S22.E7 ∙ Folge 332

A collaborative video and activism project between long-time community filmmaker Rebecca Garrett and Sanctuary, a church community drop-in, evolves into an unflinching documentary immersion into the world of police and security guard violence against people who are poor, homeless, and racialized in Toronto. 'We have to stop calling the police,' says activist Anna Willats. And the message resonates in dozens of stories collected by street pastor Doug Johnson Hatlem. Stunning testimony, images, and commentary are woven together with unique video of police assaults and previously unreleased footage from inside the 2010 G20 detention centre. Conflict erupts over nonviolent responses to overwhelming police impunity. Meanwhile, the increasing militarization of public spaces forces us all to ask: What World Do You Live In?

Karin Gramajo's life drastically changed when her teenage cousin Kelly was brutally kidnapped and murdered. Despite death threats, the single mother then decided to study to become a lawyer to make sure her cousin's death wouldn't remain unpunished, thus also helping other victims fight for justice. Astrid Elias was kidnapped and raped at the age of 14. She fled to the US where she overcame her fear to speak out abut her past, while facing deportation. LA PRENDA is a feature length documentary film about two women fighting to end the climate of impunity in Guatemala, one of the world's most violent countries.

In the wake of worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, The Second Fraud uncovers the crooked aftermath of the first multi-billion dollar Ponzi Scheme in American History.

A poetic personal documentary about a Chinese women torture survivor in the most severe religious persecution in today's China, and a Bostonian man who unexpectedly becomes a supporter for the victims here and in China, interwoven by the filmmaker's memoir as a teenager witness since her high school.

The Deadly Secret of Santee Alley unveils the horrors of the illegal animal trade in downtown LA Fashion District and takes one on a ride through the labyrinth of issues ranging from animal cruelty, public safety, child labor, human trafficking, gangs, drugs, counterfeit goods, tax evasion, and more.

STOP is a feature length documentary about Floyd v. City of New York, the class-action lawsuit that challenged the New York City Police Department's practice of stop & frisk, and resulted in the landmark decision finding the practice unconstitutional.