https://insigniafilms.com Insignia Films Fri, 01 May 2026 03:08:49 +0000 https://insigniafilms.com en https://insigniafilms.com/News Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:43:39 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/News Insignia Films in the News <img width="1000" height="351" width_o="1000" height_o="351" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c80ba95a7692da5c818e125790be1482f9e2097a99cc3cefda1de5fa3cd79f63/variety.png" data-mid="159507649" border="0" data-scale="38" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c80ba95a7692da5c818e125790be1482f9e2097a99cc3cefda1de5fa3cd79f63/variety.png" />This gripping, broadly accessible breakdown of a globally resonant subject. November 18, 2022 <img width="200" height="66" width_o="200" height_o="66" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da2596c212c0bcd46ab40c012f51515ad29aa09584311c414019b1bcdb5198aa/The_Guardian_W_200px.png" data-mid="122052890" border="0" data-scale="38" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/da2596c212c0bcd46ab40c012f51515ad29aa09584311c414019b1bcdb5198aa/The_Guardian_W_200px.png" /> Free Money Review--this documentary is ‘an intriguing case study’. April 19, 2023 <img width="551" height="209" width_o="551" height_o="209" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/056532047feeb3ae227542e327293910f58e873a9f8e0a08833dc4e8f2883134/screen-dailt.png" data-mid="159779797" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/551/i/056532047feeb3ae227542e327293910f58e873a9f8e0a08833dc4e8f2883134/screen-dailt.png" /> Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko’s eye-opening documentary details the ideological and practical clash between well-meaning Western philanthropy and the realities of life in rural Kenya.November 10, 2022 <img width="200" height="47" width_o="200" height_o="47" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90a8d663a408a8bd06d748bbe3d74fe32ba0922c2691102a051da7631c21d7a2/The-Hollywood-Reporter_W_200px.png" data-mid="122047992" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/90a8d663a408a8bd06d748bbe3d74fe32ba0922c2691102a051da7631c21d7a2/The-Hollywood-Reporter_W_200px.png" />An Eye-Opening Look at Universal Basic Income in Action.September 20, 2022 <img width="628" height="312" width_o="628" height_o="312" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de776eaaa7103cdb689e1cb330b2578a60108f7c65ef9912b495aa31f34b643d/Screen-Shot-2022-09-15-at-4.16.41-PM.png" data-mid="153076292" border="0" data-scale="32" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/628/i/de776eaaa7103cdb689e1cb330b2578a60108f7c65ef9912b495aa31f34b643d/Screen-Shot-2022-09-15-at-4.16.41-PM.png" /> Filmmakers Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko’s concise and balanced documentary, Free Money, isn’t intended to be adversarial to basic income concept; it’s more about giving the idea, and especially its implementation, a sober second thought.September 15, 2022 <img width="200" height="39" width_o="200" height_o="39" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fafc1f2515854712056fc53428413a3d4a709b21af7a3c9eaff8ee85eb282b9b/IndieWire_logo_W_200px.png" data-mid="122753679" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/fafc1f2515854712056fc53428413a3d4a709b21af7a3c9eaff8ee85eb282b9b/IndieWire_logo_W_200px.png" /> “Free Money” — with its dystopian mood — is a penetrating and absorbing siren of a movie that shouldn’t be ignored.September 12, 2022 <img width="1098" height="220" width_o="1098" height_o="220" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41ef5df2ca432110fc0a25cafe6591d08e148373a4c9d4ebe007740525f82a31/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-1.18.06-PM-2.png" data-mid="152853841" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41ef5df2ca432110fc0a25cafe6591d08e148373a4c9d4ebe007740525f82a31/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-1.18.06-PM-2.png" /> ‘Free Money’ Explores Whether A Nonprofit Charity Is “Playing God” With An Experiment In Universal Basic Income. September 10, 2022 <img width="200" height="37" width_o="200" height_o="37" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1a766913e39f40ec7fc032554119310a199b21ffb5c112c46ea3c276383d2d9/New-York-Times_W_200px.png" data-mid="122047527" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/b1a766913e39f40ec7fc032554119310a199b21ffb5c112c46ea3c276383d2d9/New-York-Times_W_200px.png" /> “American Veteran” is a reminder that there are a near-infinite variety of veterans and veteran experiences, and it helps close the gap between veterans and everyone else. It asks civilians to walk a mile in veteran boots, and it lights a path for the journey.October 22, 2021 <img width="200" height="37" width_o="200" height_o="37" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1a766913e39f40ec7fc032554119310a199b21ffb5c112c46ea3c276383d2d9/New-York-Times_W_200px.png" data-mid="122047527" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/b1a766913e39f40ec7fc032554119310a199b21ffb5c112c46ea3c276383d2d9/New-York-Times_W_200px.png" /> A portrait that feels as poetic and nuanced as choreography itself...like Ailey’s dances, the documentary leaves you swimming in sensation. July 22, 2021 <img width="200" height="47" width_o="200" height_o="47" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90a8d663a408a8bd06d748bbe3d74fe32ba0922c2691102a051da7631c21d7a2/The-Hollywood-Reporter_W_200px.png" data-mid="122047992" border="0" data-scale="36" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/90a8d663a408a8bd06d748bbe3d74fe32ba0922c2691102a051da7631c21d7a2/The-Hollywood-Reporter_W_200px.png" />Wignot handles details of the legend’s tumultuous biography with great care, honoring his talents while acknowledging the toll they took on him ... One walks away admiring not just the film’s subject, but its director, too.July 23, 2021 <img width="200" height="113" width_o="200" height_o="113" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4bef826ff574a83109569a7f52dda09044fb22725d1e9bb44988c3baac3b5eb4/CNN-Logo_W_200px.png" data-mid="122048503" border="0" data-scale="18" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/4bef826ff574a83109569a7f52dda09044fb22725d1e9bb44988c3baac3b5eb4/CNN-Logo_W_200px.png" /> 'PBS' 'American Experience' delivers a top-shelf two-part documentary beginning Sept. 27 about William Randolph Hearst, connecting the early mogul's 20-century practices directly to the media climate of today ... Still, the part that really resonates comes from using this rear-view mirror to see where we are -- and where we're heading. As David Nasaw, author of 'The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst,' puts it, 'He invents the world that for better or worse we now inhabit.'September 24, 2021 <img width="200" height="37" width_o="200" height_o="37" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49537fd1b61b604c91929c9a7f68297f1dbb2cf230392586a6a462cdf8314956/the-washington-post_w_200px.png" data-mid="122050530" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/49537fd1b61b604c91929c9a7f68297f1dbb2cf230392586a6a462cdf8314956/the-washington-post_w_200px.png" /> Those unfamiliar with Ailey’s work are presented with enough clips to have a solid understanding of what it was trying to achieve and why it has remained so relevant for more than a half-century. These moments are some of the strongest in the documentary, letting the poetry of Ailey’s chosen language convey the depth of his genius.August 3, 2021 <img width="200" height="66" width_o="200" height_o="66" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da2596c212c0bcd46ab40c012f51515ad29aa09584311c414019b1bcdb5198aa/The_Guardian_W_200px.png" data-mid="122052890" border="0" data-scale="24" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/da2596c212c0bcd46ab40c012f51515ad29aa09584311c414019b1bcdb5198aa/The_Guardian_W_200px.png" /> In Wignot’s retelling, Ailey comes off as a solitary artist married to his craft. She zeroes in on the insecurity that plagued Ailey’s career and made him question his own worthiness, as well as a debilitating mental health