 | Almost Homeby Brad Lichtenstein and Lisa Gildehaus Shot on location in a nursing home, Almost Home tells the real stories of aging: couples both bonded and divided by disability, children torn between caring for their parents and their children, nursing assistants doing unsavory work for poverty wages, healthy elders fearful of moving to the dreaded nursing home, and a visionary nursing home director committed to changes that would shuck the nursing home stigma and alleviate such dread. Independent Lens |
 | Almost Thereby Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden Outsider artist Peter Anton, 82, has spent decades obsessively chronicling his rollercoaster of a life into a massive, illustrated autobiography, and nothing — not poverty, isolation, or crippling disabilities — will stop him from seeing it published. |
 | The Amasong Chorus: Singing Outby Jay Rosenstein In a small Illinois college town, a music student creates a lesbian/feminist choral group, transforming the community as she builds an award-winning ensemble. Independent Lens |
 | American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawaiiby Lisette Flanary and Evann Siebens Few American icons are as well known for their popular kitsch as the hula dance. From old Hollywood movies to entertainment for tourists, the hip-swaying girls in grass skirts and colorful lei have long masked an ancient cultural tradition. Now, after years of being shadowed by stereotypes, the hula is experiencing a rebirth that celebrates Hawaiian culture across the American mainland. POV, True Stories |
 | An American Love Storyby Jennifer Fox A true-life series about a black man and a white woman who have struggled for 30 years against racial stereotypes and societal prejudice to keep their family together. |
 | American Madeby Sharat Raju and Marcus Cano American Made confronts issues of tradition, faith, conformity and sacrifice when a Sikh American family is stranded in the desert on their way to the Grand Canyon. Independent Lens |
 | American Promiseby Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson Follow Idris and his best friend Seun from kindergarten through high school for a personal look at the achievement challenges and prospects for African American boys of all socioeconomic backgrounds in America. POV |
| The Amish & Usby Dirk Eitzen A documentary that examines the impact of the tourist industry on an Amish community in Pennsylvania. |
 | Anatomy of a Springrollby Paul Kwan and Arnold Iger One man's journey from the food-filled streets of San Francisco to Saigon, as he searches for the secret ingredient to blend the traditions of his family's culture with his adopted American life. Global Voices |
| Ancestors in the Americas: Chinese in the Frontier Westby Loni Ding The relationships between 19th century Chinese immigrants and the people and issues they encountered in America. |
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