 | A Class Apartby Carlos Sandoval A Class Apart brings to life the heroic struggle of Mexican Americans from Texas to dismantle the discrimination targeted against them. American Experience |
 | Colorvisionby Marc Johnson A multicultural series showcasing the best short films and videos illustrating cultural diversity. |
 | Come and Take It Dayby Jim Mendiola In this drama, it’s the annual “Come and Take It Day” celebration in rural Gonzales, Texas, where revenge and double-cross erupts when four urban Tejanos go after the fabled buried treasure of Gregorio Cortez. |
 | Companerasby Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell Compañeras profiles America’s first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, founded in 1994. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Cuba, an African Odysseyby Jihan El-Tahri and Tancrede Ramonet The previously untold story of Cuba’s support for African revolutions, Cuba, an African Odyssey reveals one of the Cold War’s most vigorous contests over resources and ideology. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | 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 |
 | Discovering Domingaby Patricia Flynn with Mary Jo McConahay A young mother living in Iowa discovers she is a survivor of one of the most egregious massacres in Guatemala’s 36-year civil war, forcing her to confront her identity and the truth about her past. Global Voices, POV |
 | 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 |
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