Operation Shield screening event with community members gathered for a documentary conversation

Documentary production / Charitable screenings

Our Films

Stories with purpose. Documentaries with impact.

Explore a developing slate of films about social injustice, culture, and real-life situations that surround people every day—often without being fully seen.

Meet the slateHow we work

The developing slate

Stories hiding in plain sight.

Our films examine the places where everyday life meets the issues people often overlook. Each project is developed with access to people who understand the industries and lived realities from the inside, helping us bring credible voices, meaningful context, and human details to the screen.

Social Injustice

The systems, choices, and unequal conditions that shape people’s lives—often in ways the public does not see until someone tells the fuller story.

Culture & Identity

The traditions, beliefs, histories, and identities that shape how people understand family, belonging, and the world around them.

Everyday Realities

The situations surrounding ordinary people every day—work, relationships, money, safety, opportunity, and the quiet consequences of public decisions.

From story to action

Six values. One creative standard.

S

TORY

We begin by listening to real people and identifying the questions a film must ask.

H

UMANITY

We keep the people at the center, showing complexity, dignity, resilience, and hope.

I

NTEGRITY

We research carefully, represent responsibly, and remain transparent about how each project is made.

E

DUCATION

We give audiences context and understanding so the conversation continues after the credits.

L

EADERSHIP

We create opportunities for emerging voices and bring filmmakers, communities, and partners into the process.

D

ETERMINATION

We carry the work forward through screenings, streaming, partnerships, and measurable community action.

Emerging filmmakers collaborating around editing equipment

From the first question to the final conversation.

Our development process brings research, lived experience, creative craft, and community perspective into the same room. The goal is to make films that audiences can feel—and give them a reason to keep engaging after the screening.

The films

Documentaries in Development

Inherited concept poster

Inherited

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Family, youth, and the weight of what we inherit.

Pay to Play concept poster

Pay to Play

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Gaming, digital spending, and the cost of participation.

Hidden in Plain Sight concept poster

Hidden in Plain Sight

In development   •••   Learn More

Bringing the realities of trafficking into focus.

Sovereignty concept poster

Sovereignty

In development   •••   Learn More

Libya, resources, and the question of independence.

Patria concept poster

Patria

In development   •••   Learn More

Costa Rica, identity, and the meaning of belonging.

Before the Cradle concept poster

Before the Cradle

In development   •••   Learn More

Family, education, and a changing Japan.

Where the stories go

The screening is only the beginning.

Theaters

Shared experience and public conversation.

Streaming

Direct access beyond the room.

Community

Revenue directed toward defined projects.