Indies Showcase Line-up
 | Daughter from Danangby Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco A Vietnamese mother and her Amerasian daughter are joyously reunited after 22 years, but their illusions are quickly shattered when the reality of cultural differences and years of separation sets in. |
 | Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymesby Byron Hurt Take an in-depth look at masculinity in rap music and hip-hop culture — where creative genius, poetic beauty, and mad beats collide with misogyny, violence, and homophobia. |
 | Promisesby Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg A compelling and humorous take on the Middle East conflict from the perspectives of seven Palestinian and Israeli children living only minutes apart in Jerusalem but locked in separate worlds. |
 | The English Surgeonby Geoffrey Smith and Rachel Wexler A British neurosurgeon confronts the dilemmas of the doctor-patient relationship on his latest mission to Ukraine. |
 | New Year Babyby Socheata Poeuv Filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In New Year Baby, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth about her family's past. |
 | My Country, My Countryby Laura Poitras and Jocelyn S. Glatzer Telling the behind-the-scenes story of the January 2005 national elections in Iraq, this provocative documentary is a testament to the courage of people willing to put their lives on the line for the promise of democracy. |
 | China Blueby Micha X. Peled Jasmine left her village in a remote part of China to get a job and help her family. Now she and her teenage friends at the blue jean factory are trying to survive in a brutal work environment. |
 | If I Can't Do Itby Walter Brock An unflinching portrait of a disabled man who is pushing for independence and an equal slice of the American pie. |
 | Please Vote for Meby Weijun Chen Please Vote for Me follows 8-year-old students in an elementary school in China as they campaign for class monitor. |
 | King Cornby Aaron Woolf, Curt Ellis, and Ian Cheney Two recent college graduates plant a single acre of the nation's most powerful crop – corn – and set out to follow it on its journey from a seed to the dinner plate. |
 | Girls Like Usby Jane C. Wagner and Tina DiFeliciantonio A disarming look into the lives of teenage girls, working to shape their identities in the ’90s. |
 | Still Life With Animated Dogsby Paul Fierlinger From his dark days in Communist Czechoslovakia through brighter times in the United States, animator Paul Fierlinger has navigated through life with dog as his co-pilot. |
 | Daddy & Papaby Johnny Symons Exploring the growing phenomenon of gay fatherhood through the stories of four families, Daddy & Papa looks at gay fathers who face both the routine and revolutionary challenges of becoming parents. |
 | A Panther in Africaby Aaron Matthews In the 1960s, Pete O’Neal founded the Kansas City chapter of the Black Panther Party. In 1970, he fled the country for Africa where he has lived in exile for more than 30 years. |
 | Lost Boys of Sudanby Jon Shenk and Megan Mylan Lost Boys of Sudan follows two young refugees of Sudan’s civil war through their first year in America. |
 | Iron Ladies of Liberiaby Daniel Junge, Siatta Scott-Johnson, Henry Ansbacher, and Jonathan Stack Go behind the scenes with Africa’s first freely elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, of Liberia. |
 | The Oathby Laura Poitras The Oath is a story about family, taxis, al Qaeda, Guantanao Bay, and the U.S. Supreme Court. |
 | Anatomy of a Springrollby Paul Kwan and Arnold Iger One man's journey from the food-filled streets of San Francisco to Saigon, as he searches for the secret ingredient to blend the traditions of his family's culture with his adopted American life. |
 | Two Towns of Jasperby Marco Williams and Whitney Dow Using a white crew and a black crew, Two Towns of Jasper documents black and white residents of Jasper, Texas after an African American man was murdered by three white men. |
 | The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papersby Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading Vietnam War strategist, concluded that America’s role in the war is based on decades of lies. He leaked 7,000 pages of top-secret documents to The New York Times, an act that led directly to Watergate, President Nixon’s resignation, and the end of the Vietnam War. |
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