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	T-Shirt Travels This program examines the long journeys of the garments Westerners donate to charity, often ending in African markets where they're sold in competition with local clothing. more »
	Taigana: The Last Reindeer People in Mongolia This fascinating film depicts the Taigana, an unusual tribe of nomads living in the mountainous Hovsgol region of Mongolia, near the Siberian border. more »
	Take It from Me: Life after Welfare The stories of several women show that welfare reform has made the system less responsive to individual needs and circumstances. more »
	Take Omri, For Example The focus in this film is the social dynamics of a fifth grade class in Jerusalem. Here we meet Omnri, an unwilling outcast who tries to fit himself into a puzzle of competition and conformity. more »
	Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children Almost half a million children in the United States are in foster care. They were taken from their parents who were deemed unfit to care for them. This is a sensitive exploration of the long term emotional and psychological costs of this policy. more »
	Tales of Pabuji: A Rajasthani Tradition Using animation techniques combined with filmed actual performances, this colorful production documents an ancient storytelling tradition still ongoing in India and recounts the epic of Lord Pabuji of Rajasthan. more »
	The Taliban Legacy Exposes the brutality of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, including their cruel treatment of women, the destruction of the ancient Buddhist statues, and the harsh suppression of political opposition more »
	Talk 16 For one whole year, five very different 16-year-old girls were interviewed and filmed at home, in school, at work and with their friends. The girls openly shared their thoughts and feelings. more »
	Talk 19 The five girls interviewed in the film Talk 16 are filmed again three years later. What emerges is an insightful portrait of growing up female. more »
	Talking Canadian This film takes an amusing look how the English language developed differently in two neighboring countries, the U.S. and Canada. It shows how our speech patterns reflect our history. more »
	Talking to The Enemy: Voices of Sorrow And Rage Amidst the seething conflict between Israel and Palestine, a young Palestinian journalist and an older Israeli editor try to negotiate their own peace. Each of them had their own bitter memories. Muna had been expelled from the land of her birth. Chaim had lost a son in the Six Day War. No reconciliation results but out of this meeting comes a mutual compassion. more »
	Tapoori: Children of Bombay This visually stunning film focuses on two street children who survive in Bombay by guile, toughness and with the protection of other boys like them. more »
	Tears Are Not Enough: Living with Breast Cancer Twelve women with breast cancer, in different stages, come together for a retreat. They share their experiences and are helped by the understanding and compassion of the group. more »
	The Tears of Mesopotamia This ancient land between the Tigris and Euphrates, is now a flash point in disputes between Iran, Iraq and Turkey over water rights. In the aftermath of the Gulf War, the inhabitants are impoverished and hounded by Saddam Hussein's military rule. more »
	Teatro: Theater and The Spirit of Change A grassroots theater company in Honduras led by a Jesuit priest brings messages of social justice to remote villages. more »
	Temporary Dwellings A heartening look at a group of Seattle’s homeless community who took matters into their own hands and erected a series of large tattered tents, until the mayor finally provided a shelter more »
	The Tenth Planet A sparkling young Baghdadi woman, Kawkab, leads us around her city with a mischievous glint. Defying the stereotype of the Muslim woman, she is not afraid to speak her mind about anything, from sex, love and virginity to her pro-Saddam patriotism. more »
	Terror at Home Terror at Home provides an unflinching look at some of the personal stories that lie behind the staggering statistics about domestic violence, a crime that cuts across all lines—racial, educational, and financial. more »
	The Test: A Death Row Drama This film was inspired by the true story of two African-American men on death row. The younger man is being coached to read by the older man, who implores him to fail an IQ test in order to save his life. more »
	Testing Hope In the impoverished black townships outside Cape Town, South Africa, everyone knows that the only way to improve one's life is to go to university and get a good job. And the only way to do that is to pass the challenging series of examinations known as Matric. more »
	That Old Gang of Mine Using archival footage and interviews, the filmmaker creates a multi-layered portrait of growing up in New York’s El Barrio in the ‘30s and ‘40s more »
