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  • Instrument of Peace: The Brother Gabriel Story - Trailer

    Brother Gabriel, a friar based in Bloomington, IL, shares how his love of skateboarding supports his faith.

  • LaPorte Indiana - Extra: Dunk Featurette

  • Instrument of Peace: The Brother Gabriel Story

    Brother Gabriel, a friar based in Bloomington, IN, shares how his love of skateboarding supports his faith.

  • Kyle Bastin - Still Afloat

  • Glass Breakfast: Featuring Gnat Bowden

    Glass Breakfast is an online archive project serving as an alternative space for the appreciation and conversation of contemporary art.

  • Last Man Fishing

    A cinematic look at a vastly changing seafood system through the lens of small-boat fishermen and experts around the United States. Narrated by best-selling author Mark Bittman, the film explores the dichotomy between the industrial fishing model and sustainable fishing methods that focus on cons...

  • Kawergosk: Home Made of Cloth

    After fleeing war in Syria and crossing the border into Kurdistan Region, Iraq, Syrian Kurds attempt to build a life in Kawergosk Refugee Camp. Music, food, and education provide families some comfort and meaning while they struggle with camp conditions and the persistence of waiting. Kawergosk: ...

  • A Stone's Pace

    Indiana Limestone can be found all over the country. It is known for its uniqueness and beauty and has been turned into some of the most stunning works of architectural mastery. But, many people really know what goes on in those big mills found in the Stone Belt.

    A Stone's Pace takes a look bey...

  • Food First

    Attitudes about food are changing nationally. People are becoming selective about where they get their food, taking a stand against mass food production and working together to solve food access issues. Farmers’ markets, alternative food stores and expanded restaurant choices are popping up every...

  • Fleeing Silesia

    By the end of World War II, nearly all the 4.5 million people from the state of Silesia, Germany were interned in camps, had fled, or were expelled from their home, which today only exists in the memories of those who survived.

  • Onward Ever

    In weaving together interviews from city infrastructure workers, environmental activists, illustrators and sculptors, youth volunteers and more, Onward Ever explores the need for a clean and viable river system, on which so many people along Indiana’s White River depend. In doing so, the film ask...

  • In The Present

    Nationally renowned glassblower Kiva Ford lives in two worlds. By day, he blows custom scientific glass for the University of Notre Dame. By night, he creates breathtaking artistic pieces in his studio.

  • Glass Breakfast: Featuring Tony Vasquez

    Glass Breakfast is an online archive project serving as an alternative space for the appreciation and conversation of contemporary art.

  • Chatterbox - Trailer

  • Feel of Vision - Trailer

    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...

  • Lizzi: Deeper Than Water

    As competitive swimmer Lizzi Smith competes in the Paralympics, she must learn to deal with her mental battles while battling to win against the fierce competition.

  • Subtle Notes - Teaser

    Subtle Notes is an event featuring Indianapolis-based ambient/left field artists performing live at the Blind Tiger, accompanied by craft cocktails. This film highlights the three friends behind this event and their passion for the ambient music community of Indianapolis.

  • Sustainable Catch

    This film explores small-scale fisheries in Southeast Alaska, focusing on sustainable practices for preserving wild salmon stocks. Through personal stories of local fishermen, the film highlights the importance of habitat preservation and community-based fishing methods. It examines the environme...

  • Winter Slow Moments: Cataract Falls

    Sometimes the best way to enjoy a snowfall is from a window while sipping on a hot beverage. With that in mind, we invite you to slow down, settle in and embrace the stillness of the season with us as we premiere a new Slow Moments film* that explores a familiar Indiana landscape in winter: Catar...

  • Xuè

    "Xuè" highlights a Chinese artist named Xiaoman Gu at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) during her final year before moving back home to China. It documents her time in the studio, and her thoughts on representation in the art world in Indianapolis.

  • Indy Creatives: Elle Roberts

    Elle Roberts is a Near-Eastside resident and artist in Indianapolis.

    Find out more about her work at shehive.org.

    by Kurtis Bowersock

  • Hoodox - Streaming Platform Trailer

  • White River: Perspectives

    In presenting the perspectives of a farmer, construction worker and recreational user of the White River, White River: Perspectives examines existing beliefs Indianapolis residents have about the White River and challenges them to think about it differently.

  • Glass Breakfast: Featuring Sean Starowitz

    Glass Breakfast is an online archive project serving as an alternative space for the appreciation and conversation of contemporary art.