Biopic of Inuit lawyer & activist Aaju Peter, who is in the process of reckoning being colonized by both Canada & Denmark. It follows her professionally as she works to form an Indigenous forum at the EU, but also follows her non-linear, personal journey as she unwinds the impacts of colonialism. We break down TWICE COLONIZED by Lin Alluna in this episode.

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Investigative journalist Rae de Leon reveals a disturbing trend of women reporting sexual assault, who then get arrested because police think they're making false allegations in the absence of properly investigating the case. We follow de Leon as she does the work the police investigators should have originally done, and as she works with The Center for Investigative Reporting to unpack the deeper dynamics of what is happening and why. We break down VICTIM/SUSPECT by Nancy Schwartzman in this episode.

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Black, transgender sex workers share an oral history of NYC's Meatpacking district where they found work, home, & community whilst otherwise being exiled from society. It traces an early history of activism for trans rights, while also documenting the changes in the neighborhood through many decades of policing, gentrification, and policy changes. We break down THE STROLL by Kristen Lovell & Zackary Drucker in this episode.

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A viral-video infused, essay focusing on how the camera & algorithmic distribution of moving images is slowly corrupting society. After a brief historical recap, FANTASTIC MACHINE by Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck fully embraces the very entertaining imagery it is attempting to decry that waffles between nihilistic novelty and subtly implied cultural critiques. In this episode, we deconstruct their approach through the lens of Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death, and Susan Sontag's On Photography.

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An autobiographical journey of Ella Glendining as she searches to meet other people who share her disability, one so rare as to not have any statistics about it. We hear her many personal reflections about being disabled within a non-disabled/ableist world, and explore the moral dilemmas of medical intervention options that are available for some parents. In this episode, we break down Glendining's IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

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It's an emotional love story in the context of illness as Paulina takes care of Augusto as his Alzheimer’s disease symptoms worsen throughout the pandemic. We watch Augusto get to rediscover his love as well his work in preserving in the cultural memory of Chile throughout the Pinochet dictatorship. We break down THE ETERNAL MEMORY by Maite Alberdi, which took home the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary category of Sundance 2023.

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Biopic on the experimental artist Nam June Paik who pushed the boundaries of video art & avant-garde performance inspired by John Cage. We get to see an incredible survey of his creative works, which included many pioneering innovations in interactive art and image-making within the electronic era. We break down NAM JUNE PAIK: MOON IS THE OLDEST TV by Amanda Kim in this episode.

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Food writer Ruth Reichl digs into how the pandemic is impacting farmers & chefs revealing a lack of resilience in food production. She connects the dots between post-WWII policies and the centralization and monopolization of Big Agriculture, and she explores innovative solutions for remaining independent, reinvigorating local communities, and being in right relationship with the world around us. We break down FOOD AND COUNTRY by Laura Gabbert in this episode.

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True crime exploration of the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Montana's Big Horn County through the perspective of family members as they fight for justice through a tangled web of jurisdictions and against corrupt and non-responsive local officials. We break down MURDER IN BIG HORN by Razelle Benally & Matthew Galkin in this episode.

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Follows an intrepid journalist's fight for foundational press freedoms in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation after they're revoked in an emergency meeting in 2015. We break down BAD PRESS by Rebecca Landsberry-Baker & Joe Peeler, which won a Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression.

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