The GOOD DOCS Complete Collection
GOOD DOCS are films that do good in the world. Our award-winning collection engages and inspires students by featuring rarely heard stories about individuals and communities working towards a more equitable world. We champion creative expression and complex films that provoke critical thinking. GOOD DOCS represents established documentarians and passionate new filmmakers driven by their experiences as educators, academics, journalists, artists, social workers, community members, and activists. GOOD DOCS films and the GOOD TALKS speaker series offer powerful educational experiences to students and communities everywhere.
The GOOD DOCS Complete Collection collection includes the following titles:
Arresting ScienceARRESTING SCIENCE documents the rebellion of NASA earth scientist, Dr. Peter Kalmus, and details a daring act of climate civil disobedience
Mr. CatoAn elementary school teacher vying for the Olympics in BMX Flatland brings inspiration to his students through the art and perseverance of the sport he loves
Ek Tha Gaon / Once Upon a VillageTwo survivors of an abandoned village in the Himalayan foothills, an 80 year old woman and a 19 year old girl, struggle with the choice to leave for an alienating city life or to continue living in a lonely village.
From Here / From There (De Aquí / De Allá)A landmark Supreme Court case puts DACA—and one undocumented lawyer’s fight for his community—at the center of history
For the RecordRunning out of time and money, editor Laurie Brown battles an oil bust, a global pandemic, and a growing mistrust of the media as she fights to keep her newspaper alive in rural Texas
LifelineLIFELINE chronicles the life of one woman as she navigates the challenges and prejudices of homelessness, with the vision of one day of helping those who have lost all hope
Miss Tibet: Beauty in ExileA Tibetan-American teen enters a Western-style beauty pageant in India, confronting her cultural identity while vying for the crown
Old LesbiansA short documentary animating the resilient, joyful voices preserved within the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project
Simulating Religious ViolenceAfter the Boston Marathon Bombing, a group of world-class experts in religion and computer science create cutting-edge simulations to predict and prevent religious radicalization and violence
The Crisis ScientistsAn inspiring group portrait of courageous climate scientists and a lawyer, showing how together, we can make a difference
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