Foto-Novelas 2: "Junkyard Saints" and "Broken Sky"by Carlos Avila Exploring the Latino experience through the prism of dreams, memories, and reality, Foto-Novelas 2 consists of two half-hour dramas: “Junkyard Saints” and “Broken Sky.” Independent Lens | |
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. | |
Greener Grass: Cuba, Baseball and the United Statesby Aaron Woolf, Rudolph Callegari, and Nancy Roth Set against the backdrop of choppy U.S.-Cuban relations, Greener Grass documents how both countries have used baseball as a political tool, and how the sport has operated as both bridge and barrier between the two lands. Global Voices | |
Hand Changesby Gregory Gilbert An investigation of the cyclic social, economic and political changes influencing farm labor on Virginia's eastern shore for 400 years. | |
I Really Want to Make Itby Ray Telles Sharon Montano of Oakland decides to go back to school at age 20 after several years of substance abuse and other struggles. When she discovers Civicorps Academy, she finally gets another shot at a high school diploma — and a future. | |
I Stare at You and Dreamby Susan Mogul The filmmaker and three friends reveal their struggles, wounds and romantic entanglements in an intimate look at four lives in progress. | |
Immigrant Highby Xochitl Dorsey Immigrant teens face discrimination, language barriers, unfamiliar cultural traditions — all while dealing with the changes all teens struggle with. Many give up on school. Immigrant High takes us into the halls of Pan American International High School in Queens, New York, a school that aims to give its Latino students a place to belong and excel. | |
La Lupe Queen of Latin Soulby Ela Troyano Legendary Afro-Cuban pop singer Lupe Yoli, the Queen of Latin Soul, was famous for her emotional — and controversial — performances before her tragic death in 1992. Independent Lens | |
Las Marthasby Cristina Ibarra The annual debutante ball in Laredo, Texas is unlike any other in the country — its 94 percent Latino debutantes and their attendants all dress as Martha Washington or other patriotic figures from America's colonial period. Independent Lens | |
LISTENING AT THE LUNCHEONETTEby Carole Lucia Satrina and Eugene Marner In this six-part series, Americans from all walks of life gather at diners, cafeterias, and coffee shops to discuss identity and the challenges of building community. |
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