JustFilms Collection
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Who Is Dayani Cristal?
In an effort to identify human remains found in the Arizona desert, Mexican actor and activist Gael Garcia Bernal embeds with migrant travelers moving north toward the US border. He retraces the steps of the anonymous dead man and learns of the dangers of the migrant trail.
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Viramundo: A Musical Journey with Gilberto Gil
After decades of sold-out shows and international recognition, musician Gilberto Gil tours the southern hemisphere, promoting the power of cultural diversity — a continuation of the work he began as Brazil’s first black minister of culture.
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Valentine Road
In 2008, eighth-grader Brandon McInerney shot his classmate Larry King at point-blank range. The circumstances behind the shocking crime are heartbreaking and its aftermath startling.
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The Trials of Muhammad Ali
One of the most celebrated sports champions of the 20th century, Muhammad Ali risks his fame and fortune to follow his faith and conscience and becomes embroiled in America’s controversies over race, religion, and war.
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The Road to Fame
Students in China’s top drama academy — members of the country’s one-child generation — stage the American musical Fame and struggle with pressures from their families and from authority.
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The Powerbroker
Whitney Young, Jr. was one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era. This film traces his journey from segregated Kentucky to the National Urban League, where his leadership catalyzes profound change.
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The New Black
The New Black tells the story of the fight for marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the African American community, giving voice to activists, families, and clergy on both sides of the controversy.
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The Mulberry House
At 17, Sara Ishaq, the daughter of a Yemeni father and a Scottish mother, leaves her home in Yemen, where she grew up, and moves to Scotland. Ten years later, much changed, she returns to Yemen, to find, to her shock, that her family and her country are balanced at a knife’s edge at the brink of a revolution.
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The Cherokee Word for Water
Using the traditional concept of gadugi — working together to solve a problem — members of a Cherokee community in rural Oklahoma build nearly 20 miles of waterline to bring running water to their community, inspiring other self-help projects in Indian Country. Based on a true story.
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent up to today — when the United States has a black president yet remains a nation deeply divided by race — is chronicled in its full sweep, narrated by Henry Louis Gates Jr. in six episodes.
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Powerless
In Kanpur, India, a young electricity thief and a hard-nosed bureaucrat face off during a summer of power cuts and riots.
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Outlawed in Pakistan
Risking not only her reputation but also her life, teenager Kainat Soomro accused four men of gang rape. Outlawed in Pakistan traces her five-year odyssey through Pakistan’s flawed justice system and efforts of the accused to clear their names.