Longtime resident Cynthia Yee embarks on an open-hearted walking tour of Boston’s Historic Chinatown in all its vibrancy—welcoming neighborhood newcomers while boldly confronting ghosts of her past with the help of an unexpected local compatriot: optimistic college student Gwen.
A young college student gets triggered by the resentment of his passion project by his professor and students. When he feels like his classmates think cinema is boring and uninteresting, he presents them a lesson of his own.
Aileen, a struggling teacher who ride shares while her union resolves a strike. Her daughter is pregnant, her husband is ill. Life is drifting into a realm of uncertainty, and only her car frees her mind from the quarrels of everyday. But, one particular day becomes a sudden reminder of how danger and the unexpected is always one drive away.
The Film-Makers’ Cooperative and Canyon Cinema joined forces in 2025 to support Fall of Freedom – an urgent nationwide arts movement united in defiance of the rise of authoritarianism.
Delving into the past and not shying away from the dug-up pain, a young filmmaker speaks to her Mexican mother and Palestinian father about their trying journeys into the United States. In a society with rhetoric increasingly vilifying Mexicans and Palestinians, the filmmaker picks up her camera in a bid to address the grief at the center of the generational trauma that has underscored her relationship with her family. A meditation of loss and grief relieved, ultimately, through reconciliation.
It's Christmas Eve, and Peter is itching to hit the countryside and claim his gifts from Santa. But upon arrival, he's shocked to find that a sinister Robo-Santa has replaced the real Santa Claus, scheming to ruin the holidays. To complicate matters, Gerda opens a gateway to the Frog Kingdom, abandoning her friends at their most critical moment. Now, Peter and his crew must confront and defeat this mechanical impostor or Christmas is doomed forever!
After his arrest, Banyu, a punk vocalist, is sent to a moral rehabilitation center—where he meets Deri, the ghost of his past and the town’s respected cleric. Between rebellion and remorse, Banyu fights against the system that confines him, only to realize his only path to freedom lies within the last person on earth he wants to see.
Muharrem has dedicated himself to the Kurdish cause since the 1970s. From a theater artist living in exile, he has transformed himself to an activist. As a political prisoner, he was called many different names: Terrorist, comrade, friend.
Shelly, a brash, no-nonsense carpenter, is on a mission to empower Black women to reclaim their futures, one home at a time. Through her innovative program, participants learn construction skills and financial literacy to renovate and purchase abandoned row houses in Baltimore. As dilapidated quarters become dream homes, the women’s personal journeys and stories of determination and community offer a powerful blueprint for breaking cycles of poverty and revitalizing neighborhoods from within.
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