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Randomly selected films from the Hoodox library.

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  • Laurie

    "Laurie" tells the story of a woman who uses art as a healing agent to help those around her as well as herself.

  • Spring Slow Moments: Blatchley Nature Preserve & Meltzer Woods

    This short slow moment film takes you to Blatchley Nature Study Club, a private preserve along the banks of the White River in Hamilton County and Meltzer Woods, one of Indiana's last remaining fragments of old growth forest. It’s an early spring day: you’ll hear the cacophony of birds, creaks of...

  • Behind-the-Scenes with Daniel Arthur Jacobson - Chatterbox

    A behind-the-scenes look at Chatterbox with director Daniel Arthur Jacobson.

  • Not Just a Picky Eater - Trailer

    Eric thought he was just a super picky eater his whole life. Follow him on his journey as he discovers that he is simply not just a picky eater, but has a little known eating disorder that may affect millions unknowingly.

  • The Net Makers - Trailer

    In rural Southern Indiana, two men carry on the tradition of crafting hoopnets and commercially fishing in the White and Wabash Rivers. Despite the threat of invasive species, climate change impacts and the shifting dynamics of commercial fishing and social norms, Larry and Danny spend countless ...

  • IMBPREZ

    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...

  • 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: ...

  • 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.

  • To Be Black: A Celebration of Black Voices - Quentessa Williams

    Tocarra chats with Quentessa Williams, a mother, pastor, and education advocate, about her family, raising children in modern America, mental health, and finding joy through faith and music.

  • Subtle Notes

    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.

  • The Little Engines That Could

    Near the heart of Maine and in the bitter cold of winter, magical century-old traditions endure thanks to the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway, Maine Locomotive Works and Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. For the first time in one hundred years, these survivors from Maine's narrow gauge ra...

  • Behind-the-Scenes with JD Schuyler - Sustainable Catch

    A behind-the-scenes look at Sustainable Catch with director JD Schuyler.

  • Indy Creatives: Jingo

    Indy Creatives: Jingo De la Rosa is an Illustrator living in Indianapolis, IN.
    View his website: jingoillo.com
    Follow him on Instagram: instagram.com/jingoillo/

    The Indy Creatives project was started to help highlight the talented creatives living in the Indianapolis area... hence the name!

    by ...

  • Big Enough, Small Enough - South Bend in Transition - Trailer

    South Bend is haunted by deep wounds in the city’s past while grappling with its fragile future. For more than 50 years after Studebaker closed it has struggled to determine its identity, but it is beginning to change rapidly. What type of place is South Bend to South Benders in 2020? Rustbelt ci...

  • Hoodox - Streaming Platform Teaser

  • 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.

  • The Invisible Crown - Trailer

    The Invisible Crown is an honest look into the emotional, mental, and physical consequences of living with Endometriosis. Hannah Lindgren has dealt with this disease for over half of her life.

    Since her diagnosis, she has seen numerous doctors, has had multiple surgeries, and tried every availab...

  • 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...

  • Snag in the Plan

    10 to 15 years ago when biologists caught and tracked bats in Southern Indiana, for every three bats captured, one was a northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). Now, scientists are lucky to find one or two during a week-long search. In July 2019, researchers went looking for the norther...

  • LaPorte Indiana - Extra: Sermon Featurette

  • ROOT BLACK

    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...

  • RIDE

    “Ride” a short documentary directed by Wildstyle Paschall and Mark Latta, explores the cycling culture in Indianapolis. Bicycling creates sensations of joy, fosters community connectedness, and expresses personal independence. Despite an increase in traffic fatalities, underdeveloped infrastructu...

  • Snag in the Plan Trailer

    10 to 15 years ago when biologists caught and tracked bats in Southern Indiana, for every three bats captured, one was a northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). Now, scientists are lucky to find one or two during a week-long search. In July 2019, researchers went looking for the norther...

  • Driven to Save Lives

    Stories of families in frightening and inspiring circumstances, communities bound by hope and lives hanging in the balance.