BGDM Member Films Exploring Community, Rights, and the Power of Participation

Documentary helps us understand how public policy shapes everyday lives—and how communities come together to create change. As Election Day approaches, we’re highlighting 6 BGDM member films exploring reproductive healthcare, immigration, Indigenous justice, trans families, community safety, and civic participation. Watch, reflect, and keep the conversation going.

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THE GREAT EXPERIMENT (2026)

Jihan Robinson - Co-Executive Producer, Farihah Zaman - Producer
Black and white vignettes document daily political life in the United States from 2017 to 2020.
Catch an upcoming in-person screenings.

FROM HERE/FROM THERE (DE AQUI/DE ALLA) (2024)

Nicole Solis-Sison - Producer/Impact Producer
Luis Cortes Romero, the first undocumented attorney to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, journeyed from a difficult youth to the highest court in the land as part of a powerful legal team fighting the Administration’s attempt to rescind DACA.

Watch on KQED Passport.

THE DEVIL IS BUSY (2024)

Geeta Gandbhir - Co-Director, Christalyn Hampton - Co-Director/Producer, Rose Arce - Executive Producer/Producer, Amber Fares - Producer/DP
At an Atlanta abortion clinic besieged by protesters, the director of operations takes necessary risks to safeguard staff and patients.

Watch on HBO Max.

THE BODY POLITIC (2023)

Dawne Langford - Producer, Anurima Bhargava - Co-Executive Producer, Clarke Lyons - Co-Producer, Kristina Motwani - Editing Consultant, Fiona Otway - Editing Consultant
With unfettered access, THE BODY POLITIC follows Baltimore's idealistic young mayor into office where he puts his personal and political future on the line to save his beloved city from chronic violence.

Watch on multiple streaming platforms.

FREE LEONARD PELTIER (2025)

Jhane Myers - Producer, Laura Choi Raycroft - Executive Producer
A new generation of activists fights to free American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier, who spent decades in prison for a disputed conviction.
Watch on Netflix.

THE DADS (2023)

Luchina Fisher - Director/Writer/Producer, Shan Shan Tam - Co-Producer
On a fishing trip with Matthew Shepard's father, five disparate dads discuss their love, hopes and fears for their trans kids in this short documentary.

Watch on Netflix.