Documentary

"Media That Matters: Good Food" Film Festival collection

Ready for some film for thought? Media that Matters brings you a collection of 12 short films on food and sustainability by independent and youth filmmakers. From a singing peanut to teenage tomato-growers, these films will make you laugh, make you think and inspire you to take action for a healthy, sustainable and delicious future. 77 minutes. | $9.99

24 Hours on Craigslist

Witness a day on Craigslist.com in San Francisco: An Ethel Merman drag queen searches for the perfect backup band for her Led Zeppelin covers. A suburban professional woman assembles a diabetic cat support group. A couple seeks the perfect rabbi for their marriage. A would-be mother finds her ideal sperm donor. Doors for sale, one night stands, compulsive roommates, transsexual erotic services. The mundane and the sublime, the ridiculous and the profound, all come together to paint a portrait of a thriving, humanistic community in the midst of an ever-accelerating culture. 83 minutes | $7.99

A Girl Like Me - download for free!

Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves. 7 minutes.

A Working Mom

A mother of two returns to Bolivia after 15 years of working in Israel to make a better life for her kids, only to find her family members have become strangers. "A Working Mom" is a story that demonstrates the extremes that individuals will go to in order to save their families -- sometimes saving and losing them in the same act. 75 minutes | $4.99

Abel Raises Cain

An unprecedented glimpse into the life and bizarre career of Alan Abel, the infamous underground media prankster. He made a name for himself several times over with stunts that are just ridiculous enough to be believable, especially to a media that feeds on salacious, far-fetched stories. 82 minutes | $7.99

All That I Can Be - download for free!

William, like many young Americans, feels that joining the military is his only way out of a dead-end job and a rough life. 9 minutes.

Almost Myself

Tom Murray, director of Fish Can't Fly, explores lesbian, gay, transgendered and bisexual issues in "Almost Myself". Variety says "[Murray] elicits remarkable candor in his subjects, illuminating a wide spectrum of choices and lifestyles". 82 minutes | $6.99

Arianna's Journey

Documentary of an Italian woman who has the gift of healing and her travels in pursuit of her spiritual destiny. Be witness to an exorcism in Italy, sacred caves in France, a peyote ritual in Mexico, and holy shrines in Israel and Palestine. 31 minutes | $1.99