The GOOD DOCS Complete Collection
GOOD DOCS are films that do good in the world. Our award-winning collection engages and inspires students by featuring rarely heard stories about individuals and communities working towards a more equitable world. We champion creative expression and complex films that provoke critical thinking. GOOD DOCS represents established documentarians and passionate new filmmakers driven by their experiences as educators, academics, journalists, artists, social workers, community members, and activists. GOOD DOCS films and the GOOD TALKS speaker series offer powerful educational experiences to students and communities everywhere.
The GOOD DOCS Complete Collection collection includes the following titles:
Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten ChildrenPart detective story, part social history, UNLOVED follows filmmaker Barri Cohen as she uncovers the truth about her two long-dead half-brothers who were institutionalized.
Ripples of PlasticExplore the unseen impacts of Great Lakes plastic pollution, inspiring a movement for systemic change and a plastic-free future
The Forbidden UniversityDenied education in Iran, Bah·íÌs form a hidden university, defying raids, prison, and exile for the right to learn.
The NestIn a house full of secrets, centuries of forgotten matriarchs emerge to reveal untold stories of resistance and resilience.
Her Name is Nanny NellieA journey to reclaim the identity and honor of an Aboriginal woman exhibited anonymously as a relic in 1920s Australia.
The Bough BreaksAlan Watson Featherstone's rewilding story is a visionary blueprint of restoration, in the fight to save our broken planet.
Our Movement Starts HereThe rural community of Warren County, North Carolina sparked the environmental justice movement and raised awareness of environmentally racist practices with their historic fight against a toxic PCB landfill in 1982.
Through the Writer's Mirror, with Percival EverettFilmmaker Alexandre Westphal and writer Percival Everett dissect his work, blending archives and text to express Everett's vision of America.
Lou's Legacy: A Reporter's Life at the Washington BladeAs anti-LGBTQ laws surge, a legendary reporter and a fearless drag icon fight to preserve DC's gay history.
#KidsOnTech#KIDSONTECH tackles the hot-button topic of how cell phone and digital device use affects K-12 kids’ mental health
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