DocFest: Soul Searchin’ & A Way to Be Together

with Q&A’s

Soul Searchin’ explores the passionate world of rare soul record collectors who devote their lives to finding, preserving, and sharing forgotten music. More than a film about collecting, it is a story of cultural preservation, community, and obsession, following a small group of collectors as they rescue neglected recordings by Black and Chicano soul artists and transform forgotten songs into living history—from California to the world.

A Way to Be Together (Trina Bardusco): In a New Jersey town divided by unseen borders, a Mexican immigrant community steps into the light. Their festival ignites pride and unity, but as anti-immigrant fear rises, even joy becomes a radical act of hope.