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Filmmakers Challenge Boundaries with Powerful Social Documentaries

2/23/2026

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Alison McAlpine, the filmmaker, presents a film about donkeys visiting an observatory challenging traditional documentary boundaries.
Joshua Seftel, the filmmaker, presents All the Empty Rooms about the silent impact of school shootings through abandoned bedrooms.
Hilla Medalia, an Israeli filmmaker, captures protests against the killing of Palestinian children in Gaza, showing activists' resilience.
The Devil Is Busy highlights the struggles of women’s health providers in Georgia amid restrictive abortion laws.

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Story summary

Alison McAlpine, the filmmaker, presents a film about donkeys visiting an observatory challenging traditional documentary boundaries.
Joshua Seftel, the filmmaker, presents All the Empty Rooms about the silent impact of school shootings through abandoned bedrooms.
Hilla Medalia, an Israeli filmmaker, captures protests against the killing of Palestinian children in Gaza, showing activists' resilience.
The Devil Is Busy highlights the struggles of women’s health providers in Georgia amid restrictive abortion laws.