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ALMOST HOME
Shot on location in a nursing home, ALMOST HOME tells the real stories of aging: unflinchingly honest stories of elders, children of elders, nursing assistants and one visionary nursing home director.
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AMERICAN MADE
AMERICAN MADE confronts issues of tradition, faith, conformity and sacrifice when a Sikh American family is stranded in the desert on their way to the Grand Canyon.
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ANATOMY OF A SPRINGROLL
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.
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AZTEC MASSACRE
For years, historians have claimed that the Aztecs welcomed the Spanish with open arms. Now, solid evidence proves the Aztecs not only resisted the conquistadors, they sacrificed, and even engaged in cannibalism.
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BANISHED
BANISHED tells the story of three counties that violently expelled African American families from their towns a century ago--and the descendants that return to learn a shocking history.
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BEAUTIFUL SON
Through one family's struggle to save their child, BEAUTIFUL SON explores the complex and sometimes controversial world of autism.
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BOLINAO 52
A group of Vietnamese survivors of a tragic boat accident struggle to find peace years after the incident took place.
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BRIDGE OVER THE WADI
BRIDGE OVER THE WADI follows a group of young Arab and Jewish children for one year as their grade school attempts a bi-national and bi-lingual program.
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BROWN IS THE NEW GREEN: George Lopez and the American Dream
Comedian George Lopez examines how American media and Hispanic marketing are shaping the contemporary Latino identity.
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THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI
When 9/11 threatens eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani's life on the streets of New York, the artist begins to confront his painful past and finds hope, humanity, and home.
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CHAVEZ RAVINE: A Los Angeles Story
Don Normark's haunting photographs evoke a lost Mexican-American village in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, razed in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium.
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CHINA BLUE
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.
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CIRCUS SCHOOL
Take a rare look into one of China's most treasured commodities--acrobatics. CIRCUS SCHOOL reveals the rigorous physical training students must endure as they prepare for a national competition.
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COMPANERAS
COMPANERAS profiles America’s first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, founded in 1994.
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CRAFT IN AMERICA
This three-part series explores the history and significance of the craft movement in America and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage.
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THE CREEK RUNS RED
THE CREEK RUNS RED explores the human response to an environmental disaster and the complex connection between people and place.
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THE DAY MY GOD DIED
This unforgettable examination of the growing plague of sex slavery weaves footage from Bombay brothels with stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex trade.
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THE DEVIL NEVER SLEEPS
A "whodunit" documentary about family secrets. Filmmaker Lourdes Portillo travels to Mexico to learn the truth about her wealthy uncle's death.
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DOPING FOR GOLD
Through personal stories, DOPING FOR GOLD unveils the price female athletes paid to bring Olympic pride to East Germany in the 1970s.
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A DREAM IN DOUBT
In the wake of 9/11 and the hate crimes that followed, a Sikh American struggles to believe in the American dream amidst a climate of xenophobia and fear.
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ESCAPE FROM AUSCHWITZ
The story of two young Slovak Jews who managed to escape and help save as many as 120,000 Jews by sharing their detailed account of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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FISHBOWL
Adapted from Lois-Ann Yamanaka's Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers, this dramatic short follows 13-year-old Lovey of Hilo, Hawaii, as she tries to be anything but herself.
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GYPSY CARAVAN: When the Road Bends
A rare and dazzling look inside the world of top Romani performers, who transcend social isolation and community poverty through their music.
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HARD ROAD HOME
HARD ROAD HOME follows two former felons in different stages of life "on the outside."
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HOW IS YOUR FISH TODAY?
While working on his latest screenplay in Beijing, Hui Rao is suffering from serious writer's block and begins to live the life of the character he is trying to create.
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IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA
This intimate documentary goes behind the scenes with Africa's first freely elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia.
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KING CORN
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.
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LA LUPE QUEEN OF LATIN SOUL
LA LUPE QUEEN OF LATIN SOUL documents the life, work and legacy of Afro Cuban pop singer Lupe Victoria Yoli, who rose to fame in the 1960s and died virtually unknown in 1992.
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LOST BOYS OF SUDAN
LOST BOYS OF SUDAN is a feature length documentary that follows two young refugees of Sudan's civil war through their first year in America.
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MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: Terra Incognita
MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH brings the stem cell debate to the forefront and examines the constantly evolving interplay between the promise of new discoveries, the controversy of modern science and the courage of people living with devastating disease and injury.
