Historical Research
Archives, legal records, photographs, family history, material evidence, and scholarly context.
Teshuvah Studios Documentaries
Research becomes record. History becomes film.
Documentary work brings archival research, oral history, legal history, place, memory, interviews, visual evidence, and public conversation into one responsible cinematic form.
Official premiere artworkFeatured research film-documentary
Chasing Durham
Chasing Durham traces the life and legacy of constitutional lawyer William Joseph Durham, his advocacy for constitutional rights, and his role in the legal history surrounding Sweatt v. Painter and the University of Texas at Austin.
The documentary developed as a University of Texas at Austin research thesis project connected to the study of power and place in Texas history. Its university premiere was presented on April 20, 2023, at the Texas Union Theatre, followed by public discussion and continuing screenings.
PremiereApril 20, 2023VenueTexas Union Theatre · The University of Texas at AustinResearch contextBlack Studies · Power and place in Texas historyProductionTeshuvah Studios Productions
Official trailer
A constitutional legacy brought into public memory.
Film, archival research, family history, legal history, visual art, and TalkBack discussion come together to preserve the record and invite continuing scholarship.
Documentary practice
Research with cinematic responsibility.
Story Development
Research questions, narrative architecture, interview preparation, scripts, and visual planning.
Production
Directing, interviews, excavation-site and archaeological-excursion filming, material-culture documentation, architectural and landscape work, archival presentation, sound, and editing.
Public Scholarship
Premieres, exhibitions, TalkBack panels, educational screenings, and continuing dialogue.
Founder & documentary director
Ahavah
Ahavah is the Founder and Creative Director of Teshuvah Studios. She received training in Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin, complementing her bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts and her background in Theatre and Dance.
Her screen work encompasses documentary research, film and television writing, interview development, directing, producing, visual storytelling, public premieres, exhibitions, and TalkBack programming. Through Chasing Durham, she brought family history, constitutional law, archival research, creative production, and public scholarship into a continuing film-documentary record.