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SHORT BREAK WITH MPI

Enjoy a recording of our recent virtual event series, Short Break with MPI, featuring short films from MPI’s impressive catalogue of MPI Original and MPI-supported films followed by engaging discussions wtih MPI filmmakers.

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MPI Films

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Project Home: 3D Printing The Future
From MPI filmmakers Davis Huber and Tyler Schiffman, Project Home: 3D Printing the Future will document the construction of the world’s first 3D printed community. By focusing on the stories of several families set to receive homes, this feature documentary will expose the daily struggles of the community and illustrate the transformative effect adequate housing will have on their futures.
The Perfect One
A young painter revives his family’s failing business by taking an innovative risk in this upcoming MPI Original short. Written by MPI filmmaker Matthew Szewczyk, this script was developed in an MPI Screenwriting Workshop.

Pre-Releases

Exclusive MPI Films Not Yet Released To The Public
Moving Violation
This powerful narrative short by MPI filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson (Dog Days, Mama Rwanda) has already received a warm welcome at film festivals nationwide. Check out why it won best narrative short at the 2018 D.C. Independent Film Festival, beating out stiff competitors (including a 2018 BAFTA winner!).
Mama Rwanda
This compelling documentary short has been featured by CNN, MSNBC, the Washington Post, and HuffPost and selected for half a dozen film festivals. From 2017 to 2018, it screened at over 50 college campuses across the country, prompting students to think differently about the role of entrepreneurship in alleviating poverty.
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Regulation

From Mama Rwanda and Gringa producer Ryan Patch comes a new MPI Original Short Film, Regulation. The story takes place in a near-future world where all emotions can be controlled by a computerized transdermal “patch” that makes you happy—all the time. A young social worker has second thoughts about her job administering these emotional-regulation patches when she’s assigned a young girl who doesn’t want one.

Incarcerating Us

Directed by MPI filmmaker Regan Hines, Incarcerating US premiered to an audience of over 400 at Georgetown University and has been covered by HuffPost, Business Insider, and Politico. The film’s resonance attracted social action partners like Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation (CJPF), and the Sentencing Project to arrange screenings around the country.

Incarcerating Us

Directed by MPI filmmaker Regan Hines, Incarcerating US premiered to an audience of over 400 at Georgetown University and has been covered by HuffPost, Business Insider, and Politico. The film’s resonance attracted social action partners like Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation (CJPF), and the Sentencing Project to arrange screenings around the country.

Incarcerating Us

Directed by MPI filmmaker Regan Hines, Incarcerating US premiered to an audience of over 400 at Georgetown University and has been covered by HuffPost, Business Insider, and Politico. The film’s resonance attracted social action partners like Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation (CJPF), and the Sentencing Project to arrange screenings around the country.

Incarcerating Us

Directed by MPI filmmaker Regan Hines, Incarcerating US premiered to an audience of over 400 at Georgetown University and has been covered by HuffPost, Business Insider, and Politico. The film’s resonance attracted social action partners like Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation (CJPF), and the Sentencing Project to arrange screenings around the country.

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Meet The Filmmakers

Laura Waters Hinson

MPI filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson shares a special thank you to our supporters for making her work possible.

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Rob Montz

MPI filmmaker Rob Montz explains how MPI’s support has shaped his development as a documentarian.

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