Against All Hope is a short documentary about Karen refugees and internally displaced people in Burma.

Duration:20:58

Flim by: Youth With A Mission Denver & Art and Justice League
Directed & Produced by: Anthony Lee
Camera Operator & Sound: Ben Drake
Camera Operator & Interviewer: Maria Martinez
Director of Photography: Kara Orendorf
Sound & Assistant Editor: Matt Raj
Executive Producer & Camera Operator: Jonah Pyhala
Assistant Camera Crew: Ted Davis, Brent Manke
Music by: Andrea Ball, Neah Lee, Moby
Photos by: KHRG (Karen Human Right Group)

Links:
khrg.org/
globalrefuge.org/
myspace.com/ballandrea
neahleemusic.com/

John Nese is the proprietor of Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in LA. His father ran it as a grocery store, and when the time came for John to take charge, he decided to convert it into the ultimate soda-lover’s destination. About 500 pops line the shelves, sourced lovingly by John from around the world. John has made it his mission to keep small soda-makers afloat and help them find their consumers. Galco’s also acts as a distributor for restaurants and bars along the West Coast, spreading the gospel of soda made with cane sugar (no high-fructose corn syrup if John can avoid it).

Novella Carpenter started small, with some plants in an empty lot next to her house in Oakland. A couple of years later, she was tending to a full-blown farm, with goats, turkeys, ducks, pigs, and a robust garden. Her book, Farm City, details her experiences. As does this video, which tackles questions of neighborliness (which is more offensive: police sirens or roosters crowing?), environmental poisons (raised beds are key), and the all-important slaughter question. The answer: Yes, she does (and yes, there is some bloody footage).

Alpheus Media produced this short documentary about the young adult cancer experience with our friends at the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LIVESTRONG). We travelled across the U.S. to connect with college students and young adults, as we explored how they deal with the specific issues they face when diagnosed with cancer.

By telling their stories, the Lance Armstrong Foundation hopes to raise awareness and address the specific burden of young adult cancer survivors across the world. To learn more or to get involved, visit livestrong.org.

King Justice portraits a moment in the life of a musical director of young musicians that have suffered the consequences of the civil war in Sierra Leone