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Randomly selected films from the Hoodox library.

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  • In Closing

    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...

  • 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 Deaners of Fairmount

    An intimate look into the lives of some hard-core James Dean fans who moved to Fairmount, Indiana to live in James Dean's hometown.

  • LaPorte Indiana - Extra: Burrhead Featurette #1

  • Time to Heal

    Jeri Hall sent a message to her daughter one evening stating “I’m going on a vent. I love you.” As of June 2021, there have been over 30 million cases of COVID in the United States. Time to Heal tells a story of just one of those cases.

  • 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.

  • Last Man Fishing

    A cinematic look at a vastly changing seafood system through the lens of small-boat fishermen and experts around the United States. Narrated by best-selling author Mark Bittman, the film explores the dichotomy between the industrial fishing model and sustainable fishing methods that focus on cons...

  • Dan Rybicky - Who's Who in Hoosier Documentary

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

  • Hannah Myers Lindgren - Who's Who in Hoosier Documentary

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

  • 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...

  • Rocky Walls - Who's Who in Hoosier Documentary

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

  • 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 ...

  • Behind-the-Scenes with Rachel Hardy - Black Unscripted

    A behind-the-scenes look at Black Unscripted with director Rachel Hardy.

  • Behind-the-Scenes with Katelyn Calhoun - Braided With the Current

    A behind-the-scenes look at Braided With the Current with director Katelyn Calhoun.

  • Dreaming In Public II: Art and the Art of Living

    Visual artist in their own distinct styles, Laurie Rousseau and Ramiro Rodriguez are making art in the real world. Both their partnership and art careers have deep roots. Throughout this program they talk about the motivation behind their work, family, and making a full life as visual artists. Th...

  • Laurie

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

  • Chad Perdue - Who's Who in Hoosier Documentary

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

  • 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...

  • Driven to Save Lives - Trailer

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

  • Behind-the-Scenes with Hannah Myers Lindgren - Food First

    A behind-the-scenes look at Food First with director Hannah Myers Lindgren.

  • 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...

  • Finding Hygge - Trailer

    Hygge, the Danish art of creating joy and coziness in life's everyday moments, has exploded in popularity amidst growing division and distrust around the world. But finding hygge in one's own life can be more complicated that it seems. This globe-trotting film presents a surprising, funny, and of...

  • The Invisible Crown

    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...

  • Teacher of Patience

    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.​