Bomb It - The Movie The Global Graffiti Documentary is the explosive new documentary from award-winning director Jon Reiss investigating the most subversive and controversial art form currently shaping international youth culture: graffiti. Note this DVD is REGION 1 ENCODED.

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Five years in the making and the winner of more than 25 awards and honors, BROTHER OUTSIDER illuminates the life and work of Bayard Rustin, who has been described as "the unknown hero" of the civil rights movement. A tireless crusader for justice, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King... (more)

Sex, Drugs, Rock, Religion and Politics . . .

A New Tomorrow is a hilarious mockumentary that skewers the Christian Right, lampoons dysfunctional Democrats, takes aim at the War in Iraq, and caricatures the Bush Administration. Oddball characters, irreverent dialogue, and outrageous political com... (more)

Another exploration of a “subversive subculture that thinks” by Jon Reiss - this time the rave and electronic music. Like Bomb It and graffiti/street art, in making this film, I (JR) discovered a lot more going on under the surface of the rave scene than one sees at first glance.

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Journey to the West is an exploration of the ways in which Traditional Chinese Medicine-including acupuncture, herbs, and martial arts-is being practiced in the 21st century. From a self-taught herbalist in the Himalayan foothills to an experimental acupuncture clinic treating Parkinson’s patient... (more)

Nuyorican Dream chronicles the struggles and aspirations of the Torres-Gutierrez clan, a Puerto Rican family trying to rise above and stick together in New York. But the effects of urban poverty run deep: eldest son Robert suffers alienation after becoming the first family member to graduate from co... (more)

Brother Born Again is an intimate documentary about Julia Pimsleur’s attempt to reconnect with her only brother, Marc, a born again Christian who spent ten years living with his spiritual family on a remote island in Alaska. Julia, a bisexual Jewish New Yorker, travels to Alaska to try to understa... (more)

Arts Engine brings you sixteen innovative shorts by independent and youth filmmakers from across the country and around the world. These films will make you think, make you laugh and move you to take action. Find inspiration, motivate your students, galvanize your community – there are hundreds of... (more)

An image captures a feeling, a story shares a message, a movie becomes a movement. Media That Matters brings you 16 inspiring films by youth and independent filmmakers committed to changing the world, in 8 minutes or less.... (more)

Ready to be inspired? In the fifth annual Media That Matters Film Festival hip-hop activists, dancing peanuts and clay-mation teenagers tackle today’s most pressing social issues. These films will make you think, make you laugh, and move you to take action. Find inspiration, motivate your students... (more)