 | Cuba, an African Odysseyby Jihan El-Tahri and Tancrede Ramonet The previously untold story of Cuba’s support for African revolutions, Cuba, an African Odyssey reveals one of the Cold War’s most vigorous contests over resources and ideology. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | The Devil Never Sleepsby Lourdes Portillo The Devil Never Sleeps is a “whodunit” documentary about family secrets. Filmmaker Lourdes Portillo travels to Mexico to learn the truth about her wealthy uncle’s death. Global Voices |
 | 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. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Discovering Domingaby Patricia Flynn with Mary Jo McConahay A young mother living in Iowa discovers she is a survivor of one of the most egregious massacres in Guatemala’s 36-year civil war, forcing her to confront her identity and the truth about her past. Global Voices, POV |
 | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Roomby Alex Gibney An Academy Award-nominated study of one of the biggest business scandals in American history, this film chronicles a corporate disaster in which executives walked away with over $1 billion, leaving investors and employees with nothing. Independent Lens |
 | Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomasby Jonathan Robinson Every Child is Born a Poet is a multimedia chronicle of Nuyorican author Piri Thomas’s transformation from gang member and prison convict to acclaimed writer, activist, and educator. Independent Lens, True Stories |
 | Farmingvilleby Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini The shocking hate-based attempted murders of two Mexican day laborers catapult a small Long Island town into national headlines, unmasking a new front line in the border wars: suburbia. POV |
 | Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassinsby Robert Richter Father Roy Bourgeois, a Vietnam veteran and Jesuit priest, has dedicated his life to shutting down the School of the America’s at Fort Benning in Georgia. He exposed crucial evidence that the school was secretly training Central American military personnel to torture and murder civilian opponents of the United States’ policies in the region. Global Voices |
 | The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers' Struggleby Rick Tejada-Flores and Ray Telles This is the story of the United Farmworkers Union (UFW) and its leader Cesar Chavez, who inspired Latino activism of the ’60s and ’70s, and involved millions in a nonviolent struggle for social justice. |
 | From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Taleby Steve Zeitlin, Henry Chalfont, and Elena Martinez A former symbol of urban decay, the South Bronx is also known as a creative breeding ground and for its enduring cultural spirit. Voces |
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