How the Myth Was Made color/black & white, 45 minutes
Robert Flaherty’s 1934 classic Man of Aran chronicled fishermen’s struggle for existence on Ireland’s bleak Aran Islands. How the Myth Was Made explores the effects Flaherty’s film had on the island and its people. With Myth, George Stoney - an iconic director in his own right - digs into his own roots as an individual while simultaneously studying the work of his intellectual mentor as a producer of nonfiction films.

Southern Voices: A Composer’s Exploration with Sorrel Doris Hays color, 59 minutes
Southern Voices traces the development and premiere performance of an avant-garde symphonic work by Southern composer Sorrel Doris Hays. Commissioned by the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, Hays’ piece is based on the sounds and rhythms of Southern speech and musical traditions. Stoney combines analysis of her work with interviews in which Hays discusses her struggle with racism and paternalism of Southern culture.

Shepherd of the Night Flock black & white, 56 minutes
A documentary about a jazz ministry at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Manhattan which was led by Father John Garcia Gensel. Gensel started the Jazz Vespers for musicians who couldn’t make it to Sunday morning service after playing late Saturday night gigs. It became the church home for many musicians including Zoot Sims, Billy Strayhorn, and the legendary Duke Ellington, who called Pastor Gensel “the shepherd who watches over the night flock” and wrote a song with that title, from which this film derived its name.

Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy color, 50 minutes
Told through compelling lives of five courageous Haitian women workers, Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman’s personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti. And while Poto Mitan offers in-depth understanding of Haiti, its focus on women’s subjugation, worker exploitation, poverty, and resistance demonstrates these are global struggles.

Movement (R)evolution Africa color, 65 minutes
Combining innovative narrative techniques and striking footage of dancers at work in the studio and on stage, Movement (R)evolution Africa explores an astonishing exposition of choreographic fomentation. Hailing from Senegal to South Africa, the perspectives and creative processes of these dancers and choreographers present fresh images of Africa, and bring to life the continent’s contemporary identity.

Miss Margaret color, 53 minutes
Miss Margaret is a documentary about Grand Midwife, Margaret Charles Smith of Eutaw, Alabama, who delivered over 3,500 babies in homes between 1949 and 1981 without ever losing a mother. In 1976, the Granny Midwives were outlawed by the state in favor of Medicaid funded private contractors. Since then, the vast wisdom of the grannies has been fading and women in Alabama can no longer choose to give birth at home.

Breaking the Cycle color, 52 minutes
The state-funded Woodlands Country Primary School in Gillingham, Kent, UK had been subjected to years of neglect, predisposing its underachieving students to move on to a life of mediocrity. Years of hard work and commitment from staff, governors and parents transformed Woodlands into one of the best schools in the country. Breaking the Cycle can be used as a tool for inspiring those interested in implementing change in their own school communities.