Indie Films

Our Time

Despite deep polarization in the U.S., young people are making their voices and values heard. Transformed by issues as diverse as gun violence, immigration reform and racial injustice, they are articulating a proactive vision for the future. Season 2 of OUR TIME is produced by youth in partnership with seasoned filmmakers, presenting unvarnished point-of-view stories.

Immigrants and Refugees – Las Hijas & Leaving Africa

26m 46s

New immigrants and refugees face steep challenges coming to the U.S. Rarely, though, do we hear candid conversations between immigrant kids and their families. In Las Hijas, filmmaker A. Pena de Niz crafts a deeply intimate portrait of first-generation daughters from Mexico while Rose Nseya (Leaving Africa) recounts the harrowing odyssey of fleeing one’s homeland in search of safer lives.

Episodes

  • Immigrants and Refugees – Las Hijas & Leaving Africa: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Immigrants and Refugees – Las Hijas & Leaving Africa

    S2 E2 - 26m 46s

    New immigrants and refugees face steep challenges coming to the U.S. Rarely, though, do we hear candid conversations between immigrant kids and their families. In Las Hijas, filmmaker A. Pena de Niz crafts a deeply intimate portrait of first-generation daughters from Mexico while Rose Nseya (Leaving Africa) recounts the harrowing odyssey of fleeing one’s homeland in search of safer lives.

  • Teen Mental Health and Suicide in Black Families: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Teen Mental Health and Suicide in Black Families

    S2 E1 - 26m 46s

    Suicide is the second leading cause of death for teens in the U.S. While leaders acknowledge a teen mental health crisis, much discourse focuses on suicide as a white issue. Filmmakers Kalia Hunter (Dom) and Kallista Palapas (I'll Be There) recount two young black lives cut short by suicide, and in doing so, compel communities to act.

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