Our Films

Enjoy award winning non-fiction content that’s designed to entertain, educate, and inspire you to live a life of purpose. 

IN THE DIRT

IN THE DIRT

"IN THE DIRT" is a documentary film about a group of passionate Native American cyclists who attempt to bring the sport of mountain biking to the Navajo Nation, where no bike shops exist.

In 2018, retired pro cyclist Scott Nydam and his family moved to Gallup, New Mexico, to pursue a healthcare job for his wife. Soon after their arrival, Scott began meeting passionate mountain bikers across the 28,000-mile expanse of the Navajo Nation who loved the bike and wanted to bring the sport to their communities. The only problem is no bike shops existed. Through a grassroots native-led effort, this group of dedicated cyclists and their families have overcome countless odds to build a cycling culture that today has become the fastest-growing recreational sport on the Navajo Nation.

DEALMAKERS

DEALMAKERS

DEALMAKERS goes inside the lives of four successful entrepreneurs who have discovered a new purpose within their passion for business.   Each episode focuses on a single entrepreneur and their unique success and struggles in an economic forum.  

The first film of the series "Pete Ochs, a Triple Bottom Line" will be available August 1, 2017. Please join our mailing list for updates.

RED HORIZON

RED HORIZON

RED HORIZON is a documentary film about a group of pilots who are dedicated to keeping the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen while pursuing their dream of becoming professional aviators and inspiring the black community to take to the skies and change the racial imbalance in the world of aviation. The film centers around a cast of dedicated students at who are on scholarship with the Red Tails Scholarship Fund. Their hopes are not short sighted, but what matters most is keeping the Tuskeegee Airmen legacy alive.

TEEN PRESS

TEEN PRESS

Today’s media is filled with stories of America’s struggling education system. There is a consistent narrative about what is being done wrong—this is a story of how one school is doing it right..
“Teen Press” is a short documentary about one semester of the Santa Barbara Middle School Teen Press program. The film follows the selection process and initial training, as well as multiple interviews—with celebrities and unknown heroes alike—throughout the United States.

HEARING EVERETT

HEARING EVERETT

Hearing Everett is a docu-drama about the Everett Family and their unlikely adventures to create Mexico’s first ever free home and school for deaf children, Rancho Sordo Mudo. 

The film is paired with a six part documentary series and small group curriculum to help churches and small groups engage in missional living locally and around the world.  Join the community of over 60,000 people that have viewed the film around the world.

RISING FROM ASHES

RISING FROM ASHES

“Rising from Ashes” is a feature length documentary about two worlds colliding when cycling legend Jock Boyer moves to Rwanda, Africa to help a group of struggling genocide survivors pursue their dream of a national team. As they set out against impossible odds both Jock and the team find new purpose as they rise from the ashes of their past.

Village Voice

Village Voice

Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Reporter

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

"A remarkable documentary. 'Rising from Ashes' is not just about a cycling team; it's a testament to what happens when human beings care for one another. Director T.C. Johnstone puts six years of work on this film to good use. The work has as little fat as his stars, yet his footage is rich, and his story is layered. Johnstone has confidence in all ele- ments of filmmaking—images, interviews, narration (by actor and co-producer Forest Whitaker, used sparingly), sound, and a fantastic soundtrack—and uses each to vivid and captivating effect."
-Daphne Howland, The Village Voice

"Uplifting...moving. Narrated in unobtrusive fashion by Forest Whitaker and featuring a jaunty Afropop sound- track, the film is crisp and economical, with the filmmaker carefully avoiding extraneous melodramatics. They are, after all, hardly necessary in a tale that already contains such inherently powerful drama."
-Frank Schneck, The Hollywood Reporter

“The wildly improbable story of the Rwandan National Cycling Team, a.k.a. Team Rwanda, delivers! Layers of suf- fering and joy mingle in 'Rising From Ashes', which gives you more than you expect - it turns out there are dramas going on that you wouldn't initially suspect. One pleasure of the film is experiencing the wonderful good spirits of the riders as they find their way in the strange new world of competitive cycling. Director T.C. Johnston knew a good story when he saw one, and we can all be grateful for that.”

- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times