Directed by Usama Alshaibi. Premieres July 9.
When Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi discovers a ziggurat in the mountains of his home state of Colorado, he begins a quest to understand how the unlikely monument relates to his ancestral homeland. Along the way, he connects with other Arab residents to explore their personal connections and experiences of the Mile High State.
In 1903, thirteen Black men and their families fled the Jim Crow laws of the South and traveled to southern New Mexico. There, they established Blackdom, the state’s first and only all-Black town. A century later, two families return to the site to reclaim their ancestors’ land and restore the town's forgotten history.
Paul Iwasaki was raised in Salt Lake City’s historic Japantown, a thriving neighborhood of locally owned businesses and cultural centers and an essential hub for Utah’s Japanese community. Fifty years later, he’s battling the forces of urban development to protect its only remaining landmarks and to restore the neighborhood’s cultural legacy. Premieres August 10.
Follow Wyoming-based skiers Jr and Vanessa, whose love of the sport fuels their concerns for its culture and its future. As immigrants from Colombia, they fight to be included in a sporting community known for its exclusivity, while also confronting the urgent need for action and education around climate change. Premieres September 21.