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MISS NAVAJO
Following pageant contestants in their quest for the Miss Navajo Nation crown, and featuring personal stories of recent winners, MISS NAVAJO is a unique celebration of womanhood.
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MORNING SUN
An exploration of China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) and the historical and ethical implications of this violent and dramatic era.
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MOST HONORABLE SON
MOST HONORABLE SON tells the story of U.S. Army aerial gunner Ben Kuroki, a Japanese American who volunteered to fight against Japan to prove his loyalty to America.
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NA KAMALEI: The Men of Hula
NA KAMALEI goes beyond deep-rooted stereotypes of "grass skirt girls" and reveals a story of Hawaiian pride through the exploration of male roles in the hula tradition--past and present.
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NEW COPS
NEW COPS explores what it takes to be a police officer by following new recruits through eight months of training at the Philadelphia Police Academy, and returning five years later to to see how they are doing on the job.
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NEW YEAR BABY
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.
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OH, SAIGON
A Vietnamese family attempts to resolve its divided past when three brothers who fought against one another in the Vietnam War confront their differences.
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OKIE NOODLING
Originally a Native American hunting practice, noodling--catching a fish with your bare hands--has survived for hundreds of years as a sport with its own distinctive sub-culture.
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OROZCO: Man of Fire
Follow the life of Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, whose dramatic life, iconoclastic personality and dynamic paintings have changed the way we view art and politics.
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PAUL CONRAD: Drawing Fire
PAUL CONRAD: Drawing Fire pays tribute to a legendary journalist and artist who epitomizes the fiercely independent voice that has been vanishing from American news media in recent years.
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PLEASE VOTE FOR ME
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME follows eight-year-old students in an elementary school in China as they campaign for class monitor.
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RED WHITE BLACK & BLUE
A U.S. soldier who fought on the remote Aleutian island of Attu in Alaska during World War II returns to relive the 19-day combat that the American government kept secret.
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SENTENCED HOME
Raised as Americans in inner-city projects near Seattle, three young Cambodian men are unwillingly deported back to Cambodia, caught between a tragic past and an uncertain future by a system that doesn't offer any second chances.
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SEOUL TRAIN
SEOUL TRAIN exposes the complex geopolitics and bureaucracy entangling the lives of thousands of North Korean refugees as they risk their lives trying to escape their homeland and China, often aided by activists via an underground railroad.
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SHAOLIN ULYSSES: Kungfu Monks in America
Armed with the celebrated Shaolin training of body and mind made popular in kungfu movies, five Zen Buddhist monks set out to make new lives teaching their craft in unlikely parts of America.
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SMITTEN
Meet Rene: at age 85, this unusual art collector continues to search for the work of northern California artists, hoping to make his next great discovery.
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A SON'S SACRIFICE
Imran, a young Muslim American, struggles to take over his immigrant father's neighborhood halal slaughterhouse in New York City.
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STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age
STAND UP explores the emergence of Muslim and Arab American comedians in the wake of 9/11, showing how the comics use humor to take on stereotypes about Middle Easterners and the issue of terrorism.
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SUMO EAST AND WEST
One of Japan's most time-honored and insular traditions, sumo wrestling offers an earthshaking window into the cultural collision of East and West, as worldwide interest grows and increasing numbers of foreigners rise to the top professional ranks.
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TANGIER TREEHOUSE
When a group of Moroccan street children are invited to take part in a treehouse building workshop, they find themselves and their lives unexpectedly transformed.
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TIE A YELLOW RIBBON
Told through the eyes of a Korean adoptee, TIE A YELLOW RIBBON shows a nuanced portrait of the everyday struggles of Asian American young women.
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TODAY'S MAN
TODAY’S MAN tells the story of Nicky Gottlieb--a former child genius who, at age 21, is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome--a high functioning form of Autism.
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VIETNAM: The Next Generation
Eight young Vietnamese, some born in the final days of the Vietnam War, others in its aftermath, are profiled in this in-depth look at modern day Vietnam, where a marriage of communism and capitalism is providing opportunity unimagined in their parents' time.
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WATER FLOWING TOGETHER
WATER FLOWING TOGETHER offers an intimate portrait of a remarkable dancer, Jock Soto, who retired from the New York City Ballet at age 40, after a 24-year career.
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THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL
THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL tells the true story of a bohemian St. Francis in San Francisco and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild red and green parrots.
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