Oakes explores the life and death of his childhood friend, Frontline journalist James Foley.
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The Trans List
Acclaimed director and photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders shines a light on transgender Americans, several of whom share their insights on trans rights, the fight for equality, and their personal struggles and accomplishments.
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Rikers: An American Jail
The stories of men and women who have endured incarceration at Rikers Island vividly describe the cruel arc of the Rikers experience from the shock of entry, to the extortion and control exercised by other inmates, the oppressive interaction with corrections officers, the beatings and stabbings, the torture of solitary confinement and the many challenges of returning to the outside world.
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The Secret Life of Muslims
The Secret Life of Muslims, uses humor and empathy to subvert stereotypes and reveal the truth about American Muslims: fascinating careers, unexpected talents, and inspiring accomplishments, providing a counter-narrative to the rampant Islamophobia prevalent in the media.
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Backpack Full of Cash
A Backpack Full of Cash explores the movement for market-based school reform and its impact on public education. This film will look at the historic role and democratic mission of public schools while looking at free market experiments underway nationwide, which, critics say, threatens its very survival.
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Rosenwald
The living story is about saving the schools today, the ongoing story concerns self-reliance and community pride. It is the great story of a Jewish and African-American partnership.