Elvis Sabin’s assured debut follows Albert and André, two Central African Aka Pygmies, as they attempt to establish a new education system in their forest community. The last in their village still attending school, they are determined to pass their knowledge on, holding classes for other Aka children every afternoon. But their project requires funding and they are counting on the year’s caterpillar (known as “Makongo”) harvest to provide much needed income. Evocatively capturing the visual and sonic textures of the forest, Makongo is a layered ethnographic study of two men working to build a sustainable future for their community.

An inside look at the notorious Sing Sing Correctional Facility, where one of the U.S.’s only in-pri...
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Global warming in context. What the climate of the past tells us about the climate of the future.

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Documentary warning about the decline of American public schools as they become more and more privat...

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In search of the lucrative matsutake mushroom, two former soldiers discover the means to gradually h...

In the secret forests of Northern Italy, a dwindling group of joyful old men and their faithful dogs...
Yagorihwanirats, a Mohawk child from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, attends a unique and spec...

A group of artists settle in a swamp on the banks of the Indre River. Meanwhile, a voice describes a...