crisis that terrified the people close to him.July 26, 2021 https://insigniafilms.com/Insignia-Films-1 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:56:30 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/Insignia-Films-1 NAIROBI NYC STOCKHOLM .hero { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; width: 100%; height: 100vh; } .intro-video { width: 60%; max-width: 900px; height: auto; } @media (max-width: 768px) { .intro-video { width: 90%; max-width: 100%; } } https://insigniafilms.com/One-Last-Order-Feature-Page Fri, 01 May 2026 03:08:49 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/One-Last-Order-Feature-Page &nbsp; ONE LAST ORDER Directed by Lauren DeFilippo &amp; Sam SokoProduced by Lauren DeFilippo, Sam Soko &amp; Amanda PollakEdited by Lauren DeFilippo, Sam Soko &amp; Dominic Yarabe &nbsp;<img width="2175" height="975" width_o="2175" height_o="975" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b852bba913915b07bfe6014f73191a8c7b8ac0c3190b2d35190ac27e711ce55/SF26_laurels_DOC_white_transparent.png" data-mid="247754142" border="0" data-scale="12" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b852bba913915b07bfe6014f73191a8c7b8ac0c3190b2d35190ac27e711ce55/SF26_laurels_DOC_white_transparent.png" />&nbsp;<img width="2175" height="975" width_o="2175" height_o="975" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ce432916f2c250f34a0e72e01c56854ceb8fedb7f85215fde9dc79f2495dcbb/SF26_laurels_AUDIENCE_white_transparent.png" data-mid="247754143" border="0" data-scale="12" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ce432916f2c250f34a0e72e01c56854ceb8fedb7f85215fde9dc79f2495dcbb/SF26_laurels_AUDIENCE_white_transparent.png" /> <img width="749" height="426" width_o="749" height_o="426" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67179def2d128fd455a975ce9d9a528f9599615c16e9428a2ab201237776caaf/Florida-Film-Festival-Laurel-white.png" data-mid="247754162" border="0" data-scale="10" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/749/i/67179def2d128fd455a975ce9d9a528f9599615c16e9428a2ab201237776caaf/Florida-Film-Festival-Laurel-white.png" />&nbsp;<img width="1083" height="450" width_o="1083" height_o="450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb6399d65a6ae73321293698282517fcae40b9d5ed8db6c0827dc3c085593568/MFF43-_Best-Short---white.png" data-mid="247754144" border="0" data-scale="12" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb6399d65a6ae73321293698282517fcae40b9d5ed8db6c0827dc3c085593568/MFF43-_Best-Short---white.png" />&nbsp;<img width="1512" height="661" width_o="1512" height_o="661" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d078a706f257839ee62a5ac9fa05ca931f81838baa6241917d0d3ebca415bfa/truefalse2026white.png" data-mid="247754149" border="0" data-scale="11" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d078a706f257839ee62a5ac9fa05ca931f81838baa6241917d0d3ebca415bfa/truefalse2026white.png" /> https://insigniafilms.com/American-Pachuco-Feature-Page Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:31:45 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/American-Pachuco-Feature-Page American Pachuco The Legend of Luis Valdez Directed, Written &amp; Produced by David AlvaradoProduced by Lauren DeFilippo, Everett Katigbak&amp; Amanda PollakEdited by Daniel Chávez-Ontiveros <img width="1473" height="621" width_o="1473" height_o="621" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8ac1081f04e04f863aec130035f61be183920e7324bf44d295f49f4e5cad412/SFF26_Official_Selection_Laurel-WH-1.png" data-mid="242516874" border="0" data-scale="17" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e8ac1081f04e04f863aec130035f61be183920e7324bf44d295f49f4e5cad412/SFF26_Official_Selection_Laurel-WH-1.png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="500" height="435" width_o="500" height_o="435" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/787fedf9b755acaf2ba08209a2250302529d6b25488c1eeff040239ea3a1108e/recolored-image-1.png" data-mid="242523735" border="0" data-scale="10" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/787fedf9b755acaf2ba08209a2250302529d6b25488c1eeff040239ea3a1108e/recolored-image-1.