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Using original interviews and home movies shot between 1993 and 2005, a filmmaker works to reclaim his heritage by exploring why his parents crossed the Mexican-American border and what was lost in raising their family on the other side.
A portrait of a medical examiner’s office in South Texas that works to identify people who die while trying to cross the US-Mexico border.
A woman from the future arrives in present day Queens, New York in order to lead immigrant families to safety as bounty hunters prey on them.
Location United States (US)
Help Nadia Ghanem attend UnionDocs Lab this summer!
Location Egypt / France
Adnan: being and time is a lyrical documentary portrait of artist and writer Etel Adnan, shot over the final five years of her life. In her 90s, experiencing a surge of International acclaim, she is processing the past. attentive to the present, and working with philosophic depth and feeling.
THE MOTHERSHIP: 2050 is an inspiring documentary about a woman facing her own extinction and the extinction of the planet she so viscerally loves. Knowing she has only one year to live, Constance Adams–space architect,…
Location Brooklyn, NY, United States (US)
BASELINE tells the story of the climate crisis in an unprecedented way — revisiting four locations every five years until 2050. The BASELINE series, directed by National Geographic Explorer John D. Sutter, aims to be an antidote, turning a consistent lens
A portrait of a medical examiner’s office in South Texas that works to identify people who die while trying to cross the US-Mexico border.
UnionDocs is a 501c3 and has acted as fiscal sponsor for dozens of nonfiction projects including; The American Sector, Hail Satan! and Empty Metal.
Through this initiative, we offer individual artists our non-profit tax-exempt status, administrative services, extensive fundraising and grant writing experience, along with seasoned knowledge of the field to provide easy to follow guidance and support. We champion projects at any stage of production that align with our mission to expand the field of documentary art.
