Can't Hold Me Backby Betty Bastidas and Madeline Bair Can't Hold Me Back follows Detroit teen Fernando Parraz as he overcomes a mountain of roadblocks to become the first in his family to earn a high school diploma — his ticket out of the struggles of inner-city poverty and violence. | |
Chicago 10by Brett Morgen Mixing animation and archival footage, Director Brett Morgen’s Chicago 10 explores the buildup to and unraveling of the protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the 1969 conspiracy trial that followed. Independent Lens | |
Deejby Robert Rooy and DJ Savarese Deej is the story of DJ Savarese ("Deej"), a gifted, young writer and an advocate for nonspeaking autistics. | |
Detropiaby Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady Can the Motor City rise from its ashes? There is a growing feeling that as Detroit goes, so goes the nation. This film tells the dramatic story of a city and its most innovative people who refuse to leave the building, even as the flames are rising. Independent Lens | |
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 | |
Flag Warsby Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras What happens when gay white people move into a black working-class neighborhood? This up-close look at gentrification leads viewers on a journey into a divided community. POV | |
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoesby Peter Rosen American Masters | |
Girls on the Wallby Heather Ross A group of incarcerated teenage girls are given a shot at redemption in a most unlikely form: a musical. Women and Girls Lead | |
God Loves Ugandaby Roger Ross Williams Inspired by his own roots in the African American Baptist church, director Roger Ross Williams delves into the evangelical movement in Uganda. Independent Lens | |
The Groveby Andy Abrahams Wilson and Tom Shepard The National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is a memorial to those lost to the pandemic, and also a testament to the fierce determination and brilliant vision of a community rallying against loss. |

