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America ReFramed brings to life compelling stories, personal voices and experiences that illuminate the contours of our ever-changing country. Since 2012, the series has premiered 170 films - more than half helmed by female makers and a third credited to BIPOC makers - centering stories of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, the formerly incarcerated, veterans, immigrants and more.

To qualify for one of California's migrant housing camps, workers must follow strict rules.
Jessica Romero opens up about being separated from her family during her senior year of high school.
The summer season means harvesting and much work for migrant workers in California.
Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Funding provided by the MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.
A Harlem playwright unearths the extraordinary pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents.
A family acts to rectify a systemic wrong after a mentally ill loved one's incarceration.
A filmmaker chronicles his journey beyond walls after being incarcerated at San Quentin.
A story of Kristal Bush's fight against the impact of mass incarceration in Philadelphia.
Exploring reparations to illuminate the scope and rationale of this complex debate.
A journey into a brother's memories transform into a tool for reconciliation and healing.
In an era of racial reckoning, a George Washington mural ignites a public art debate.
Local election officials work around the clock to secure the vote and uphold US democracy.
Five female activists run for local office in a grassroots effort to take back their city.
Artists and activists fight to redefine belonging on both sides of the Atlantic.
How do Chinese grocers in the Jim Crow South complicate America’s binary paradigm of race?
How are the lives of mobile home park residents impacted by class and economic injustice?
Sol Guy watches his late father’s tapes -- and confronts the choices of his father’s life.
A brief look at the youngest Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief and “the culture” in New Orleans.
A 24-year-old artist & musician in Amarillo, TX makes an unorthodox run for city council.
A collective memory of Mt. Pleasant's Salvadoran community and the May 1991 rebellion.
A filmmaker and three Chicagoans navigate the complexities of living with mental illness.
A chronicle of the battles for social justice in the historic San Francisco neighborhood.
The rise of Korea's global adoption program through the stories of four adoptees.
A Native adoptee’s journey to reconnect with her birth mother and her Lummi heritage.
Off the Georgia coast, two brothers grow up in an enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people.
In a divided New England town, an unexpected leader emerges to heal her community.
The remarkable life of a fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist.
A Lutheran pastor's bid to be his district's first Arab American councilman.
The Currys welcome five international adoptees with special needs into their large family.
An intimate look into America’s immigration system through the eyes of a young man.
Two transgender best friends celebrate their thirtieth year of friendship.
An ice cream shop owner learns that taking down a Confederate flag may not be so easy.
An exploration of life and democracy in America’s first Muslim-majority city.
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Filmmakers talk about their documentaries and the process of telling these stories.
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California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.
To qualify for one of California's migrant housing camps, workers must follow strict rules.
Students, whose parents are migrant farm workers, know all too well the education they are missing.
California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.
How do migrant students fare mentally when school is allowed only part of the academic year?
The summer season means harvesting and much work for migrant workers in California.
Jessica Romero opens up about being separated from her family during her senior year of high school.
Alaudin Ullah talks about his love for hip hop and rejecting his roots when he was growing up.
Alaudin Ullah opens up about growing up in Harlem as a Bengali American kid.
What do you know about the person you know as your father? Alaudin Ullah was surprised to find out.
A family acts to rectify a systemic wrong after a mentally ill loved one's incarceration.
A family acts to rectify a systemic wrong after a mentally ill loved one's incarceration.
Stevie Walker-Webb shares his hopes and fears for incarcerated people with mental illness.
For 24 hours, Stevie Walker-Webb is in "solitary confinement" to show its inhumanity.
Two brothers, one on the inside, share their hopes and dreams after incarceration.
A filmmaker chronicles his journey beyond walls after being incarcerated at San Quentin.
A filmmaker chronicles his journey beyond walls after being incarcerated at San Quentin.
An incarcerated man sees a second chance on the outside for himself and his family.
A conversation with WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD's Adamu Chan.
Director Adamu Chan opens up about finding filmmaking inside San Quentin State Prison.
Rahsaan Thomas talks about incarceration and why people get involved in crime.
Best friends Adamu and Isa share their hopes and dreams while Adamu is incarcerated at San Quentin.
Kristal Bush talks about the first time she visited a prison to see her father.
A young boy has dreams for a life together with his father who has been incarcerated.
A mother and daughter lean on one another as they support incarcerated loved ones.
A father talks about time served and being away from family, specifically his daughter.
A formerly incarcerated father shares the possibilities of returning to prison.
A story of Kristal Bush's fight against the impact of mass incarceration in Philadelphia.
A story of Kristal Bush's fight against the impact of mass incarceration in Philadelphia.
A story of Kristal Bush's fight against the impact of mass incarceration in Philadelphia.