This vibrant film focuses on the struggles and successes of two local women's groups fighting to preserve their land, forests and way of life in Brazil's Amazon region. The women combine scientific study, political advocacy and grassroots activism to save their communities' fields and forests from ranchers and loggers and to improve their standard of living.  more »

This remarkable film documents of the final hours of Salvador Allende, before the country fell under the military government of General Pinochet.  more »

A powerful portrait of adults born as a result of wartime rape who now need to come to terms with their origins. Filmed in Bangladesh, Bosnia, Rwanda and Nicaragua.  more »

"My Father the Luo" is about a young woman with a similar multicultural heritage to President Barack Obama. Roma Ndolo’s mother is European and her father from Kenya. Like Obama, she journeys to Kenya to find her “African side.” Each of their fathers was from the Luo tribe. There is historic footage of Obama’s initial journey in 2006. Roma Ndolo is an example of a person successfully integrating her multicultural identity.  more »

The International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, which takes place every five years, is the oldest and most prestigious piano competition in the world. This spirited film follows four young American pianists from different backgrounds through each stage of the grueling 30-day competition.  more »

Acclaimed African American musician Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, 91, is renowned for a lifetime of jazz, blues, folk and country music. When Armstrong at 73 met Barbara Ward, a sculptor thirty years his junior, a new chapter of his life and art unfolded.  more »

Documents the remarkable career of the African American opera singer who is world renowned. Born in Augusta, Georgia, she grew up during a time of racial strife. Nevertheless, she broke new ground for African Americans in the classical arts.  more »

This amusing film, set in a black neighborhood of Memphis, shows us a slice of ghetto life. The owner of Warren's Original Hair Styles who is also a community leader, uses a lit candle instead of a scissor to style his clients' hair.  more »

The most beautiful and prized roses find perfect growing conditions in Ecuador, where huge greenhouses replace small farms and are the only employment available. However, to grow these flowers requires heavy applications of pesticides and fumigants; many plantations do not provide protective gear for their workers.  more »

Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian.  more »

A film about three abused inner city boys who are given the opportunity to heal at a unique facility in rural New York. The philosophy at Green Chimneys is that troubled children can be "reached" through giving them responsibility to care for an animal.  more »

This disturbing documentary looks at findings that point to pollutants as the cause of endocrinal changes in the male reproductive system.  more »

Some people have very big hearts! We meet an Australian couple who have adopted several Ethiopian orphaned children. We see how they help the children overcome the pain of their past as they adjust to a new country.  more »

A psychiatrist produced this sensitive film on bereavement, showing four children aged three to eleven, who lost a family member through death.  more »

This documentary visits Gatesville Penitentiary in Texas, where three female inmates convicted of murder and serving sentences ranging from 25 to 40 years describe the domestic violence that eventually brought them to prison.  more »

This lively film follows a group of Latina musicians as they break the gender barrier to perform mariachi music in America.  more »

Sabrina Mathews met Martha Aguilar on a journey to show support for the Sandinistas. Their ten year correspondence reflects affairs of the heart as well as global turmoil.  more »

Criminal Injustice: Death and Politics at Attica brings the deadly 1971 Attica prison rebellion to life with startling new eyewitness testimonies and documents that call into question historic records of the event.  more »

My American Girls is a vivid portrayal of a year in the life of the Ortiz family—hard working Dominican immigrants who live frugally in Brooklyn and dream of retiring one day in their native country. But their American-born daughters have a different idea.  more »

In 1969, a young Black Panther named Pete O'Neal was arrested for transporting a gun across state lines. O'Neal fled the country, and has lived in Tanzania since. But while he works hard to serve the local community, his longings for home are undeniable. Can an aging former revolutionary make peace with exile?  more »

Young girls in India face a dismal future, despite a decade of feminism. Widespread poverty means families need to send their children to the workplace, especially girls.  more »

Covered Girls provides a window into the lives of an animated group of Muslim American teenage girls in New York and challenges the stereotypes many Americans may have about this culture.  more »

Psychologists are now using new techniques to decipher what babies think and conducting research to determine at what age morality develops.  more »

This film documents a war where neither side was victorious, a struggle that came very close to thermonuclear war, and that still resonates in the geopolitical machinations between East and West  more »

Shot in Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, and Ethiopia, this film highlights the complex social, religious, cultural, and economic issues which underpin the ongoing practice of female genital mutilation.  more »

This powerful documentary chronicles a Ghanaian young woman’s desperate attempt to escape the ritual of female circumcision in her native land.  more »

This inspiring film brings together five extraordinary teenage musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds who are reinvigorating American musical traditions.  more »

Few people know that in 18th century France, a black man became not only an internationally recognized composer, but also a director of France¹s leading orchestras. His remarkable life story is recounted in this film, which shows how he overcame the adversities of class, race and society to distinguish himself as a violinist, composer and conductor. His musical compositions inspired Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.  more »

Focusing on war-torn areas of the world, this inspiring program profiles women living with the day-to-day tragedy of war. Part I begins in Israel and moves to Northern Ireland where we meet Nobel Peace Prize winner Meiread Corrigan who formed Peace People. Part II is dedicated to the women of El Salvador, working for the popular front movements for a more just society, and moves to the U.S. where women are fighting to reclaim their neighborhoods from crime.  more »

Part I begins in Israel, where the Palestinian uprising has escalated the conflict between Jews and Arabs. It shows women on both sides willing to bear arms but also involved in the peace-making process. In Northern Ireland we meet Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Corrigan. She, along with Betty Williams, have formed Peace People, a ground-breaking movement for ending violence in that country.  more »

