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All Me shares the turbulent life story and artwork of painter Wilfred Rembert, whose autobiographical works illustrate the alternately jubilant and painful life in the segregated South during the 1960s and 70s. more »
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Beating Justice looks at the intersection of race, class and the juvenile justice system in Florida, and uncovers a system of abuse and denial that resulted in the death of a teenage boy and the acquittal of seven guards despite strong evidence. more »
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Between Two Rivers shines a spotlight on Cairo, Illinois, a historic town still dogged by its history of civil rights unrest, located between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, where North meets South in America’s heartland. more »
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A portrait of photographer Dennis Stock whose classic photographs of Hollywood stars and jazz musicians captured the American social scene in the late 20th century. more »
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This lively film captures the story of a spirited group of women who taught themselves how to deliver babies on a 1970s commune and changed the way a generation thought about childbirth. more »
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When waiter Booker Wright spoke out in a 1965 documentary about his experiences as a black man in the Mississippi Delta, it cost him his job, his livelihood, and possibly his life. Forty-five years later, the filmmaker's son returns to the South with Wright's granddaughter to learn more about him and the film's impact on his life. more »
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Can is the seminal film about one Asian American man’s mental illness and his journey to break the silence in a culture where mental problems are viewed as shameful. more »
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Carbon for Water delivers an up-close look at the water filter distribution project that has revolutionized life for families in Kenya. more »
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Circus School is a rare glimpse into one of China’s most revered institutions, the Shanghai Circus School, where students ranging in age from six to fifteen must complete a grueling seven-year program before working as professionals. It captures the breathtaking feats of gymnastics executed by a new generation of performers in training. more »
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This insightful film offers a rare look into the lives of gays and lesbians in contemporary Poland. While many gay men and lesbians remain in the closet for fear of being ostracized, recent positive changes in attitude and growing acceptance have prompted an increase in the number of Poles who are now openly gay. more »
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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 »
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After being raped, Hind was cast out of her home in Morocco and stripped of her official identity. Left with no choice but to work as a prostitute and traditional wedding dancer, she refuses, despite all odds, to give up her dignity and her love for her child. more »
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Electoral Dysfunction, an acclaimed feature-length documentary, uses humor and wit to take an irreverent—but nonpartisan—look at voting in America. more »
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A charismatic but troubled youth strives for success at a strict new inner city charter school. His school has high expectations, but can it overcome the negativity of the community? more »
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Faith in the Hood is a compelling portrait of inner-city Washington, DC, as seen through the prism of the spiritual life of its people. more »
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This profound documentary investigates the relationship of human violence to fear of mortality. Experts describe death anxiety as a possible root cause of many human behaviors on psychological, spiritual, and cultural levels. more »
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This beautiful film explores the rich culture of rice, still the basis of survival for most people throughout the world, which is poised to change forever due to genetic engineering. more »
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This award-winning film is a journey across three continents telling the story of the up-and-coming baby production industry in the age of globalization. more »
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How does killing change the person who pulls the trigger? Hidden Battles is a dramatic exploration of the psychological impact of war on five soldiers. more »
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Indie Game: The Movie explores the world of video game creation, shining a spotlight on the underdogs of the video game industry—independent game developers—who sacrifice money, health, and sanity to realize their lifelong dreams of sharing their visions with the world. more »
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A story of the silent victims of the Middle East conflict, the gay Palestinians who are persecuted and outcast by Israelis and Palestinians alike. more »
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This enlightening portrait joins African American social activist Julian Bond as he traces his roots back to slavery, and recalls his role as a leader and organizer during the Civil Rights Movement. more »
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The Law of the Dragon examines the way in which the Chinese legal system is trying to cope with the myriad recent dramatic changes to Chinese life and society by following the activities of a provincial legal practice, the Tiger Law Firm of Chengdu. more »
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Rough, raw, and unapologetically inspirational, Let Fury Have the Hour is a charged journey into the heart of today's creative counter-culture that rose out of a the search for authenticity in a world of growing consumerism and confusion. more »
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Lost and Sound is a moving and beautiful film that weaves its way through a startling world of sound and silence via the ears and brains of three extraordinary people trying to discover music after losing their hearing. more »
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Between 1958 and 1962, China experienced tragedy on an epic scale when the “Great Leap Forward” – an economic campaign conceived by Mao Zedong led to a catastrophic famine resulting in the death of up to fifty-five million people. more »
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Birger Bergmann, a man living with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease), is committed to helping other patients with the neurological disease consider their options and make the best possible medical and personal choices. 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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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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Of Two Minds is an award-winning documentary that explores the extraordinary lives, struggles, and successes of three individuals living with bipolar disorder. more »
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Whitney Young was one of the most celebrated—and controversial—leaders in the Civil Rights Era. As head of the National Urban League, he was an influential liaison between those in power and those striving for change. more »
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An exploration of Philip Zimbardo's infamous Stanford Prison Experiment which was designed to test the virtues of "good" and "evil". more »
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Shut Up and Look tells the story of Richard Artschwager, the 88-year-old American artist known for his inventive, category-defying creation creations. But despite being highly esteemed by contemporary art critics and curators, fame eludes him. more »
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Faith, identity, and sexuality collide as three gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventists are caught between the church they know and love and their desire to be fully accepted for who they are. more »
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Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness is a riveting portrait of writer Sholem Aleichem, whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. more »
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A striking number of deaths of military women in Iraq were ruled suicide by the US Army and remain shrouded in suspicious circumstances. The parents of Private LaVena Johnson have grave suspicions that their daughter’s death involved foul play and fight to have her case reopened. more »
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Joshua Milton Blahyi was a ruthless and feared warlord during Liberia's civil war. Today, he has renounced his violent past and reinvented himself as a Christian evangelist, traveling, preaching, and seeking out those he once victimized in search of an uncertain forgiveness. But are some crimes beyond pardon? more »
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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 »
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One summer morning Kevin Morrissey dialed 911 to report a shooting and then turned his gun on himself. Discord between Kevin and his boss was later uncovered. Was the suicide a result of workplace bullying? more »
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This personal film explores what it means to navigate racial identity in America as the filmmaker recounts the story of his own family across generations. His father's experience as a Jewish professor at a black college influences the filmmaker as he contemplates the i"preferred" race of the baby he and his wife hope to adopt. more »
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