 | Circoby Aaron Schock Living and performing on the road since the 19th century, the hardscrabble Ponce family circus struggles to preserve their art and way of life against the backdrop of Mexico's collapsing rural economy. Independent Lens |
 | 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. |
 | The Collaborator and His Familyby Adi Barash, Ruthie Shatz, and Ross Kauffman In this cinema verité film, a Palestinian family is torn apart by its patriarch's collaboration with Israel. Global Voices |
 | Country Boysby David Sutherland Country Boys is a universal coming-of-age story told through the eyes of Chris and Cody, two teenage boys struggling to find meaning and direction as they grow up in one of America’s poorest regions. Frontline |
 | Daddy & Papaby Johnny Symons Exploring the growing phenomenon of gay fatherhood through the stories of four families, Daddy & Papa looks at gay fathers who face both the routine and revolutionary challenges of becoming parents. Independent Lens |
 | Daughter from Danangby Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco A Vietnamese mother and her Amerasian daughter are joyously reunited after 22 years, but their illusions are quickly shattered when the reality of cultural differences and years of separation sets in. Global Voices, American Experience |
 | Death of a Shamanby Fahm Fong Saeyang and Richard Hall Through a journey that takes her back to her roots in Thailand, a second-generation Mien American woman strives to come to terms with her late father’s death, his drug addiction, and the murder of her sister. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | 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 |
 | Docby Immy Humes The amazing adventures of novelist and Paris Review founder Harold Louis “Doc” Humes — featuring a paper house, the Hip Messiah, Don Peyote, Leary, Mailer, Auster, and the FBI. A story about ideas, drugs, literature, protest, and paranoia, that sheds light on American cultural history as well as an original mind. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
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