Indeed believes talent is universally shared but opportunities are not. The Rising Voices program set out to discover, invest in and share stories created by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) filmmakers & storytellers around the idea that jobs have the power to change us all.
Following the death of her grandmother, a disenchanted flamenco dancer resigned to a desk job is forced to rekindle her passion by confronting a family curse.
After an ICE raid, a Nigerian immigrant father must tell his son why his mother is not coming home.
After sweeping hair at a local barbershop, a 12-year-old boy uses his first payment to honor his late mother.
The sun rises and sets. The stars dance, and fade away. Only the moon stands still.
Unresolved issues and old resentments ignite a forbidden blaze between two childhood friends that must be doused if one is to have any chance of escaping the past.
Isolated from society in a deserted delta community with his austere father, a child musical prodigy prepares for the audition of a lifetime while navigating a newfound skill in ancestral dreaming.
A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her fabric factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.
Determined to portray an authentic depiction of female pleasure for her role in a film, a movie star accepts her therapist’s offer for an unconventional treatment and discovers the enigma of desire…
A coming of age story of a rebellious Korean American teenager named Hayoung who discovers the complexities of her mother’s love.
Rosa loves aliens and hates everything else, including her annoying little sister. When a car bomb detonates, Rosa must bring her sister to safety by convincing her that aliens have arrived.
In a desperate attempt to make ends meet, a father takes on a lucrative full-time job that emasculates him.
Savannah’s moss-covered forests, with all its whispering winds and enchanted branches, are alive to little Bertie Bee Hooks, the gifted granddaughter of an experienced midwife. As she absorbs the wisdom of folk medicine, Bertie Bee will work with her mystical connection to the spirit world as she becomes exposed to the tragedies of a wounded American past.
In the wake of the Americans announcing their withdrawal from Afghanistan, an Afghan prosecutor fleeing from the Taliban seeks the help of an American journalist, to evacuate Kabul before the last plane departs.
A non-binary South Asian teen uses bharatanatyam dance to explore their gender expression.
Maps charts the tumultuous relationship between a working mother and her daughter throughout the years, examining the sacrifices parents make and the difficulties their children face, as we feel the fleeting quality of life.
Every year Henry looks forward to his job working as a mall Santa alongside his son Otis. But as Otis grows older, this may prove to be their last holiday season as a duo.
During the telecast of a historic Dodgers game, a Latinx mother working as a live-in caretaker struggles between the demands of her job and finding a way to stay connected with her children through the family’s love of baseball.
A valet attendant dresses up as his late sister to help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s the most filial son.
Haunted by the loss of her partner, a former astronaut struggles to connect with her unborn child.
Nikki spices things up at her mom’s struggling tofu restaurant while working to afford her breast augmentation surgery.