Epiphany in Progressby Michal Goldman A look at the tumultuous first year of an experimental middle school of low-income, ethnically diverse students in inner-city Boston. | |
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 | |
Every Mother's Sonby Tami Gold and Kelly Anderson The story of three women from vastly different backgrounds who unite to protest the deaths of their sons, all of whom died suspiciously in the custody of the NYPD. POV | |
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleansby Dawn Logsdon Nestled at the edge of New Orleans’ fabled French Quarter, Faubourg Tremé is one of America’s oldest African American neighborhoods: it is also the origin of the civil rights movement in the South, and the birthplace of jazz. | |
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 | |
Fresh Killby Shu Lea Cheang A cyberpunk narrative set in a post-apocalyptic, not-too-distant future where cats glow in the dark, fish lip sushi is the rage, and an eco-terrorist crisis is imminent. | |
Frontierland / Frontierlandiaby Jesse Lerner a nd Rubén Ortiz Torres A look at the convergence of Mexican and American cultures where least expected — in Vancouver’s Chinatown, and in the homes of European collectors of pre-Columbian art. | |
Girl Troubleby Lexi Leban and Lidia Szajko Shot over a period of four years, Girl Trouble documents the compelling personal stories of three teenage girls entangled in San Francisco's failing juvenile justice system. Independent Lens | |
Girls Like Usby Jane C. Wagner and Tina DiFeliciantonio A disarming look into the lives of teenage girls, working to shape their identities in the ’90s. POV | |
God Willingby Evangeline Griego An exploration of an American religious sect known as "The Church" whose leader preaches a strict path to salvation and the efforts by some family members to extricate loved ones from it. |
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