Documentary Films on The D-Word

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Revitalizing Sri Lanka's Irrigation System (2024)

Directed by Henry Warnakulasuriya

An overview about IWWRM Project.


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Art of the Brew (2020)

Directed by Jared Isham

It's more than just a drink. It's a culture.


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I Am Hungry In Philadelphia: The Many Faces of Food Insecuri (unreleased)

Produced by David J. Greenberg

Nationwide rates of food insecurity have gone down everywhere except in Philadelphia


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Allegiance: The Legacy (2018)

Directed by Rick Flynn

George Takei's lays bare his lifelong effort to educate Americans about Japanese-American internment


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Golf Alpha Yankee (unreleased)

Directed by Rick Flynn

Five gay refugees from Iran allow a documentarian into their obscene, hilarious, tender lives.


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How Come? (2017)

Directed by Rick Flynn

Everyone does it differently. How do you get there?


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Behind Bandstand (2018)

Directed by Rick Flynn

The fascinating story behind the hit Broadway musical.


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The World We Wanted (2023)

Directed by Richard Hall

International students who met in 1959 are reunited 62 years later


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1.5 Degrees of Peace (unreleased)

Directed by Kasha Sequoia Slavner


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Finding Rhythm (2004)

Directed by David Ullman


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Bayou Maharajah (2016)

Directed by Lily Keber

James Booker, "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano player New Orleans has ever known."


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Lousy: Love in the Time of Dementia (2021)

Produced by Frank Silverstein


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My Father's Name (2024)

Directed by Susanna Styron

A father’s secret. A daughter’s reckoning. A nation’s dark legacy.


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Troubled Tributary: Maryland's Patuxent River (2022)

Directed by Jess Wiegandt & Lia Nydes

Riverkeeper Fred Tutman explores a watershed in Maryland plagued by a history of pollutants.


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The Grand Salmon (2024)

Directed by Jess Wiegandt

Advocating for wild salmon restoration, three women embark on a journey of a lifetime.


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A River Called Home (2023)

Directed by Jess Wiegandt

Four women paddle Virginia's James River to explore environmental threats and its history.


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Married in Spandex (2013)

Directed by Allison Kole & Devin Gallagher

This is not a dress occasion. This is a jumpsuit occasion.


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The Last Resort (unreleased)

Directed by Sarita Khurana

A piece of India — in Florida.


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Dash, Age 92, Snowboarder (2023)

Directed by Cheryl Hess

An aging snowboarder reflects on his relationship with the mountain.