 | Homegoingsby Christine Turner Homegoings reveals the tradition, history, and celebration of African American funerals. Told through the eyes of a renowned funeral director in Harlem and the grieving families he serves, the film tells the tale of how we cope with death. POV |
 | Indonesia: After the Waveby Orlando de Guzman When the tsunami’s waters retreated in the Indonesian territory of Aceh, two opposing forces swept in: foreigners and the Islamic law, Sharia. Indonesia: After the Wave follows the massive influx and subsequent challenge to Aceh’s conservative moral standards. Frontline World, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | Invoking Justiceby Deepa Dhanraj Muslim women from a small town in South India deliver justice in their own courts, posing a radical challenge to their traditional Muslim community and clergy. Women of the World, Global Voices, Women and Girls Lead, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | Jesus Politics, the Bible, & the Ballotby Ilan Ziv In Jesus Politics, the Bible, & the Ballot, Israeli filmmaker Ilan Ziv goes on a 2,000-mile journey across the country stopping at isolated towns and farms, rural churches and mosques to discover the complex relationship between faith and politics during the 2008 presidential primary elections. |
 | Journals of a Wily Schoolby Sudeshna Bose Follow a young pickpocket through the streets of Kolkata, where he plies his trade and plays a real-life game of cops and robbers... Independent Lens, Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | Karla's Arrivalby Koen Suidgeest Karla's Arrival explores the subculture of Managua's second-generation street kids through the experience of a 19-year-old mother raising her child on the same streets she grew up on. Global Perspectives Collection |
 | King Kamehameha: A Legacy Renewedby Mary Baker King Kamehameha: A Legacy Renewed documents how the town of Kohala, Hawaii is transformed when an art conservator arrives to restore the community's cherished bronze sculpture. |
 | Las Marthasby Cristina Ibarra The annual debutante ball in Laredo, Texas is unlike any other in the country — its 94 percent Latino debutantes and their attendants all dress as Martha Washington or other patriotic figures from America's colonial period. Independent Lens |
 | Left by the Shipby Emma Rossi Landi and Alberto Vendemmiati Three young adults born to Filipino mothers by U.S. servicemen battle against social stigma, family problems, and identity-related issues 18 years after the last U.S. base closed. Independent Lens, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | Let the Church Say Amenby David Petersen In an impoverished Washington, D.C. neighborhood just blocks from the White House, unemployment, homelessness, and violence are part of everyday life. But for some residents, strength and salvation can be found in a tiny storefront church — a former corner store turned spiritual sanctuary. Independent Lens |
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