 | Return to the Borderby NOJA and Sylvie Blum A Chinese-born filmmaker reflects on the personal ramifications of the political ideals of communism and socialism from his memories of a childhood in the border town of Dandong to his experiences in North Korea. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | Sentenced Homeby Nicole Newnham and David Grabias Raised as Americans in inner-city projects near Seattle, three young Cambodian men are deported back to Cambodia, caught between a tragic past and an uncertain future by a system that doesn't offer any second chances. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Seoul Trainby Lisa Sleeth and Jim Butterworth Thousands of North Korean refugees risk their lives trying to escape their homeland and China, aided by activists via an underground railroad. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks in Americaby Mei-Juin Chen and Martha Burr Armed with the celebrated Shaolin training of body and mind made popular in kungfu movies, five Zen Buddhist monks set out to make new lives teaching their craft in unlikely parts of America. Global Voices, Independent Lens, True Stories |
 | Summer Pastureby Lynn True and Nelson Walker Summer Pasture is the unique love story of Locho and Yama, nomadic herders in Tibet faced with a difficult choice as their way of life begins to give way to the modern world. Independent Lens |
 | Sumo East and Westby Ferne Pearlstein and Robert Edwards One of Japan’s most time-honored and insular traditions, sumo wrestling offers an earthshaking window into the cultural collision of East and West, as worldwide interest grows and increasing numbers of foreigners rise to the top professional ranks. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkersby Valerie Red-Horse and Gale Anne Hurd Chronicling the story of the Navajo Code Talkers, True Whispers profiles the Native American men who devised a code in their native language for the Marines that ultimately stumped the Japanese during the World War II. |
 | Vietnam: The Next Generationby Sandra Northrop Today, three quarters of Vietnam’s population is under the age of 30 — too young to remember the war, yet old enough to have witnessed its devastating aftermath. Meet Vietnam’s new generation, reaping newfound opportunities while reshaping their country’s future. Global Voices, 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 |
 | Young Yakuzaby Jean Pierre Limosin and Christian Baute When a troubled young man rejects school, jobs, and family, his desperate mother decides to take one last chance to save him — by handing him over to the Japanese mafia for one year and letting him choose his own path. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection |
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