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Streets of Dreams presents inspiring portraits of grassroots activists in communities of color who are using a community land trust to preserve affordable housing and promote development without the displacement of longtime residents. Produced by Helen S. Cohen Mark Lipman.

Arc of Justice traces the remarkable journey of New Communities, Inc. and the struggle for racial justice and economic empowerment among African Americans in southwest Georgia. NCI was created in 1969 by leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in Albany, Georgia to help secure economic independence for African American families. For fifteen years, NCI cooperatively farmed nearly 6000 acres of land despite racist attacks and refusals by federal agencies to provide grants or loans. Its land was lost to foreclosure in 1985, but 25 years later NCI was given new life as a result of a successful class action lawsuit brought by hundreds of African American farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Produced by Helen S. Cohen Mark Lipman.

Winner of multiple audience awards, States of Graceintimately captures the profound transformation of a revered physician and her family in the wake of a life-changing accident. For Dr. Grace Dammann, a pioneering AIDS specialist who was honored by the Dalai Lama, a routine commute across the Golden Gate Bridge turned tragic when another driver crashed head on into her car. After seven weeks in a coma and a dozen surgeries, Grace miraculously awakened with her cognitive abilities intact, though her body was left shattered. States of Grace follows her return home to the Buddhist community where she and her partner Nancy "Fu" Schroeder live with their teenage daughter Sabrina, who was born with cerebral palsy. Produced by Helen S. Cohen, Mark Lipman.

Discover the place where America's first civil rights movement was born. Produced by Lucie Faulknor, Dawn Logsdon & Lolis Eric Elie.

Lowell High School is the top-ranked public high school in San Francisco – and the seniors are stressed out. As they prepare for the emotionally draining college application process, students are keenly aware of the intense competition for the few open spots in their dream schools. They scrutinize how every element of their application, from their classes to their extracurricular activities to their racial identities, might be read by admission officers. At this majority Asian American high school, the students know that they're often seen as robots and AP machines by college admissions officers. So what does it take for each student to stand out in an admissions process that systemically fails to see their individuality? And at what cost? Try Harder! takes us to the alarming reality of the American college application process and the intersection ofclass, race, and educational opportunity as experienced by five diverse high school seniors living through it. With humor and heart, director Debbie Lum captures the hopes, dreams, and anxieties of the most diverse American generation ever as they navigate a quintessential rite of passage and make it their own. Alongside its wide release from Sundance to public television, the film's Impact Campaign centers student voices at the heart of the college admissions process by promoting mental health and BIPOC perspectives, and especially raising the visibility of AAPI stories. With partners in counseling and psychology and resources available on PBS Learning Media, Try Harder!'s Impact Campaign sparks deep discussion between students, families, school communities, counselors, tutoring centers and admissions officers. Designed to spark deep conversations about educational achievement, mental health and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in college admissions with an irresistible story told through students' eyes .

Filmmaker Robin Lung investigates the forgotten story of Li Ling-Ai, the un-credited female producer of KUKAN, an Academy Award®-winning color documentary about World War II China that has been lost for decades.