Educational Guides

Shirley tells the story of the first Black congresswoman, political icon Shirley Chisholm, and her trailblazing run for president. It chronicles her audacious, boundary-breaking 1972 presidential campaign.

This discussion guide may be used to spur discussion after viewing Shirley.

The film lays bare the aftermath of America’s last known slave ship the Clotilda and the 2019 discovery of its wreckage, and how decades of unjust land appropriation and zoning practices have affected the descendent community, Africatown.

The discussion guide includes discussion questions, suggested individual and group activities, and hyperlinks to handouts and other resources intended to deepen viewers’ understanding of the ideas and events depicted in the film. 

The First Wave goes into one of New York City’s hardest hit hospitals during the terrifying first four months of the pandemic. The film spotlights the everyday heroes at the epicenter of COVID-19 as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever encountered.

This discussion guide is designed to spark conversation about the mental health and wellbeing of our healthcare workforce.

Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of Chairman Fred Hampton of the Illinois Black Panther Party, who was only 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI for daring to threaten the status quo of white supremacy.

Learn about the many contributions of the Black Panther Party to society, and the U.S. government’s campaign to disrupt the movement for Black liberation.

A pioneering attorney, activist, priest and dedicated memoirist, Pauli Murray shaped landmark litigation—and consciousness— around race and gender equity.

The discussion guide provides prompts, questions, and activities to explore themes of human rights, intersectionality, authenticity, courage, leadership, and the power of words.

Final Account is a documentary portrait of the last living generation of everyday people to participate in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. The film raises vital, timely questions about authority, conformity, complicity and perpetration, national identity and responsibility.

This guide offers some probing discussion questions and includes additional resources for exploring the historical background on Nazis, their organizations and their crimes.

John Lewis: Good Trouble tells the story of Congressman John Lewis, an American hero who spent his life fighting for racial justice, equality and voting rights. He encourages us all to get into “good trouble.”

Use this guide to find out how to protect our democracy by protecting the right to vote.

Slay the Dragon shines a light on the timely and critical issue of gerrymandering. Citizens’ groups take matters into their own hands to restore the core democratic principle that every person’s vote should count equally.

Our screening guide will help you plan a community screening event complete with discussion questions designed to spark action.

Just Mercy exposes racism in the criminal justice system with the powerful true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who after graduating from Harvard, headed to Alabama to defend the poor, incarcerated and wrongly condemned.

This educational guide helps viewers learn more about the criminal justice system and the issues of fairness and racial discrimination raised in the film.

Foster provides an unprecedented look at the often misunderstood world of foster care while upending some of its most enduring myths about the process and those involved in the system.

This curriculum toolkit is designed for educators interested in using the film within their classrooms to teach about the foster care system.