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="2941" height="1655" width_o="2941" height_o="1655" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb15f2a61b09f81e72c2f4c96630769c92ccffb2970e18c6401fd4f7f131e168/2026-Laurels_Winner_Audience-Award_U.S.-Documentary-white.png" data-mid="244398085" border="0" data-scale="19" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb15f2a61b09f81e72c2f4c96630769c92ccffb2970e18c6401fd4f7f131e168/2026-Laurels_Winner_Audience-Award_U.S.-Documentary-white.png" /><img width="2941" height="1655" width_o="2941" height_o="1655" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9f4f9c918a8e9f9bd232faca5d4df87aeb8dd82443690fdf051dce98ab2d7fb/2026-Laurels_Winner_Festival-Favorite-Award-white.png" data-mid="244398080" border="0" data-scale="19" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9f4f9c918a8e9f9bd232faca5d4df87aeb8dd82443690fdf051dce98ab2d7fb/2026-Laurels_Winner_Festival-Favorite-Award-white.png" /> https://insigniafilms.com/Mr-Polaroid-Feature-Page Wed, 14 May 2025 16:38:27 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/Mr-Polaroid-Feature-Page Mr. Polaroid Everything changed in an instant Writen and Directed by Gene TempestProduced by Amanda Pollak Edited by Josh Melrod &nbsp; <img width="1352" height="678" width_o="1352" height_o="678" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abee3843d95fb1e443aaa0fbb6b64ed6ff14f1ef08156438fbf17378b04f085b/pbsblue.png" data-mid="233202781" border="0" data-scale="21" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/abee3843d95fb1e443aaa0fbb6b64ed6ff14f1ef08156438fbf17378b04f085b/pbsblue.png" />&nbsp;<img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/thumbnail/w/200/q/75/i/0cef80402edc0a622c7cec25bffc1fdec99b37f89eed177b5472d134f48e40c2/amex-logo.png"> Watch the trailer here! https://insigniafilms.com/Free-Money-Feature-Page Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:44:38 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/Free-Money-Feature-Page Free Money Directed by Lauren DeFilippo &amp; Sam Soko Produced by Amanda Pollak, Jeremy Allen, Jordan Fudge &nbsp;<img width="664" height="649" width_o="664" height_o="649" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4856a111a1f17a95a9ababd2eb922b5a9426d0af5ae2b62f756f6193c239e5a/image-1.png" data-mid="231828879" border="0" data-scale="7" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/664/i/a4856a111a1f17a95a9ababd2eb922b5a9426d0af5ae2b62f756f6193c239e5a/image-1.png" />&nbsp;<img width="1081" height="1081" width_o="1081" height_o="1081" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b7480414b6bfc337af988989ae803566c366514493e10b7113d9392074ef149/__CPH-DOX_OFFICIAL_SELECTION_hvid_outline.png" data-mid="172705498" border="0" data-scale="8" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b7480414b6bfc337af988989ae803566c366514493e10b7113d9392074ef149/__CPH-DOX_OFFICIAL_SELECTION_hvid_outline.png" />&nbsp;<img width="210" height="243" width_o="210" height_o="243" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb318b8a5726fa428ad7262bc04f22167024d12a313e278638e248f46c3ac8e9/TIFF22-Official_Selection-rev.png" data-mid="221825987" border="0" data-scale="6" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/210/i/cb318b8a5726fa428ad7262bc04f22167024d12a313e278638e248f46c3ac8e9/TIFF22-Official_Selection-rev.png" /> https://insigniafilms.com/Sun-Queen-Feature-Page Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:21:31 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/Sun-Queen-Feature-Page The Sun Queen Directed by Amanda Pollak Written by Gene Tempest Produced by Amanda Pollak &amp; Gene Tempest <img