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This film is about the effect of European trade and agricultural policies which unintentionally doom the world's poorest people to endless poverty. more »
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The legacy of the genocide in Nanjing echoes in the emotional life of a family today. more »
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This award-winning film describes the 1937 Nanking Massacre committed by the Japanese army in China’s former capital city. more »
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This multi-festival film captures the xenophobia of a number of Americans living in California along the U.S.-Mexican border. more »
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The Navajos, who for years were not allowed to use their own language in native schools, suddenly found themselves essential as code breakers during World War II. more »
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This unique film explores Ndebele rituals and their art forms as well as their political empowerment. more »
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An exploration of the opinions of international law experts, American legislators, and many others on the Helms-Burton Act. more »
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This film shares the story of the life and works of Doris Humphrey, a seminal figure in modern dance who forever changed the way dancers move, the conception of choreography, and audiences’ experience of dance. more »
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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 »
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The white expatriate playwright Tug Yourgrau ("The Song of Jacob Zulu") returns to South Africa to find an enormous gulf between black and white still exists, but there are signs of change. more »
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This beautiful film portrays the life and artistry of renowned guitar builder James D'Aquisto. D'Aquisto exemplifies what it means to be a great craftsman. more »
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With Drs. Berry Brazelton, Lewis Lipsett and Louis Sanders, this film documents the extraordinary capabilities of the newborn baby. more »
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In a bid to win reelection and position himself for a lifetime presidency, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega circumvents the Constitution and begins persecuting opposition. The former revolutionary hero’s actions unite activists in a protest movement to thwart his illegal maneuvers. more »
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The vast Niger Delta holds an estimated three percent of the world's oil, and to the U.S. it's a vital alternative to the oilfields of the Middle East - worth $30 billion per year. Yet a well organized crime gang in Nigeria has the power to disrupt the oil flow, threatening economies worldwide. more »
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To help their children excel in the Japanese school system, parents send them to an academic boot camp that forces them to study almost around the clock. more »
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In the wake of civil unrest in Cincinnati, September 11, and escalating violence in the Mideast, four children of 1970s activists define their own roles in the fight for justice and equality. more »
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The story of Kili Radio, "Voice of the Lakota Nation," which broadcasts out of a small wooden house in the vast countryside of South Dakota. more »
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Several alternatives to institutionalizing the elderly are shown in this documentary shot in New York City, rural Appalachia, and San Francisco. more »
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Nothing of social or political import is broadcast on Chinese television which is a tool for promoting consumerism. more »
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No Tomorrow focuses on the murder of Risa Bejarano, the principal subject of Aging Out, a documentary about teenagers leaving foster care. The film explores how Aging Out unexpectedly documented the last year of Risa’s life and became the centerpiece of a chilling homicide investigation and death penalty trial. more »
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Noise of Cairo delivers an expressive, intelligent showcase of the vibrant, fluid Egyptian art scene in the emergence that followed the 2011 revolution. more »
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This is a documentary about people of mixed racial heritage, based on the filmmaker’s own search for identity and community. We are given an inside view of the emotional reality of being racially unclassifiable in a society obsessed with race. more »
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Milgram examines scientific findings on communication through gesture, body posture, intonation, eye contact, and facial expression. more »
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This exclusive portrait is the first to portray North Korea's "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il, with interviews of North and South Korean politicians, as well as close relatives and former employees who have fled the regime. Jong-il's regime has made North Korea a nuclear rogue state threatening the security of the world. more »
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Escaping from famine, many North Koreans live a furtive existence in China. more »
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The burning of a Sikh temple in upstate New York is the starting point of this film about arson, forgiveness and healing in the post 9/11 world. more »
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The United States is only one of only seven countries, including Iraq and Bangladesh, whose justice system allows the execution of juveniles. This is a critical look at a highly controversial subject. more »
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This film on the women of Oman shows us educated, independent women who dress in the traditional way, yet are moving into new areas for women. more »
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Half the population of Mexico City are illegal squatters. This film introduces us to several families struggling to survive, putting a human face to Mexico's urban problems. more »
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A portrait of a high functioning autistic young woman will sensitize viewers to the disorder. more »
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Composed of historical footage, including newly discovered archival films, Nuremberg brings to life the challenge of administering justice when crimes are on such a scale as those of the Nazis. more »
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A midwife in Zimbabwe tries to reconcile traditional birth practices with modern methods. more »
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