 | Dancing with Photonsby Beverly Morris Nuclear scientist and Navajo native Dr. Fred Begay blends seemingly contrary beliefs — traditional Navajo world order and nuclear physics. |
| The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky & His Legacyby Bob Hercules and Bruce Orenstein An examination of legendary community organizer Saul Alinsky’s life and legacy through the work being done by contemporary “people’s organizations.” |
 | Double Dareby Amanda Michell, Karen Johnson, and Danielle Renfrew Follow the Hollywood stuntwomen who doubled for Wonder Woman and Xena: Warrior Princess as they struggle to stay employed, stay thin and stay sane in this notoriously macho profession. Independent Lens |
 | End of the Century: The Ramonesby Jim Fields and Michael Gramaglia End of the Century follows punk progenitors The Ramones through more than two decades of touring, recording, and bickering. Independent Lens |
 | 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 |
 | The Farmer's Wifeby David Sutherland A landmark portrait of three tumultuous years in the life of a Nebraska farm couple, chronicling three years of their struggle to save their farm and their marriage. Frontline |
 | 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. |
 | First Face: The Buck Starts Hereby Jim Wolpaw and Steven Gentile George Washington visited the home of artist Gilbert Stuart to sit for what is considered one of the most famous portraits ever created — Washington’s stoic image on the one dollar bill. |
 | Garbage Warriorby Oliver Hodge and Rachel Wexler Garbage Warrior tells the story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds, his crew of renegade house builders from New Mexico, and their fight to introduce radically different ways of living. Global Perspectives Collection |
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