Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films

Bertelsmann Foundation Documentaries - Critical Stories for a Complicated World Always Online, Always Free Check us out! bfnadocs.org

Follow us where the skies are blue : @bfnadocs.bsky.social !

Stream "Out to Vote", a film about returning citizens who fought for the right to cast a ballot, and became democracy leaders in their community! bfnadocs.org/out-to-vote

Great stuff screening out film "Out to Vote" last night at Georgetown University with the Prison Outreach Initiative!

Blue collar workers might decide the vote in Pennsylvania, and PA will likely decide the President. What pushes their vote? Our film "Local 1196: A Steelworkers Strike" follows a 106-day strike in Western PA. Hear their thoughts, in their own words. bfnadocs.org/local-1196-a-s…

In one of America’s largest urban Native American communities, we find inspiring stories of the enduring effort to preserve language and culture against the backdrop of a city in flux. bfnadocs.org/still-here Part of our Democracy in Cities series with @gmfus,

“Still Here” is now live on BFNA Docs! bfnadocs.org/still-here In honor of Native American Heritage month, we are proud to release, “Still Here”, featuring the work of the Native American Community Development Institute in @CityMinneapolis

Check out "Tinderbox" on BFNA Docs! bfnadocs.org/tinderbox-belt…

"Where does a story end? Perhaps this is a story still in construction, with no clear ending in sight. But for the purposes of this story, the end is the beginning, in Bor, a small mining town in Eastern Serbia." The last scene of "Tinderbox, Belt & Road: China in the Balkans"

Hitting BFNA Docs this Friday! "Still Here", a new piece from @Tony_Silberfeld on the work of the Native American Community Development Institute in Minneapolis. In collaboration with @gmfus

"Go-Go City" broadcast across the United States on PBS, and is available to stream on demand any time you want on BFNA Docs! bfnadocs.org/go-go-city

Did you know Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a satellite office at 14th & U St?

Weekend Watching! "Go-Go City: Displacement and Protest in Washington, DC" Stream for free on BFNA Docs: bfnadocs.org/go-go-city Below clips featuring @MotenSpeaks, @gdmusgrove @SabiyhaP, @CMRobertWhiteDC, Big Tony from Trouble Funk, and many more!

Just channel surfing and I see “Barry Farm” on @whuttv !

Catch "Out to Vote" broadcasting on PBS @marylandpubtv October 20th at 4:30pm!

For many facing the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, this will not be their first recovery. Our 2020 doc "After Michael" covered months of hurricane recovery effort in the Florida Panhandle. "The media comes the first week. The recovery takes years." bfnadocs.org/after-michael

"Go-Go City" broadcast across the country on PBS and is now streaming on Kanopy! Not on Kanopy? Check it out on the @BFNA_docs platform! Always Free! Always Online! bfnadocs.org/go-go-city

...with the scenes from the 2020 protests for racial justice where DC community members rallied around the music to make their voices heard, and their presence felt.

"Go-Go City: Displacement & Protest in Washington, DC" is now streaming on Kanopy!