 | Children of the Amazonby Denise Zmekhol This inspiring story of struggle and resilience reveals how we are all “children of the Amazon,” breathing the same air and sharing the same fate. |
 | Claiming Open Spacesby Austin Allen Claiming Open Spaces explores African-American culture as it clashes with the design of the modern American city. The film includes a comprehensive section on New Orleans — the vital place of historical significance that this city holds, and its role in continuing African American tradition and culture. The film is both a critical examination of the design and histories of American urban open space, as well as a celebration of leisure, recreation, and resistance. |
 | Coal Bucket Outlawby Tom Hansell Built around one day in the life of a Kentucky coal truck driver, Coal Bucket Outlaw offers a startling glimpse into the lives of working people who haul the nation's fuel. |
 | Cowboys in Indiaby Simon Chambers, Teddy Leifer, and Paul Taylor Aided by two locals, director Simon Chambers goes to the poorest area in India where a tribe is fighting to save a sacred mountain from multinational mining moguls who say its resources will bring prosperity to the people. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
 | Cowboys, Indians, & Lawyersby Julia Dengel A Western community fights over a massive dam proposed to serve Indian-owned, coal-fired power plants, providing an intimate portrait of American pork barrel politics and Anglo-Indian relations. |
 | Crank: Darkness on the Edge of Townby Todd Jarrell Crank is an anatomy of one Tennessee town’s waking nightmare and a nation’s struggle against methamphetamine addiction. |
 | The Creek Runs Redby Bradley Beesley, James Payne, and Julianna Brannum The Environmental Protection Agency calls the former lead mining town of Picher, Oklahoma one of the most toxic places in America, but a dwindling population still calls it home. The Creek Runs Red explores the human response to environmental disaster, and the complex connections between people and place. Independent Lens |
 | Deep Downby Sally Rubin and Jen Gilomen Deep in the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky, Beverly May and Terry Ratliff find themselves at the center of a contentious community battle over a proposed mountaintop removal coal mine. Independent Lens |
 | The Devil's Minerby Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani 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. Independent Lens, Global Voices |
 | Dirt! The Movieby Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow Industrial farming, mining and urban development have endangered soil and resulted in cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. How can humans reconnect to dirt — the living skin of the Earth? Independent Lens |
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