width="120" height="67" width_o="120" height_o="67" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/658d1ea67b2504e95708dca5c822ee0aafe2763ca42f05fe9fc62b7738449312/PBS_W_sml.png" data-mid="174103083" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/120/i/658d1ea67b2504e95708dca5c822ee0aafe2763ca42f05fe9fc62b7738449312/PBS_W_sml.png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1280" height="396" width_o="1280" height_o="396" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0095fdde77151353f5d3a72e78b8a35e6afc69011db50c7175106bd689060f07/amex-logo.png" data-mid="172852958" border="0" data-scale="11" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0095fdde77151353f5d3a72e78b8a35e6afc69011db50c7175106bd689060f07/amex-logo.png" /> https://insigniafilms.com/The-Cancer-Detectives Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:31:44 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/The-Cancer-Detectives The Cancer Detectives Watch the trailer here Directed by Amanda Pollak &amp; Gene Tempest Written by Gene Tempest Produced by Amanda Pollak <img width="120" height="67" width_o="120" height_o="67" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00b8e9661885ffb7d238a9c93569dd626c86a4519f26c5961650701bd41aaf59/PBS_W_sml.png" data-mid="206623517" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/120/i/00b8e9661885ffb7d238a9c93569dd626c86a4519f26c5961650701bd41aaf59/PBS_W_sml.png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1280" height="396" width_o="1280" height_o="396" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cef80402edc0a622c7cec25bffc1fdec99b37f89eed177b5472d134f48e40c2/amex-logo.png" data-mid="206623519" border="0" data-scale="31" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0cef80402edc0a622c7cec25bffc1fdec99b37f89eed177b5472d134f48e40c2/amex-logo.png" /> https://insigniafilms.com/Ailey-Feature-Page Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:15:20 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/Ailey-Feature-Page Ailey Directed by Jamila Wignot Produced by Lauren DeFilippo <img width="581" height="163" width_o="581" height_o="163" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e33a5b1779279d0d660d25a17e327370d950d1b99200706de91be0c3eecd662a/Ailey_Laurels_M.png" data-mid="120765227" border="0" data-scale="31" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/581/i/e33a5b1779279d0d660d25a17e327370d950d1b99200706de91be0c3eecd662a/Ailey_Laurels_M.png" />&nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="2400" height="791" width_o="2400" height_o="791" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85eefda79f4be1657f8e27c4ef8d048fcd712333bfaef0ad93ed5f221f77400d/hulu-white-logo.png" data-mid="130051657" border="0" data-scale="8" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85eefda79f4be1657f8e27c4ef8d048fcd712333bfaef0ad93ed5f221f77400d/hulu-white-logo.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4050a2dcb0049679ee217ba529edd34015263a64ef358983b7d73eea79581572/apple-tv-white.png" data-mid="130052453" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4050a2dcb0049679ee217ba529edd34015263a64ef358983b7d73eea79581572/apple-tv-white.png" /> Watch the trailer! https://insigniafilms.com/Monopoly Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:38:53 +0000 Insignia Films https://insigniafilms.com/Monopoly Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History Directed by Stephen Ives Produced by Amanda Pollak &amp; Stephen Ives &nbsp;<img width="120" height="67" width_o="120" height_o="67" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/658d1ea67b2504e95708dca5c822ee0aafe2763ca42f05fe9fc62b7738449312/PBS_W_sml.png" data-mid="169320434" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/120/i/658d1ea67b2504e95708dca5c822ee0aafe2763ca42f05fe9fc62b7738449312/PBS_W_sml.png" /> &nbsp;<img width="1280" height="396" width_o="1280" height_o="396" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0095fdde77151353f5d3a72e78b8a35e6afc69011db50c7175106bd689060f07/amex-logo.png" data-mid="169320754" border="0" data-scale="11" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0095fdde77151353f5d3a72e78b8a35e6afc69011db50c7175106bd689060f07/amex-logo.png" /> “Ruthless is a warm, attentive film, and it helps honor the woman responsible for creating one of the most popular games in the world.” - The New Yorker Watch the trailer!