First Person Pluralby Deann Borshay In 1966, Deann Borshay Liem was adopted by an American family and was sent from Korea to her new home. Growing up in California, the memory of her birth family was nearly obliterated until recurring dreams lead Borshay Liem to discover the truth: her Korean mother was very much alive. POV, True Stories | |
Golden Threadsby Lucy Winer and Karen Eaton Profiling the life of lesbian activist Christine Burton, Golden Threads is about growing old in America. POV | |
A Healthy Baby Girlby Judith Helfand A woman who contracted cancer as the result of exposure to a synthetic hormone in utero documents her journey with humor and grace. POV | |
The Horse Boyby Michel Orion Scott When their son is diagnosed with autism, one Texas couple seeks the best medical treatment. Nothing works — until they discover their son’s connection to horses, and take a spiritual journey to Mongolia on an epic quest for healing. Independent Lens | |
House of Girlsby Karen Cooper Five young women share thoughts about the difficulties and joys of being alive and female. | |
How Is Your Fish Today?by Xiaolu Guo Working on his latest screenplay in Beijing, Hui Rao is suffering from writer’s block when he begins to live as the character he is trying to create. Independent Lens, Global Perspectives Collection | |
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. | |
In the Matter of Cha Jung Heeby Deann Borshay Liem Filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem goes on a quest to search for her “double” — a girl named Cha Jung Hee — in an attempt to resolve a case of mistaken identity when a South Korean orphanage switched their identities. POV | |
In the Shadow of the Sunby Harry Freeland An intimate story about two very different members of a remote islands' albino community in Tanzania, as a wave of brutal killings targeting people with albinism sweeps their country. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices | |
The Jew in the Lotusby Laurel Chiten and Lucia Small The story of eight Jewish delegates invited to India by the Dalai Lama to share the secret of the Jewish people’s spiritual survival in exile. |
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