Directed and produced by Daniel Quintanilla (DP & Editor) and Jessamine Irwin | Executive Producer is Julia Schulz from Speaking Place
Le Carrefour / The Intersection - Cecile reconnects with the French of her childhood thanks to recently arrived Franco-African immigrants, like Trésor, seeking asylum in Cecile’s hometown of Lewiston, Maine. Cecile’s Franco roots tie her to the thousands of French-Canadians who came before her to power the local mills, and who suffered from decades of discrimination and oppression. As history repeats itself, Cecile and Trésor develop a close friendship that helps Cecile finally find her pride in being Franco-American.
Directed by Ian Cheney (King Corn, City Dark) | Edited by Daniel Quintanilla & Ian Cheney | Creative Advisor Werner Herzog | Produced by Motherboard/VICE Media, in association with Science Sandbox
The Most Unknown is a documentary that sends nine scientists across the world to explore some of humanity's biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousness? How much do we really know? Together, they explore the most unknown areas of each other’s work. Along the way, they return to something fundamental about the nature of discovery: Why are seemingly unanswerable questions worth asking. The Most Unknown had its world premiere on March 16, 2018 at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. It is now available for streaming on Netflix.
Directed by Sharon Shattuck and Ian Cheney | Executive Producer Amy Brand | Produced by Manette Pottle | Edited by Natasha Bedu | Co-Producers Oluwaseun Babalola, Irene Yadao | BBC cutdown and funder’s edit by Daniel Quintanilla
Picture a Scientist chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries - including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.
Directed by David Conover | Produced by Manette Pottle and Sian Evans | Edited by Daniel Quintanilla
Behold the Earth is a music-rich documentary film that explores America’s divorce from the outdoors through conversations with legendary scientists E.O. Wilson, Cal DeWitt, and Theo Colborn, as well as a new generation of creation-care activists within America’s Christian communities. Katharine Hayhoe, Ben Lowe, and Corina Newsome are close observers of nature bearing witness to creation, asking tough questions about church engagement with environmental issues.
Directed by Ben Levine | Edited by Daniel Quintanilla
Language of America explores Native American language, philosophy, and community. The film bears witness to America's history of Native American human rights abuse, yet it inspires hope by promoting an understanding of diversity that accepts Native peoples’ inextricably shared history and destiny with their neighbors.
Directed by Jared Goodman (Rumbo a las Grandes Ligas) | Executive Produced by Joe Berlinger, Spencer Kehe | Edited by Daniel Rezende (City of God) | Assistant Edited by Daniel Quintanilla | Produced by Radical Media & Untold Productions
Captive Beauty is a feature-length documentary about four female inmates raised on the streets of Pablo Escobar's Medellin, Colombia. Jailed for murder, kidnapping, revolution, and con-artistry, these women are brought together by a surreal beauty pageant held inside the prison walls.