THE NEW YORKER: After decades of hiding feminine impulses, a renowned dancer comes out to challenge convention by pursuing his love of flamenco – dressed as a woman – in a conservative society with rigid cultural traditions.

Directed by Ana Gonzalez & Frederick Bernas

Produced by Eye Rise Films with support from the Pulitzer Center

AL JAZEERA: In Britain, the free, comprehensive public health system – known as the National Health Service (NHS) – has long been a source of pride for citizens of all political persuasions.

But it was already reeling from years of neglect and funding cuts and, as COVID coursed through the country, it teetered on the verge of collapse – exacerbated by a fumbling government response that led to the highest death toll in Europe.

Directed by Ana Gonzalez & Frederick Bernas

Produced by Eye Rise Films

Executive Producer, Andrew Phillips

ATLAS OBSCURA: Coober Pedy is an extreme place to live, where most of the opal miners have made their homes underground.

Director/Producer: Ana Gonzalez
DP: Mobarak Shah Nazari
Editor: Aranya Raj Singh
Music: David Khan
Sound Design: Thèo Serror
Executive Producers: Doug Baldinger and Chris Naka

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC / ATLAS OBSCURA: Meet the Muslim caretakers watching over Kolkata’s last Jewish synagogues.

Directed and produced by Ana Gonzalez
DP/Editor: Aranya Raj Singh
Executive Producers: Doug Baldinger and Chris Naka

BBC REEL / BBC TRAVEL: Hegra is an ancient archaeological site in the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula. It is famous for spectacular Nabataean ruins – monumental tombs from an abandoned necropolis.

Filmmakers: Frederick Bernas, Ana Gonzalez
Producer: Anna Bressanin
Drone footage: Royal Commission for Al-Ula

COMPASS LIGHT: Meet Shinta Ratri, the founder of the world’s first and only Islamic school run by and for transgender women.

Directed and produced by Ana Gonzalez
DP: Aranya Raj Singh
Local producer: Jonathan Napitupulu/Anita Reza

BBC Reel: The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions to mental health services globally. Yet mental health issues are a prolific part of society, and the number of patients struggling continues to grow. In the US alone, about 4 in 10 adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression during the pandemic. In England, there is only one consultant psychiatrist for every 12,600 people. Services are unable to meet record demand for treatment. In response, a number of apps have emerged around the world, offering therapeutic solutions generated by artificial intelligence. Is this the future of mental health?

Directed by Ana González and Frederick Bernas

Produced by Eye Rise Films

Executive Producer Harriet Constable

GREAT BIG STORY: Indonesian metal band VoB are regularly critizised for performing in hijabs, but they continue to shred—an inspiration for everyone with a little bit of music and rebellion in their souls.

Directed and produced by Ana Gonzalez
Camera: Mahendra
Translator: Jonathan Napitupulu

AJ+: Este municipio en Andalucía es el resultado de 12 años de lucha por la tierra y un sistema cooperativista que da trabajo a todo el que necesite trabajar. Aquí, la utopía parece estar viva en pleno siglo XXI.

Director/Producer: Ana Gonzalez
DP/Drone: Hannes Stoll
Cameraman: Rafael Guerrero
Editor: Noelia Gonzalez

BBC Reel: Visit one of the most mysterious and beloved places in Russia, the necropolis of Dargavs, also known as the “City of the Dead”.

Directed and produced by Ana Gonzalez
Drone operator: Oleg Dzodzikov
Translator: Maxim Filimonov

BBC REEL: Becoming Spain's top female rejoneador requires a massive amount of dedication and sacrifice.

Director/DP/Editor: Ana Gonzalez
Drone/cameraman: Gonzalo Hernández-Vallejo

CGTN: Keswan Dwinaweka is a local shadow puppeteer and puppet-maker who learned these skills from his family at an early age.

Directed and produced by Ana Gonzalez
DP: Aranya Raj Singh
Editor: Tijmen Hobbel
Translator: Anita Reza/Diana Nuryanti