 | Recycleby Mahmoud al Massad Abu Ammar, one of thousands of ex-Mujahideen in Jordan, now struggles to support his family on his meager earnings from recycling discarded cardboard. After years of fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan, Ammar struggles with his faith and the social realities of life in the hometown of the infamous al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, 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 |
 | Teacherby Leslie Wiener The story of one man’s fight against AIDS in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and his attempt to help street children survive. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | The Teamby Patrick Reed A look at a dramatic TV soap opera series, created after Kenya's violent 2007 presidential election, that Kenyans hope will help bridge deep ethnic divisions. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
 | Town of Runnersby Jerry Rothwell Town of Runners follows three young runners from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, home to current Olympic and world champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
 | Unmistaken Childby Nati Baratz When one of Tibet’s greatest monks passes away, his shy, gifted disciple must complete a monumental task assigned by the Dalai Lama: to find the child who is the reincarnation of his master. Global Voices, Independent Lens, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | A Village Called Versaillesby S. Leo Chiang The story of a Vietnamese American community on the edge of New Orleans that fought the opening of a toxic government-imposed landfill near their homes. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Young Yakuzaby Jean Pierre Limosin and Christian Baute When a troubled young man rejects school, jobs, and family, his desperate mother decides to take one last chance to save him — by handing him over to the Japanese mafia for one year and letting him choose his own path. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
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