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The Only Alternative: Exploring the Black Experience at Ball State
Movie
Within the confines of a Predominantly White Institution, many of the issues affecting underrepresented populations on campus are not acknowledged unless they are brought into the light by a major news outlet, protest, or tragedy. In the hopes of progressing with the student body, many universiti...
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PreEnact: A Neighborhood That Ought To Be
Movie
Neighbors on the near northside of Indianapolis gather to share the stories of their past and dreams for the future, culminating in a massive, immersive theater event with the hope of strengthening their neighborhoods without gentrifying them.
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MEET THE MAKER: Nate Olp
Movie
Nate's story begins with a deep passion for skating, a love that defined his existence until a devastating injury brought his skating career to an abrupt halt. Undeterred by this setback, Nate transitioned into the music scene, touring with his band full-time. However, the instability of this lif...
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LIMINAL: Indiana in the Anthropocene
Movie
Liminal: Indiana in the Anthropocene is a meditative aerial film that illustrates our state as a microcosm of this new planetary epoch. Society is accelerating into the Anthropocene where our relationship with the Earth is one of conquest, dominance, and manipulation. This new epoch encapsulates ...
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The Long Run: Wes Doty’s New Life
Movie
Wes Doty endured years of extreme heroin use before running across the solution to his recovery.
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The Legend of Stan Bowman
Movie
Stan Bowman was raised and grew up in Little York, Indiana in the southern part of the state. In 1962 Stan Bowman was a 32 year on rookie sprint car race driver who be came an instant star.
In 1962, he won, as a rookie in his first official USAC race, a major race at Eldora Speedway defeating s...
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IMBPREZ
Movie + 1 extra
IMBPREZ streaming exclusively on Hoodox beginning June 17th, 2021.
Brian Presnell, artist, designer, and proprietor of an urban lumber company, is well-known as a prolific connector in his local community who uses his artistic talents and passion for recycling to make a positive impact on the ci...
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Feel of Vision
Movie
Lonnie Bedwell was raised in the small town of Dugger Indiana. It’s where he learned to hunt and fish with his brother, where he signed up for the Navy, where he raised his three daughters and where his life changed forever.
In 1997, Lonnie, a US Navy veteran, was shot in a brutal hunting accid...
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Hellbender in the Blue
Movie
From New York to Appalachia, the two-foot long eastern hellbender salamander is an indicator species for our river health. The population has declined noticeably since the early 1980s. In the Blue River watershed of southern Indiana, communities from all over the state are working towards dam rem...
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The Net Makers
Movie + 1 extra
In rural Southern Indiana, two men carry on the tradition of crafting hoopnets and commercially fishing in the White and Wabash Rivers. Despite the threat of invasive species, climate change impacts and the shifting dynamics of commercial fishing and social norms, Larry and Danny spend countless ...
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Vital Passage: A Holocaust Rescue Story
Movie
‘Vital Passage’ chronicles a pair of midwestern Jewish merchants’ amazing story as they risked their business and livelihood to provide a vital passage for German Jews to escape the Holocaust and come to America.
For 85 years (1906 through 1991) Plaut’s Dry Goods store was a fixture on Goshen’s ...
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The Supper Club
Movie
The menus were printed. The space was ready. The date was set. Then the world shut down. This is a story of heartbreak, adaptation, and great food.
The dream was a neighborhood bistro - fresh, local ingredients, thoughtfully and expertly prepared. So, they packed up their belongings, left Denver...
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Pressing On: The Letterpress Film
Movie + 1 extra
The modern world was born on a printing press. Once essential to communication, the 500-year-old process is now in danger of being lost as its caretakers age. From self-proclaimed basement hoarders to the famed Hatch Show Print, Pressing On: The Letterpress Film explores the question: why has let...
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Hoodox Filmmaker Trailer
The work of dozens of filmmakers from all over Indiana use their storytelling talents to help us connect to our communities and create positive change.
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Instrument of Peace: The Brother Gabriel Story
Movie
Brother Gabriel, a friar based in Bloomington, IN, shares how his love of skateboarding supports his faith.