THE BUSINESS OF TROUBLE
Director: Kristi Jacobson
USA, 33 min
Survivors, a former caregiver, and an investigator reveal systematic abuse and demand accountability from the private equity companies behind the multibillion-dollar Troubled Teen Industry.

EXODUS
Director: Nimco Sheikhaden
USA, 35 min
EXODUS is an intimate documentary that follows two women as they navigate the uncharted terrain of freedom after decades on the inside, facing both its promise and its barriers to cultivate a dignified life.

SENAKULO
Director: Aaron Laserna
USA/15 min
Ruben Enaje, a man locally well-known for his portrayals of Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion, reflects on the twilight of his 35-year long ritual, while confronting a shifting spiritual landscape in the Philippines.

TARIK SHAH: DON’T PLAY LIKE THEM
Director: Barry Rubinow
USA, 37 min
Tarik Shah is a supremely talented jazz bassist, a beloved teacher of music and martial arts, a trusted friend and mentor to many. How did he end up being entrapped by the FBI and locked away in solitary confinement for over 2 and a half years…..unjustly imprisoned for 15 years?

Q&A with Director Kristi Jacobson (THE BUSINESS OF TROUBLE), Director Nimco Sheikhaden (EXODUS), Director Aaron Laserna (SENAKULO) and Director Barry Rubinow (TARIK SHAH: DON’T PLAY LIKE THEM) follows