Part II is dedicated to the women of the Americas. It begins in El Salvador, a country where torture and terrorism are part of every family's history. Salvadorean women are assuming leadership positions in the popular front movements for a more just society. In Boston, New York, Washington and Los Angeles, we meet women who are leading the fight to reclaim their neighborhoods from crime.  more »

Stories from a Jewish Home. This film examines the implications of caring for the aging survivors of the Holocaust as they face death and isolation for the second time.  more »

Daily life in a village in Northern Senegal.  more »

The sexual abuse of children committed by women, most often mothers, is a rarely documented subject. In this film, six victims of maternal incest powerfully convey their nightmarish child hoods.  more »

This film gives voice to the street children of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil whose dire circumstances forces them to beg, steal and deal drugs. Their loyalty to one another has helped them to survive.  more »

The compelling film that essentially established the field of urban psychology.  more »

This film presents classic research and asks questions about why people conform, obey, and dissent in various social situations.  more »

Startling occurrences of aggression in youth gangs are depicted and related to key scientific findings.  more »

Three questions are asked in this film, providing an overview of social psychology: What is its subject matter? What are its methods of investigation? What are some of its findings?  more »

Milgram examines scientific findings on communication through gesture, body posture, intonation, eye contact, and facial expression.  more »

The classic documentary that reveals the extraordinary actions average people will take to follow orders.  more »

This set includes all six of Milgram's videos and provides the important visual imagery essential for understanding the foundations of social psychology.  more »

A Somali woman filmmaker who was subject to circumcision explores the issue of female genital mutilation in her culture.  more »

This film details the battle over water from the Euphrates River among Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.  more »

Bolivia, the poorest of the South American countries, is on the verge of civil war. After centuries of oppression, the Indian people are now demanding their rights, including the nationalization of Bolivia's natural gas. This is a matter of concern to the U.S.  more »

A small core of reservists in the Israeli army have refused to serve in Gaza and the West Bank, on moral grounds.  more »

This hard-hitting film shows that building and maintaining prisons has become an industry, with emphasis on the bottom line. Tough prisons are condemned by human rights groups.  more »

Reflections of Africa in Brazilian Culture This lively film goes behind the scenes of the samba and carnival world in Rio de Janeiro to reveal how the cultural clash of the African/Black and European/White cultures gave birth to a new tradition.  more »

This documentary captures the color, romance and spiritual atmosphere of Marrakech's famous square, which once led visitors such as Edith Wharton and Winston Churchill to marvel at its magic.  more »

Filmmaker Flora Moon was born in Indiana of parents who had fled Red China. Because of her family's efforts to avoid scrutiny during the Cold War era of the 1950's they tried hard to blend in with their surroundings and little mention was made at home of their Chinese past. Flora was grown when she learned about her family history and her Chinese roots.  more »

This landmark documentary is the first to depict contemporary U.S. nuns in "action", living out a mission of social justice, even when it brings them into conflict with the established church.  more »

In this important historical film, the grim details of the slave trade are made real for a modern audience.  more »

Western researchers are turning to Eastern spiritual practitioners for illumination on the workings of the mind. They want to learn how meditation affects attention and consciousness, and how it controls the emotions.  more »

Mississippi, known for its rich literary and musical heritage, was the home of William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and Tennessee Williams. In this film, we see how the spirit of place inspires creativity among a new generation of artists.  more »

This engaging film shows how a dedicated teacher and community organizer in New Mexico brought a colorful, passionate Hispanic dance to America.  more »

The new chemicals and additives used in making plastics, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and food production are changing the natural hormone balance in animals and humans. For example, more boys are born with genital deformities while many animals are turning out hermaphrodite.  more »

An investigation of the drug war raging in Columbia, the cocaine capital of the world.  more »

A riveting history of colonialism and its legacy after Patrice Lumumba and then General Mobutu took control  more »

This is a unique story of a leap across cultural boundaries as a Masai warrior from southern Kenya adapts to life on the fast track in suburban Massachusetts.  more »

Shows the effect of the women's movement on the lives of several women of diverse backgrounds who, although they were not activists, felt the effect of changing gender roles.  more »

This film surveys the New York School of Poets: its poets, poetry and important influence on the next generation of American poets. It includes a reading of the poem "Twin Towers" by David Lehman written after the 1993 bombing of the WTC as well as poetry by Kenneth Koch, John Ashbery and Hettie Jones.  more »

The history of the oil industry in Iraq from the time the country was formed after World War I, through the exploitation of its oil by Western oil companies until the industry was nationalized in the 70's.  more »

Autism, a neurological disorder, affects as many as one in 150 children in the U.S., yet is the least funded of disabilities. By following six families with autistic children for two years, this film takes us inside the world of autism specifically at the Eden II School, in Staten Island, New York. There, the filmmakers gained unique access to children like Sarah, Aaron and Benjamin, triplets who all showed severely autistic symptoms at eighteen months.  more »

Documents the work of the pioneering psychiatrist whose work helped to humanize the care of mental patients.  more »

An expose of the hypocrisy of the West, which continued to support the Pol Pot regime despite the atrocities they committed.  more »

This multi-festival film documents the filmmaker's ten-year struggle with anorexia nervosa. Antidepressants and therapy helped her return to normalcy, and now she wants others to know about this disorder.  more »

A black musician and composer bridges two cultures: West African music with roots in the 13th century and classical European music.  more »

One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers. The Nazis used their experiences the to formulate the Final Solution.  more »