Joel Ruano was raised by his grandparents in Lamont, a community made up of about 14,000 people, a few miles from Bakersfield. Growing up, college was not in Ruano’s plans. And though he loved ...

Filmmakers Juan Ravell and Jeff Arak, in partnership with El Faro, unpacked what was behind a deal to send U.S. deportees to a Salvadoran prison and President Nayib Bukele’s tangled history with gangs ...

Prompt: Make a Documentary investigates the growing influence of artificial intelligence on the film industry. The documentary places the rise of AI within the broader historical context of cinema’s ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Joel Ruano was raised by his ...