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.

The story of the African-Diasporic relationship to land, nature, and farming.

Featuring a family's history of sharecropping in Mississippi by weaving the past and the present and how Black farmers today are reclaiming their connection to land and growing food as a source of healing and nourishme...

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

Six months after finishing production on IMBPREZ, the filmmakers worked with Brian to create Gun Control, a piece centered around his experience confronting very impactful childhood trauma through art therapy. Some of the stories and themes that came to light in the feature documentary are furthe...

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

Told through the personal stories of five individuals, Black Unscripted is a fearless
exploration of the way America’s need to define blackness has challenged the identity of an
entire community

"Justice 4 Three" is a poignant documentary that examines the tragic impact of a hate crime in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in early 2021, focusing primarily on Anderson Retic Chinn, a young black man whose life was cut short. While the brutal incident reverberated throughout the community, the full deta...

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...

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.

Education advocate and mother, Tiffany Dow, joins Tocarra to discuss equity and accessibility in education, school choice, and cheesy disaster movies.

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 city of Indianapolis. As he works to make his city better while combat...

"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.

"Live Adventurously" is an award-winning documentary film following the women who won the inaugural DNK Presents Women's Adventure Giveaway. Four lucky women were chosen to win a backcountry wilderness adventure, disconnected from technology they lived off the grid together where they discovered ...

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

Saboteur explores the early life of Gabriel DeLobbe, a current Fort Wayne resident who was a Belgian resistance fighter during the Second World War. DeLobbe was only 14 years old in 1940 when the Nazis invaded his hometown of Charleroi. By the time he was 18, DeLobbe was sabotaging German supply ...

The Im-ple-ment Archive is a union of craft and tool, metal and earth, marrying the skills of Linda Tien and Ellen Kleckner playfully in the landscape of the uncanny valley. The archive is colored by a reinforcement of the perseverance and fluidity of individual and collective identity. One hesit...

‘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...

"Still Afloat" captures the harrowing experiences of Puerto Ricans during Hurricane Maria and its devastating aftermath. Through personal narratives, the film documents the destruction, the struggle for basic necessities, and the community's resilience in the face of ongoing challenges. As the hu...

American film director Ira Mallory explores the closing of Broad Ripple High School and its legacy in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2018, the announcement that four potential public high schools in Indianapolis may close sparks widespread outcry. Among the schools slated for closing is Broad Ripple H...

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...

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...