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AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED
Filmed by the first-ever team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this uncompromising film reveals the effects of the Taliban's repressive rule and U.S.-sponsored bombing campaign on Afghan women.
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ARCHEOLOGY OF MEMORY: Villa Grimaldi
ARCHEOLOGY OF MEMORY: Villa Grimaldi follows exiled Chilean musician, Quique Cruz, from the Bay Area to Chile and back as he creates his masterwork.
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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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BEYOND THE BORDER - Más Allá de la Frontera
BEYOND THE BORDER traces the painful transition made by four sons in the Ayala family who leave their family in Mexico to seek "una vida mejor" (a better life) in Kentucky, where they fight cultural, class and language barriers.
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BODY AND SOUL: Diana and Kathy
Two determined women become advocates for all people with disabilities, and begin a grand experiment in living independent lives.
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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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BUTTE, AMERICA
Told through the experiences of five-generation families whose lives intersected key historical events, BUTTE, AMERICA explores the largely untold story of industrialized hard rock mining in Butte, Montana.
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CHICAGO 10
Mixed with animation and archival footage, Director Brett Morgen's CHICAGO 10 explores the buildup to and unraveling of the protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the 1969 Conspiracy Trial.
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A CLASS APART
A CLASS APART brings to life the heroic struggle of Mexican Americans from Texas to dismantle the discrimination targeted against them.
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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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D TOUR
D TOUR chronicles musician Pat Spurgeon's search for a living kidney donor and the challenges associated with finding a viable match. Pat’s choice to keep touring and working toward his band’s goals is put to the test; the absolute need to perform dialysis daily and to focus on his health became top priority while being on the road.
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DEMOCRACY ON DEADLINE: The Global Struggle for an Independent Press
DEMOCRACY ON DEADLINE shadows courageous journalists and champions of independent media as they work to make, and keep, their societies free.
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THE DEVIL'S MINER
Living in poverty with their mother in the mountains of Bolivia, 14-year-old Basilio and his 12-year-old brother, Bernardino, work long shifts in the Cerro Rico silver mines, braving deadly conditions to earn enough money to attend school.
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DOC
An experimental biography of literary figure Harold Louis "Doc" Humes, by his daughter, which seeks to tell a tale crammed full of ideas about politics, literature, protest, paranoia, and madness--in a fittingly home-made, improvisational style.
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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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ELECTION DAY
Shot in 14 locations across the United States on Election Day 2004, ELECTION DAY centers on the people behind the scenes to offer rare insight into a hallowed American ritual.
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EN ROUTE TO BAGHDAD
EN ROUTE TO BAGHDAD is a portrait of the peacekeeping career of former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello, whose death in a 2003 Baghdad bombing attack became a tragic metaphor for the effort to bring stability to Iraq.
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END OF WAITING TIME
During the long dictatorship of Spanish General Francisco Franco, hundreds of people were arrested, executed or disappeared. Today, the families of those who vanished have begun to search for answers about their relatives.
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GOING ON 13
A brave and unflinching look into the face of modern-day puberty, GOING ON 13 follows four urban girls of color over the span of four years.
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GREAT WALL ACROSS THE YANGTZE
In the heart of China engineers are constructing the world's largest dam across the legendary Yangtze River. Critics fear the dam will be a social and environmental disaster.
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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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HELVETICA
A film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture, HELVETICA looks at the proliferation of one typeface.
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JOURNALS OF A WILY SCHOOL
A young pickpocket in Kolkata, India is lured by police to help them crack down on more notorious criminals.
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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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MARCH POINT
The journey of three teens from the Swinomish Indian Tribe who make a film about the threat from two local oil refineries.
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MARIA TALLCHIEF
Maria Tallchief's Indian name means "woman of two worlds" and this documentary deftly weaves together the different worlds of Tallchief, including ballet and her Osage Indian heritage.
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MIRROR DANCE
MIRROR DANCE is the story of two women: identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saá, forever linked by birth and dance, but struggling to overcome rifts between sisters and nations alike.
