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  • Black Baseball in Indiana - Trailer

    Black Baseball in Indiana is a documentary film celebrating the history of African American involvement in segregated professional baseball (1880s-1950s).

    The film features interviews with Negro Leagues players and historians telling the unsung stories of the Indianapolis ABCs, Indianapolis Clo...

  • MEET THE MAKER: Nate Olp

    Nate's story begins with a deep passion for skating, a love that defined his existence until a devastating injury brought his skating career to an abrupt halt. Undeterred by this setback, Nate transitioned into the music scene, touring with his band full-time. However, the instability of this lif...

  • A Legacy Etched in Glass: The Ball Brothers in Muncie

    This film examines the lives of the five brothers, the family legacy in Muncie and the core values that propelled them to success: hard work, philanthropy, entrepreneurship and beneficence.

  • Six Feet Above - Trailer

    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...

  • Our Story: Once The Doors Were Opened - Trailer

    "Our Story" chronicles the first Black students admitted to the University of Evansville from 1934-1949 after Black students were forbidden to attend the college for 80 years. Prior to 1934, the University of Evansville (UE) along with many other colleges in the United States, did not admit black...

  • Worth The Wait

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

  • Feel of Vision - Trailer

    Lonnie Bedwell was raised in the small town of Dugger Indiana. It’s where he learned to hunt and fish with his brother, where he signed up for the Navy, where he raised his three daughters and where his life changed forever.

    In 1997, Lonnie, a US Navy veteran, was shot in a brutal hunting accid...

  • Xuè

    "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.

  • Cos Wars: More Than a Hobby

    Two avid Star Wars fans live out their love of the franchise through costuming.

    Winner of the Crystal Pillar for student production from the Lower Great Lakes Emmy organization. Also screened at the Lake George Film Festival and Hoosierdance Film Festival.

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Nurk

    A portrait of Professional Drone Racer, Paul Nurkkala.

  • Hawkins Family Farm - A More Than Corn Film

    Hawkins Family Farm:
    A More Than Corn Story

    Hawkins Family Farm: A More Than Corn Story is a heartfelt exploration of family, community, and the deep connection between land and legacy, featuring father and son duo Jeff and Zach Hawkins of Hawkins Family Farm in North Manchester, Indiana.

    Follo...

  • Glass Breakfast: Featuring Esteban Garcia Bravo

    An Interview with Esteban Garcia Bravo for Glass Breakfast.

    Directed and edited by Ian Carstens. Produced by Danile Luis Martinez and Ian Carstens. Starring Esteban Garcia Bravo.

  • 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...

  • Food First - Trailer

    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...

  • Larry from Gary - Teaser

    A dedicated dance teacher continues inspiring his current and former students even after the arts high school in Gary, Indiana where he's taught for decades is shut down by the state.

    By seeing a person who's devoted his life to teaching have to leave his position because of the financial crisi...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • Indiana Crossrails: A Transit Choice

    Indiana Crossrails: A Transit Choice is a documentary that explores and advocates for the growth and development of mass rail transit in the state of Indiana. The documentary seeks to raise awareness in about rail transit options, including: rapid transit in dense urban areas, commuter/light rail...

  • Dan Rybicky - Who's Who in Hoosier Documentary

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

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

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

  • Onward Ever - Trailer

    In weaving together interviews from city infrastructure workers, environmental activists, illustrators and sculptors, youth volunteers and more, Onward Ever explores the need for a clean and viable river system, on which so many people along Indiana’s White River depend. In doing so, the film ask...

  • Instrument of Peace: The Brother Gabriel Story - Trailer

    Brother Gabriel, a friar based in Bloomington, IL, shares how his love of skateboarding supports his faith.