Gravitas Ventures (Firm)
2) At the Ready
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In the Texas borderlands, teens at Horizon High begin training early to become cops and Border Patrol agents. They soon discover that the realities of their dream jobs may be at odds with the truths and people they hold most dear.
4) She is
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Isabella, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, discovers a sense of empowerment through dance and sets out on an international journey to help other survivors of sexual abuse and sex trafficking find healing.
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An SOS note penned by a Chinese prisoner is found by a mom in Oregon, sparking a nail-biting chain of events that exposes appalling human rights violations and shuts down China’s labor camp system. Nominated for Audience Favorite at the **Hot Docs Documentary Festival**. Winner of Best Feature Film at the **Portland Film Festival**. "*What begins as an unusual “message in a bottle” story builds to a powerful tale of human suffering, compassion...
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With a staggering 1.8 trillion dollars in student loan debt, the average American household owes {dollar}39,000, affecting minorities and only expanding the racial gap even wider. A significant percentage of these people have paid their debt by now. Still, it’s the penalties, the uncontrolled interest, and the predatory behaviors of loan companies that keep piling upon them. Are the current efforts from the government enough to make a change?
10) Concert crush
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On November 5, 2021, ten concertgoers were killed, and many more injured, in a crowd crush at Houston's NRG Park. The concert was headlined by Houston rapper Travis Scott, who is also the founder of the Astroworld music festival.
11) Lancaster
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Winning a war is not easy. LANCASTER tells the story of the iconic WW2 bomber, through the words of the last surviving veterans. Starting with 'The Blitz', we follow our 38 contributors as they join-up, learn to fly and go to war. With the enemy strong and RAF Bomber Command badly equipped, losses were high. But eventually, the tide turned with the introduction of the 'Lanc'. Designed to take the war to the enemy - and to win it - the Lancaster was...
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Cultural historians, collectors, and various celebrity obsessives, including Tom Hanks and John Mayer, launch us into the bittersweet moment when a beloved-but-dying technology, the typewriter, faces extinction. Nominated for Best First Documentary, Best Documentary, and Best Director at the **Critics' Choice Documentary Awards**. Winner of Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking: Directing at the **Newport Beach Film Festival**. *"A rich, thoughtful,...
13) Heirloom: guitar
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Guitars and music bring people together over time and distance to celebrate old traditions and create new ones.
14) The Quest: Nepal
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An epic, one-of-a-kind 63-day quest to deeper understand and climb the most iconic mountain in the world, Everest, while unveiling the fascinating culture, history, and nature of Nepal.
16) Influence
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INFLUENCE charts the recent advancements in weaponized communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world’s most notorious public relations and reputation management firm: the British multinational Bell Pottinger.
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An award-winning, feature-length documentary about the federal government₂s ban on Florida₂s iconic airboats in much of the Everglades. The measure is part of the world's largest effort to repair a damaged ecosystem, a vast river of grass that has been ravaged by more than a century of development, pollution, and other environmental degradation. The outcome will determine the future of the region's water supply, and its ability to withstand rising...
20) When we speak
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A trio of whistleblowers share their motivations, experiences, and fallout of their own cases when speaking out against wrongdoing. British intelligence employee Katharine Gun, Oxfam aid worker Helen Evans and Hollywood actress Rose McGowan open the lid on what happens to women in WHEN WE SPEAK.