 | PIAby Tanuj Chopra When a woman in mourning encounters a mysterious wandering service android, she is forced to redefine its conceptions of humanity, relationships, and family. FUTURESTATES |
 | Playby David Kaplan and Eric Zimmerman Society’s obsession with video and online gaming has advanced to the point that virtual environments are indistinguishable from physical ones. FUTURESTATES |
 | Race: The Power of an Illusionby Larry Adelman Uncovering the history of race, the "science" that justified it, and how these beliefs have taken hold of our imaginations, this documentary series deconstructs the concept of race, demonstrating how it is a biological myth and a social invention. |
 | Revenge of the Electric Carby Chris Paine In 2006, thousands of new electric cars were purposely destroyed by the same car companies that built them. Today, less than five years later, the electric car is back ... with a vengeance. Independent Lens |
 | Sandburg's Arithmeticby Lynn Smith This animated film, which uses crayon drawings on glass, offers a playful interpretation of Carl Sandburg's poem "Arithmetic," and includes a joyful and musical reading by the poet himself. |
 | Silver Slingby Tze Chun In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer incentives to their high-ranking female employees to pay for surrogate pregnancies and chemically accelerated births. FUTURESTATES |
 | Sweet Old Songby Leah Mahan An intimate portrait of the extraordinary relationship between two African American artists who have been collaborating as musicians and visual artists since 1983. POV, True Stories |
 | W.I.S.O.R.by Michel Negroponte In this science fiction documentary, scientists create a high-tech robot programmed to do critical repair work under the streets of Manhattan. |
 | Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomicby Jon Else Drawing upon recently declassified documents, archival footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic chronicles the creation of the monumental opera based on the mysterious and paradoxical career of the “father of the atomic bomb,” Dr. Robert Oppenheimer. Independent Lens |
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