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21 young Americans sue the world’s most powerful government to protect their constitutional rights to a stable climate.
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SCHOOL OF HOPE is an intimate and charming portrait of optimism in the harshest of environments.
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Hunger Ward
HUNGER WARD documents two Yemeni female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war.
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21 young Americans sue the world’s most powerful government to protect their constitutional rights to a stable climate.
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In the summer of 1969, when young white America defined itself as the Woodstock generation, over in Harlem young black America found its own voice.
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A 25-minute animated film that flies through the instruments of the orchestra to explore the age-old connection of creativity and technology.
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LIFT traces the journey of underprivileged children in the New York Theater Ballet’s (NYTB) “LIFT” program.
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Founded by the late Paul G. Allen and Jody Allen, Vulcan Productions created content across all platforms, with a focus on inspiring change with lasting impact. The team’s award-winning and critically-acclaimed projects include Ghost Fleet, X-Ray Fashion, The Cold Blue, The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress – The Restoration, Ballet Now, Going to War, USS Indianapolis: Live from the Deep, STEP, The Ivory Game, Unseen Enemy, Racing Extinction, News & Documentary Emmy Nominee Naledi: A Baby Elephant's Tale, News & Documentary Emmy winner and Academy Award®-nominated Body Team 12, Mind of a Giant, We the Economy, We the Voters, Ocean Warriors, #ISurvivedEbola, and Girl Rising. In February 2021, Vulcan Productions closed its doors. If you have questions regarding the status of past or current projects, please contact [email protected] for more information.
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- Meaningful engagement with audiences to drive change
Vulcan Productions has closed its doors.
Thank you to all of our partners through the decades.
If you have questions regarding the status of past or current projects, please contact [email protected] for more information.
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Great films—those that not only entertain but challenge, provoke, and inspire—are rare. The talents of the team behind them must be of equal greatness.
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