 | Our Disappeared/Nuestros Desaparecidosby Juan Mandelbaum They dreamed of a revolution that would transform Argentina. But what happened to this hopeful generation who suddenly “disappeared”? Independent Lens, Global Voices |
 | A Place of Our Ownby Stanley Nelson Each summer, affluent and successful African Americans like filmmaker Stanley Nelson return to Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, an upper middle class resort community that has historically provided an oasis for black professionals. Independent Lens |
 | Project Kashmirby Senain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel Project Kashmir tests the limits of friendship and costs of war in one of the most dangerous and beautiful places on earth. Independent Lens |
 | Sentencing the Victimby Liz Oakley and Joanna Katz After surviving a vicious gang-rape attack, a South Carolina woman is transformed into a committed and eloquent activist challenging laws she believes favor prisoners’ rights over victims’ rights. Women and Girls Lead, Independent Lens |
 | Steal a Pencil for Meby Michèle Ohayon Academy Award nominee Michele Ohayon explores how love survived the horror of the Holocaust. Independent Lens |
 | Still Life with Animated Dogsby Paul Fierlinger From his dark days in Communist Czechoslovakia through brighter times in the United States, animator Paul Fierlinger has navigated through life with dog as his co-pilot. Independent Lens |
 | Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivorsby Gonzalo Arijon and Marc Silvera Stranded is a parable of human survival and extreme measures as a group of young athletes break society’s greatest taboo in order to survive after a plane crash in the mountains. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Independent Lens |
 | Sunshineby Karen Skloss Director Karen Skloss is herself the result of an unplanned pregnancy, and now finds herself pregnant and single in her 20s. She shares this intimate story of two mothers and the circumstances that afforded them very different options. Independent Lens |
 | The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hillby Judy Irving The true story of a bohemian St. Francis in San Francisco and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild red and green parrots. Independent Lens |
 | Wings of Defeatby Risa Morimoto and Linda Hoaglund They were Japan’s Divine Wind Special Attack Unit, or Kamikaze tokkōtai, and 4,000 of them — some still in their teens — died in a futile effort to turn the tide of a war already lost. Little known outside of Japan, a few Kamikaze survived. Now old men, they must reconcile their guilt with their gratitude for the unexpected gift of a full life. Independent Lens |
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