With more than 124 million pounds of plastic entering the ocean each year, Indonesia is one of the most plastic-polluted countries in the world. But two companies have joined forces to help clean the Java Sea and surrounding waterways—and they're doing it by selling wine. Come explore the most delicious way to save the sea!
The original animated short "Gene's 6th Symphony" is based on a true story and was born with only six notes of music that became a symphonic magical story that defines true love and a life-long journey ending with a hope that lives forever.
Hope Breakfast Bar was forced to close their doors like many restaurants in March of 2020, due to Covid-19. With whatever food still remained on their shelves, they stayed true to their name, offering hope in the middle of a pandemic and shifted from a for-profit restaurant to a community kitchen. This small act of generosity, in the middle of a nationwide shutdown, quickly gained momentum as donations filled their kitchen for the next number of months, allowing them to provide over 70,000 meals to the communities of St Paul and Minneapolis. For restaurant owner, Brian Ingram, generosity has always been about giving the first bite. Hope Breakfast Bar is a film that documents this journey and captures the stories of those who were helped, and the team of volunteers who made this all possible.
The Sweet Taste of Freedom is the story of Errol Cornwall, a man who has existed on both sides of the law. He has done battle with the dual forces of both rage and fear most of his life. He now finds himself in a rusting America faced with what he believes to be his last days of freedom. Having missed out on so many of the essential moments in life Errol realizes he has only a handful of hours to try to redeem himself in the eyes and hearts of his daughter and sister, the two people who despite all odds still love him.
The Renegade Legacy of Bleecker and MacDougal is a look at how the ground-breaking Beat poetry and folk movements that came out of a few small cafes on Bleecker and MacDougal streets in New York City changed the politics and culture of a nation, and how a new generation is using their own original music and poetry in contemporary protest movements. With appearances by Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Maria Muldaur, Ronnie Gilbert, Jack Kerouac and many many others.
BET commissions renowned lyricist Black Thought to pen A Love Letter to Hip Hop in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of this art form originally founded as an expression of, by, and for marginalized communities. Directed by the incomparable Benny Boom, Love Letter brilliantly captures the culture’s history from its humble beginnings to the global ecosystem and lifestyle it is today.
After being separated for an emotionally taxing period of time, Kris and Sam are reunited at their apartment in New York City. Sam has returned from life abroad after his work as a marine sent him away. But even from the start of this stilted and awkwardly colorless moment, something feels off. My Light is about the slow unraveling of denial in grief and the feeling of ache when one loses the person that helped them feel, if only for a moment, that they were planted on solid ground.