	The Rich Get Richer This film focuses on tough, innovative laws and fresh initiatives worldwide which are helping to contain energy consumption and pollution. We see a computerized energy-management system in a home and in a high-efficiency office building. more »
	These Girls Are Missing Only 20% of girls ever enter a schoolhouse in Africa as cultural attitudes, more than economics undermine their future‹and the future of Africa. more »
	They Carry Their Families This beautifully filmed video reveals how hard life is for the women of Mauritania, who do all the farming and housework while the men take their ease. Tradition and Islamic religion are intertwined to reinforce strict gender roles. more »
	A Thief Among the Angels This entertaining film tells the story of Barry Moser, one of America's greatest book artists. He is also a book designer, illustrator, publisher, and wood engraver, and has just completed a limited edition Bible. more »
	Thirsting for War This film details the battle over water from the Euphrates River among Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. more »
	This is Dedicated: Grieving When A Partner Dies This film shows how difficult it is for a lesbian or gay man to mourn the loss of a lover because the straight world doesn't consider the gay relationship quite legitimate. more »
	Those Who Know Don't Tell This lively documentary traces the history of the struggle to rid the workplace of occupational hazards. Archival footage and interviews with labor activists and doctors make this a powerful discussion starter. more »
	Through Madness Three people who suffer from psychotic disorders describe it from the inside out. more »
	Thunderbird Woman: Winona LaDuke This is an inspiring portrait of Winona La Duke, a unique and dynamic activist and member of the Anishinaabe tribe from the White Earth reservation in Northern Minnesota. A published author, she was named one of America's fifty most promising leaders under forty years of age by Time Magazine. more »
	Tibor Jankay: The Art of Survival This charming film documents the life of a 94-year-old Hungarian born artist who used his artistic skills to survive the Holocaust. more »
	Tidikawa: At The Edge Of Heaven This film captures the poignancy of a native people, the Bedamini in Papua, New Guinea, undergoing tremendous cultural change, moving from aggressive behavior that included cannibalism to a Western lifestyle more »
	A Time of Love and War 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 »
	The Tipping Point The Arctic sea ice, a plate of ice roughly the size of Europe, is disappearing. This film discusses the dramatic environmental, political, and economic implications. more »
	Tired of Living, Feared of Dying This remarkable film follows seven people in Holland who have registered a request for euthanasia when they judge the time to be right to end their lives by dying with dignity and without pain. more »
	To Be or Not To Be At the beginning of "To Be or Not To Be," two mothers wonder if there is a place in the world for their two sons. Isaac Larsen and Willie Smith have Down syndrome. Eventually the two are admitted to a 'regular' elementary school program and the film then follows Isaac and Willie through their last year before sixth grade graduation. more »
	To Live is Better Than to Die A real-life picture of an ordinary Chinese family devoured by a disease caused by official negligence and then being persecuted by the government in their struggle for help more »
	To Live With Terror In the early 1990’s there were two catastrophic attacks against Jews in Buenos Aires. A car bomb blew up the Israeli Embassy, and a powerful bomb destroyed a Jewish community center. No one has been successfully prosecuted. more »
	To the Light This award-winning film sheds light on the perils faced by Chinese miners as they unearth the ore that fuels China’s booming economy. more »
	Tobacco Blues Smoking has become a polarizing issue in America, with manufacturers health professionals, legislators, insurance companies and consumers embroiled in controversy. But a voice seldom heard is one central to the debate, that of the small American tobacco farmer. more »
	Today's Man This film offers a portrait of the filmmaker's brother Nicky, a delightful twenty-one-year-old with Asperger's syndrome, as his family grooms him for independence. more »
	Tong Tana: The Lost Paradise Bruno Manser, a Swiss citizen, lived among the Penan of Malaysian Borneo, and devoted himself to saving the forests more »
	Total Baby This is a wry look at the way parents, scientists, and the baby industry try to give young ones a competitive edge. more »
	Toward Intimacy: Women With Disabilities This film highlights the struggle that people with disabilities face in their quest to be recognized as sexual beings, free to express their sexuality and lead sexually active lives, whether heterosexual or homosexual. One of the women profiled is a lesbian who is severly hearing disabled. more »
