Justice Vanguard Cinema

Explore documentaries that preserve history, inspire change, and amplify untold stories.

Disrupting Dayton

Disrupting Dayton dives into the lives of those who experienced the 1966 Dayton Riots—not just as a fight for change, but as a fight to simply live. Through stories of childhoods shaped by segregation, the beauty of their communities, and the harsh realities of injustice, this film offers a raw, intimate look at the impact of these events.

This isn’t just history—it’s a story that still resonates in Dayton today, one of the most segregated cities in the U.S.

Midnight Train

Midnight Train is an intimate and powerful documentary featuring the firsthand account of Kiyoshi Taylor’s grandfather, now 95 years old, as he recounts his extraordinary journey of survival and resilience. As a young boy, he fled the violent racial terror of the South, escaping alone on foot to Ohio. In a time when countless Black families sought refuge from oppression during the Great Migration, his story serves as a haunting reminder of the lengths people went to in order to survive.