 | 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. Global Voices, Women and Girls Lead, Global Perspectives Collection, Women of the World |
 | The Island Presidentby Jon Shenk, Bonni Cohen, and Richard Berge The impassioned president of the Maldives struggles to save his vulnerable island nation from the tragic effects of the looming climate apocalypse. Diverse Muslim Voices, Independent Lens |
 | The Jew in the Lotusby Laurel Chiten and Lucia Small The story of eight Jewish delegates invited to India by the Dalai Lama to share the secret of the Jewish people’s spiritual survival in exile. |
 | 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 Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
 | Lakshmi and Meby Nishtha Jain and Smriti Nevatia In this intimate examination of the relationship between Indian filmmaker Nishtha Jain and her young maid, Lakshmi, Jain holds up a mirror to her own culture and the pervasive caste system that can still determine an individual’s fate in life. Independent Lens, Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
 | Mai's Americaby Marlo Poras When a spunky, mini-skirted daughter of Ho Chi Minh’s revolution leaves cosmopolitan Hanoi for a high school exchange program in rural Mississippi, her ideas about freedom, America, Vietnam, and herself are thrown into question. Global Voices, POV |
 | The Revolutionary Optimistsby Nicole Newnham and Maren Grainger-Monsen Amlan Ganguly, a lawyer-turned social entrepreneur, has sown hope in the poorest neighborhoods of Calcutta by empowering children to become leaders in improving health, transforming their communities for the better. Women of the World, Women and Girls Lead, Independent Lens |
 | Street Ballad: A Jakarta Storyby Daniel Ziv A young, gifted street musician searches for identity, legitimacy, and love on the frenzied streets of Jakarta, Indonesia. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
 | The Water Project: Indiaby Abhijit Dasgupta An enlightening quartet of international documentaries designed to bring awareness and attention to the worldwide water crisis. Global Perspectives Collection |
 | Who Killed Chea Vichea?by Loud Mouth Films The mystery behind the assassination of a Cambodian labor leader set against the backdrop of the international garment trade. |
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