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CODA

CODA

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

    Not the Science Type: Gitanjali

    Not the Science Type: Gitanjali

    Gitanjali Rao was named TIME Magazine’s Kid of the Year in 2020 and, at just 16 years old, she’s already an accomplished scientist on a mission to create a global community of young innovators to solve problems all over the world.

    The Loneliest Whale

    The Loneliest Whale

    THE LONELIEST WHALE is a cinematic quest to find the “52 Hertz Whale,” which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale.

    Fathom

    Fathom

    Two biologists set out on an undertaking as colossal as their subjects: deciphering the complex communication of whales.

    Sapient_2.021

    Sapient_2.021

    A short art documentary exploring labor, empathy, and humanity in the tech-saturated era of pandemic.

    The Mitchells vs the Machines

    The Mitchells vs the Machines

    A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.

      The Wood Thrush

      The Wood Thrush

      An elusive bird’s song draws a girl into the forest.

        Zero Gravity

        Zero Gravity

        A diverse group of middle-school students from San Jose, CA competes in a nationwide tournament to code satellites aboard the International Space Station.

          Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective

          Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective

          Five Native American Tribes restore their traditional land management practices across deserts, coastlines, forests, and prairies.

          The Truffle Hunters

          The Truffle Hunters

          Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, seventy or eighty years old, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle—which to date has resisted all of modern science's efforts at cultivation.

            Stray

            Stray

            This immersive look at the lives of stray dogs on the streets of Istanbul examines human society through their eyes and ears.

            M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

            M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

            Diary musings, excerpts from lectures, and striking images offer insight into the life and work of Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher.

            Woman in Motion

            Woman in Motion

            Nichelle Nichols, best known as Star Trek's Lt. Uhura, launches a recruiting campaign aimed at changing the face of NASA.

            Try Harder!

            Try Harder!

            In a world where cool kids are nerds, the orchestra is world class and being Asian American is the norm, seniors at Lowell High School compete for the top prize: admission to the college of their dreams.

            Son of Monarchs (Hijo de Monarcas)

            Son of Monarchs (Hijo de Monarcas)

            A Mexican biologist's return from New York to his hometown near butterfly forests of Michoacán sparks a personal metamorphosis.

            Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

            Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

            A neurosurgeon falls in love, leaving her shining American career behind to start a new life.

              Father of the Cyborgs

              Father of the Cyborgs

              A neurologist known as "the father of cyborgs" confronts the ethical quandaries of self-experimentation and a future where human brains and technology combine.

              Sound of Metal

              Sound of Metal

              A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.

                Ammonite

                Ammonite

                Acclaimed paleontologist Mary Anning works alone selling common fossils to tourists to support her ailing mother, but a chance job offer changes her life when a visitor hires her to care for his wife.

                In Silico

                In Silico

                Will the Blue Brain Project—a highly publicized billion-euro effort to create a complete digital simulation of the human brain—revolutionize neuroscience or fall victim to hype, criticism, and its own ambitions?

                First Cow

                First Cow

                A skilled cook travels west to find his fortune in Oregon.

                  Rams

                  Rams

                  A decades-long feud between two sheep farming brothers comes to a head when disaster strikes their flocks.

                    Overclockers (Polot)

                    Overclockers (Polot)

                    When his father dies in an accident, a young man decides to fix his family's financial situation by building an innovative airship with his friends.

                    Radium Girls

                    Radium Girls

                    When mysterious ailments strike a dial painter at American Radium, a dark truth emerges: She is not the first in the watch factory to fall ill. Her sister's legal fight against the corporation in 1928 launched workplace safety reforms and closer study of the dangers of radioactivity.