	The Toxin That Won't Die This film exposes the power of the pesticide industry, which continues to spray DDT in Indian villages although it has been proven toxic and no long effective against mosquitors. The deadly toxins poison not only the native population but are borne by air currents across the globe. more »
	Toys This film looks at the dramatic change in the kinds of toys available to children. Several noted psychologists, including Dr. Jerome Kagan, offer their views on the effect of toys on children’s behavior. more »
	Traders' Dreams E-Bay is the quintessential global market. This lively film travels from a small town in Germany, to the island of Sky, to a dusty village in Mexico and then to bustling cities in China to show how individuals all over the world are using the internet to buy and sell. more »
	Trafficked: Children as Sexual Slaves Prostitution and sex trafficking of women and children is a global problem. The United Nations estimates that more than one million children are forced into sexual slavery each year. This powerful documentary follows Chris Payne, a former police officer turned private investigator, as he investigates this traumatizing crime. more »
	The Trail of the Mummy The mummified corpse of Anchhor, one of the few mummies that have been recovered fully intact, has been the object of an elaborate scientific investigation by the National Museum of Antiquities in the Netherlands. more »
	Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story In 1947, Japanese American basketball player Wat Misaka was the first person of color to be drafted into the NBA. This film shares his journey to overcome discrimination during this turbulent period in history. more »
	The Trash Trade: Selling Garbage to China Japanese waste is turning into gold in the hands of Chinese dealers who extract valuable metal and plastic from mountains of scrap. But not all Japanese trash is welcome. more »
	Trouble With Reading Why do so many children have such a hard time learning to read? What is at stake for them? Who can help them? This revealing documentary makes the important connection between early trouble with reading and serious behavioral problems in the classroom. more »
	True Stories The disturbing issue of "acquaintance rape" (also known as "date rape") is brought to life in this powerful short film. Two female high school students and the two boys who raped them describe their behavior and feelings before, during and after the attacks. more »
	"The Truth Shall Make Us Free" For three years journalist Michael Schmidt played a dangerous double game, insinuating himself into the inner circle of German neo-Nazis. The result is a disturbing documentary of racial and and religious hatred being bred into a new generation more »
	Turbans An award-winning short drama of an Asian Indian immigrant family torn between their traditions and assimilation more »
	The Turkish Perspective The film captures the complexities of modern day Turkey. Geographically, it straddles Europe and the Middle East; culturally, it is caught between Western cosmopolitanism and traditional Muslim values. more »
	Turning to Dust: Preserving Our Books There's a quiet calamity going on in libraries and archives all around the world. Books and documents are crumbling because the paper on which they are printed is turning to dust. This documentary shows us preservation centers where conservationists treat endangered books. more »
	The Twin Towers: A History The Twin Towers have attained mythic status in the 21st century. The effect of their destruction and the tragic loss of life is engraved on the American consciousness. Here is a fascinating history of the buildings that set the character of lower Manhattan and symbolized not only the power of New York City but American culture and financial dominance. more »
	Twins: Children with Cochlear Implants The film follows two sets of one-year-old twins for three years. Each set has one profoundly deaf twin who has been given a cochlear implant, and a hearing twin with whom their language development is compared. One can see the astonishing growth in the deaf children's speech and hearing as well as their integration and assimilation into mainstream life. more »
	Two Dollars and A Dream This film shares the story of Madame C.J. Walker, the daughter of slaves who became America's first self-made millionairess. more »
	Two Dollars With or Without A Condom In Ethiopia, a center of prostitution in Africa, girls as young as 9 years old are forced into the life by economic circumstances. Many become HIV infected, for condoms are seldom used. more »
	Two Square Miles When a proposed multinational coal-fired cement plant threatens to change the character and possibly contribute environmental waste to the small city of Hudson, N.Y., its citizens are galvanized into action. more »
	Two to Tango: Gay Argentina Buenos Aires is in the heart of a country where 80 percent of the people are Catholic and the culture of machismo is still rife. Now the Argentinean capital is leading the push in Latin America to bring equality to gays. more »