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Randomly selected films from the Hoodox library.

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  • Third Space - Trailer

  • Goshen: A Sundown Town's Transformation

    ‘Goshen - A Sundown Town’s Transformation’ explores Goshen, Indiana’s past as a racially exclusionary Sundown Town and how the community is finding ways to acknowledge this history and move forward.

    There have been thousands of such communities in the U.S., but Goshen is among the first to make...

  • Teacher of Patience - Trailer

    Over 20 years after Emily Felter is diagnosed with Down syndrome, paramedic (and Emily's father) Tom develops a presentation to share her story with other first responders. As the Felters work to raise disability awareness, they come face-to-face with the struggles and joys of their daily lives.​

  • Behind-the-Scenes with Katelyn Calhoun - Snag in the Plan

    A behind-the-scenes look at Snag in the Plan with director Katelyn Calhoun.

  • Wild Winds: Spirit of the Bison

    Over 30 years ago, Dr. John Trippy, set out to achieve his life long dream of preserving North American culture through the bison. Now Wild Winds buffalo preserve is home to over 250 of these free roaming animals. In this short documentary film, the caretakers for the bison tell the stories of th...

  • Garcia’s Gardens: A More Than Corn Story

    Garcia’s Gardens:
    A More Than Corn Story

    Garcia’s Gardens: A More Than Corn Story follows the Garcias, whose small backyard garden grew into a thriving farm bringing fresh produce to tables all over town. But this isn’t just a story about vegetables. It’s about roots - the ones in the ground and...

  • When We Were Syrian: Early Lebanese in Indianapolis

    In a self-narrative search, filmmaker Josh Chitwood pieces together his fragmented Syrian-Lebanese heritage in Indianapolis. In his findings, he explores the ingredients of his own family’s identity and discovers the assimilating tale of early Arabs in America.

    Written and directed by Josh Chitw...

  • Full Hand Farm: A More Than Corn Story

    Husband-and-wife farmers Genesis and Eli share their journey of operating a produce farm in Noblesville, Indiana. As they work to grow crops year-round, each season brings its own challenges, triumphs, and plenty of hard work.

    Full Hand Farm embraces all four of Indiana's seasons, highlighting t...

  • Goshen: A Sundown Town's Transformation - Trailer

    ‘Goshen - A Sundown Town’s Transformation’ explores Goshen, Indiana’s past as a racially exclusionary Sundown Town and how the community is finding ways to acknowledge this history and move forward.

    There have been thousands of such communities in the U.S., but Goshen is among the first to make...

  • Six Feet Above

    Craig Arnett is a gravestone cleaner and it is his favorite thing to do. This job comes with all the baggage one might expect, not only the physical labor but the mental toll of kneeling over the deceased. Craig's life has been filled with death, and he naturally leans towards it. Almost his enti...

  • Ira Mallory - Who's Who in Hoosier Documentary

    Learn more about Hoosier filmmakers in the Who's Who in Hoosier Documentary series.

  • JB

    When rubber collides with dirt it shoots a brown cloud into formation, into life, and into a circle. It’s a living storm that rises from the ground in thunderous bursts at the explosive tails of the dueling chariots.

    All eyes are drawn to the spectacle of the men behind the wheel. Some are frie...

  • The Legend of Stan Bowman

    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...

  • LaPorte Indiana - Extra: Dunk Featurette

  • Sleeze Lake - Trailer

    Set among the foggy memories and ephemera of the world's largest custom van club, "Sleeze Lake" tells the story of a wild van party thrown in the middle of a fictitious resort town and the people who dreamt it up.

  • Toboggan 'Bout Town - Trailer

    Four friends rally their hometown of Noblesville, IN to help them build a ten-foot toboggan and send them to race in the U.S. National Toboggan Championships in Camden, Maine.

    Produced by 12 Stars Media.

  • Worth The Wait

    Coach Yeagley turns the Indiana University Intramural Soccer team into the power house it is today.

  • Behind-the-Scenes with Brandon Walsh - Onward Ever

    A behind-the-scenes look at Onward Ever with director Brandon Walsh.

  • The Long Run: Wes Doty’s New Life - Trailer

    Wes Doty endured years of extreme heroin use before running across the solution to his recovery.

  • LaPorte Indiana - Extra: Tonagels Featurette

  • Kyle Bastin - Still Afloat

  • Third Space: Center for Inquiry & Anila Agha

  • Last Year at the Crossing

    The story of four at-risk teens struggling at a last chance high school in Indiana, and their dedicated school administrator who holds out hope that they can succeed.

  • Raised In Contrast

    This compelling documentary explores the experiences of minorities growing up in predominantly white, rural Indiana communities. From the 1960s civil rights era to today, the film examines how individuals navigate racial divides, build relationships, and shape their identities amidst societal cha...