 | The Order of Mythsby Margaret Brown Beneath the surface of pageantry at America’s oldest Mardi Gras lies a complex story about race relations and the ever-present racial divide in America. Independent Lens |
 | The Parking Lot Movieby Meghan Eckman The Parking Lot Movie chronicles the rarefied world of one small parking lot in a college town, and the asphalt philosophers who work as attendants there. Independent Lens |
 | Reporteroby Bernardo Ruiz A veteran reporter and photojournalist chronicles the interconnected stories of a rapidly changing city on the Mexican-American border. POV |
 | The Rideby Shauna Garr and Lynne Kirby Six teens travel the country, searching among their peers for what it means to be an American teenager in the early '90s. |
 | Scenes from a Parishby James Rutenbeck At St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts, “Love thy neighbor” is easier said than done when immigration uncovers ethnic tensions that threaten to split the congregation. Independent Lens |
 | Shared Historyby Felicia Dryden The great, great granddaughter of a slaveowner and a descendant of a slave seek to reconcile the connections between their families with the reality of slavery. |
 | Soul Food Junkiesby Byron Hurt To many African Americans, soul food is sacrament, ritual, and a key expression of cultural identity. But does this traditional cuisine do more harm to health than it soothes the soul? Independent Lens |
 | Southern Belleby Kathy Conkwright and Mary Makley Southern Belle is an insider's look at the 1861 Athenaeum Girls' School where young women from around the world signed up to become that iconic and romantic image of southern identity — the southern belle. |
 | Speaking in Tonguesby Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider Four children — learning to be bilingual and bicultural — raise questions about what it means to be American in the 21st century. |
 | Summerstockby Robby Henson From auditions in New York, to stressful rehearsals, love affairs, and opening night, the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky cranks into another hectic summerstock season. True Stories |
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