Heidi Ewing

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Heidi Ewing

Heidi Ewing is a director, producer, and writer of documentary films. She and Rachel Grady founded Loki Films in 2001, and have collaborated on several documentaries together. Detropia won two awards, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Original Score, at the 2013 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking. Ewing is a native of Farmington Hills, Michigan, and is a graduate of Mercy High School…

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The Carman Family DeathsThe Carman Family Deaths · 2025
The Carman Family Deaths
★ 6.92025
MovieDocumentaryCrime
A young man's dramatic rescue at sea spirals into accusations he murdered two members of his wealthy New England family.
FolktalesFolktales · 2025
Folktales
★ 6.02025
MovieDocumentary
On the precipice of adulthood, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway. Dropped at the edge of the world, they must rely on only themselves, one another, and a loyal pack of sled dogs as they all grow in unexpected directions.
Jesus CampJesus Camp · 2006
Jesus Camp
★ 7.02006
MovieDocumentary
A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.
FreakonomicsFreakonomics · 2010
Freakonomics
★ 6.12010
MovieDocumentary
Some of the world's most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything.
I Carry You with MeI Carry You with Me · 2021
I Carry You with Me
★ 7.02021
MovieDrama
An epic love story spanning decades is sparked by a chance encounter between two men in provincial Mexico. Based on a true story, ambition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same.
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of YouNorman Lear: Just Another Version of You · 2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
★ 7.12016
MovieDocumentary
Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism.
Black MemorabiliaBlack Memorabilia · 2018
Black Memorabilia
2018
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaker Chico Colvard investigates the propagation of demeaning representations of African-Americans. From industrial China to the rural American south to contemporary Brooklyn, we observe the people and places that reproduce, consume and reclaim BLACK MEMORABILIA. This feature documentary takes us on a journey into the material culture of racialized artifacts and confronts us with the incendiary features of these objects. BLACK MEMORABILIA also moves beyond perverse attractions and absolute objections to collectibles and antiques that serve as reminders of America's troubled racial history. In the midst of roiling ethnic unrest in the US today, the film's confrontation of our feelings about these objects strikes at the heart of a pressing contemporary issue and opens a unique dialogue about the continuing legacy of racism in America.
EndangeredEndangered · 2022
Endangered
★ 6.42022
MovieDocumentary
A sobering look at the erosion of democracy & freedom of the press in the United States and abroad.

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Black MemorabiliaBlack Memorabilia · 2018
Black Memorabilia
2018
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaker Chico Colvard investigates the propagation of demeaning representations of African-Americans. From industrial China to the rural American south to contemporary Brooklyn, we observe the people and places that reproduce, consume and reclaim BLACK MEMORABILIA. This feature documentary takes us on a journey into the material culture of racialized artifacts and confronts us with the incendiary features of these objects. BLACK MEMORABILIA also moves beyond perverse attractions and absolute objections to collectibles and antiques that serve as reminders of America's troubled racial history. In the midst of roiling ethnic unrest in the US today, the film's confrontation of our feelings about these objects strikes at the heart of a pressing contemporary issue and opens a unique dialogue about the continuing legacy of racism in America.

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