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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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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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THE NARCOTIC FARM
The story of the U.S. Public Health Service Narcotics Farm, a federal prison for the rehabilitation of drug addicts and how government scientists tried for 40 years to discover a cure for drug addiction.
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THE NEW AMERICANS
An INDEPENDENT LENS Special, this seven-hour mini-series traces the journeys of America's newest arrivals from their roots in their homelands through their first difficult years in America.
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NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: Laszlo & Vilmos
NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY follows the lives of cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond from their escape from Soviet controlled Hungary, to their rise to prominence in the late 60s and 70s in Hollywood.
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OBJECTIFIED
Through vérité footage and in-depth conversations, OBJECTIFIED documents the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential product designers, and looks at how the things they make impact our lives.
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OUR DISAPPEARED/NUESTROS DESAPARECIDOS
Director Juan Mandelbaum returns to his native Argentina to discover what happened to friends and loved ones who were among the "desaparecidos"--citizens that were kidnapped and never heard from again.
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PICKLES, INC.
In the Israeli Arab village of Tamra, eight widows challenge social conventions and establish the Azka Pickle Cooperative, seeking financial independence for themselves and their children.
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POWER PATHS
POWER PATHS depicts the struggle Indian tribes and their allies face in producing solar and wind energy on their lands for their own use and to provide clean sustainable energy for cities across the West.
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POWER TRIP
Amid pervasive blackouts and corruption, an American energy company purchases a formerly state-run electricity company in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia.
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RECALLING ORANGE COUNTY
Examining the fierce recall election of Nativo Lopez, a school board leader and immigrant rights activist, RECALLING ORANGE COUNTY reveals both the cultural chasm and surprising alliances between the suburban establishment and a growing Latino community.
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REFUGEE
Three young Cambodian American men return to the land of their roots wielding video cameras to document their experience of meeting fathers, sisters and brothers for the first time.
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REVOLUCION: Five Visions
REVOLUCION tells the story of five Cuban photographers whose lives and work span more than four decades and whose perspectives on photography are as varied as their opinions about the Cuban Revolution.
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A SAD FLOWER IN THE SAND
The documentary A SAD FLOWER IN THE SAND illustrates John Fante's deep-rooted love of the city of Los Angeles--a film about a dream and a city of dreamers.
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SEÑORITA EXTRAVIADA (Missing Young Woman)
The remains of more than 250 sexually assaulted girls have been found in the desert outside of Juarez, Mexico. The victims' relatives will not rest until these crimes are solved.
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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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THE SPIRITUALS
THE SPIRITUALS recounts an indigenous American music form's bitter histories through the work of a world-renown contemporary spiritual group.
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STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME
Academy Award-nominee Michele Ohayon explores how love survives the horror of the Holocaust.
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SUMMER SUN WINTER MOON
An unlikely collaboration between a Blackfeet poet and an unconventional classical composer results in a provocative symphony about the Lewis and Clark expedition from the perspective of American Indians today.
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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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TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
The dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement.
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TATTOOED UNDER FIRE
A look at River City Tattoo Parlor in Killeen, Texas--home to America's largest military base--where war-bound and returning soldiers go under the needle and confess their deepest secrets and fears.
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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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TRUE WHISPERS: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers
Chronicling the story of the Navajo Code Talkers, TRUE WHISPERS profiles the Native American men who devised a code in their native language for the Marines that ultimately stumped the Japanese during the World War II.
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TWO SQUARE MILES
TWO SQUARE MILES tracks the conflicts in the small town of Hudson, New York as a proposed multinational coal-fired cement plant threatens to reshape the community.
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WAILA! MAKING THE PEOPLE HAPPY
The history and evolution of Waila, the contemporary dance music of southern Arizona's tribal communities.
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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 WAY WE GET BY
On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine.
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WEAVING WORLDS
An intimate portrait of Navajo weavers that explores the complex relationship with reservation traders and a weaver's role within the global market economy.
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WITNESSES TO A SECRET WAR
WITNESSES TO A SECRET WAR tells the stories of three generations of Hmong refugees as they struggle with their personal and political legacies.
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