 | Razing Appalachiaby Sasha Waters Freyer The last 40 families of Blair, West Virginia stay to fight America's second-largest coal company as mountaintop removal mining threatens their homes. Independent Lens, True Stories |
 | The Real Dirt on Farmer Johnby Taggart Siegel and Teri Lang Against all odds, John Peterson abandons conventional chemical farming and fights local hysteria to build a thriving organic farm and a progressive farm community. Independent Lens |
 | Seedby Hugo Perez In an industry dominated by genetically modified seeds, a poor farmer struggles to survive. When he resorts to smuggling now-illegal organic seeds across borders he risks everything. FUTURESTATES |
 | Shiftby Kelly Anderson An unconventional love story set in the world of private prisons, where inmates work for giant corporations, starring Chris Meloni. |
| Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycleby Jon Else An innovative documentary of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle opera from the point of view of the union stagehands at the San Francisco Opera. |
 | Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Townby Micha Peled Tracking the controversy in a town divided over whether to permit the construction of a discount mega-store, Store Wars uncovers how discount retail chains are changing not only the way Americans shop, but the way they work and live. True Stories |
| Storyville: The Naked Danceby Anne Craig and Maia Harris Detailed cinematic look at New Orleans' legendary legal red-light district. |
 | Struggles in Steel: A Story of African-American Steelworkersby Anthony Buba and Raymond Henderson An examination of the 100-year struggle of African American steelworkers for equal rights in the mills. |
 | Taking the Heat: The First Women Fire Fighters of New York Cityby Bann Roy When the New York City Fire Department tried to push women out of firefighting, Brenda Berkman pushed back. Her story, and those of other pioneer female firefighters, reveals the price these women paid to break the department’s gender barrier. Independent Lens, True Stories |
 | Talking to the Wall: The Story of an American Bargainby Steve Alves and Joyce Follet Despite the arrival of retail sprawl, three New England towns — Greenfield, Orange and Athol, Massachusetts — struggle to revive Main Street as the traditional village center and symbol of cohesive community life. |
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