 | I.O.U.S.A.by Patrick Creadon and Christine O'Malley One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt. |
 | Land (and how it gets that way)by Walter Brock A look at how land-use issues are affecting one community in Kentucky, and how the ramifications translate to other communities across the nation. |
 | A Lion in the Houseby Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar This inspiring, harrowing and intimate series follows five children as they fight against cancer with the help of their families, nurses, and doctors over a span of six years. Independent Lens |
 | Livable Landscapes: By Chance or by Choice?by Melissa Paly Examining the connection between landscape and community in northern New England, Livable Landscapes: By Chance or By Choice? looks at how growth and sprawl affect quality of life and how a community works to preserve its unique character. |
| Livelyhood - The Workday that Wouldn't Dieby The Working Group Livelyhood is a series about work life and its relationship to our families, communities and the larger questions the country faces as the economy shifts at light speed. |
 | Motherland Afghanistanby Catherine Gund, Sedika Mojadidi, and Jenny Raskin Nearly one in seven Afghan women dies in childbirth. Follow an Afghan American filmmaker and her father to his native Afghanistan, where he brings desperately needed medical attention and expertise to the women most susceptible to maternal mortality. Independent Lens, Global Voices, Women and Girls Lead, Women of the World |
| One Last Betby Roynn Lisa Simmons The personal obsessions and tragedies associated with gambling addiction and the emotional crap shoot of living an addicted life. |
 | Open Outcryby Jon Else, and Bonni Cohen Shot in real time to capture the hyper-charged sense of danger, intensity, and controlled chaos in the trading pits, Open Outcry follows commodities traders whose work may soon vanish into the vapor of internet finance. |
| Outridersby Pamela Yates, and Peter Kinoy In June 1998, 50 people, mostly women and children, all poor, some homeless, embarked on a month-long bus odyssey, crisscrossing the country to gather stories of people struggling with poverty due to welfare cuts and jobs downsizing. |
 | Paperback Dreamsby Alex Beckstead Focusing on two landmark booksellers: Cody's and Kepler's Books, Paperback Dreams is the story of the rise and fall of the independent bookstore. |
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