Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleansby Dawn Logsdon Nestled at the edge of New Orleans’ fabled French Quarter, Faubourg Tremé is one of America’s oldest African American neighborhoods: it is also the origin of the civil rights movement in the South, and the birthplace of jazz. | |
Fenceline: A Company Town Dividedby Slawomir Grunberg and Jane Greenberg The social divisions in Norco, Louisiana — a company town in the middle of the Mississippi River’s notorious “cancer alley” — are literally black and white. POV, True Stories | |
Flag Warsby Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras What happens when gay white people move into a black working-class neighborhood? This up-close look at gentrification leads viewers on a journey into a divided community. POV | |
Forgotten Firesby Michael Chandler and Vivian Kleiman When two young men burn down two historic black churches in rural South Carolina, the community is forced to confront the true state of race relations in the post-civil rights South. | |
From Swastika to Jim Crowby Lori Cheatle, Steven Fischler, Joel Sucher, and Martin D. Toub From Swastika to Jim Crow traces the story of Jewish intellectuals who escaped Nazi Germany only to find anti-Semitism at major U.S. universities. Many secured positions at black colleges in the South, and ultimately impacted the civil rights movement. | |
Girl Troubleby Lexi Leban and Lidia Szajko Shot over a period of four years, Girl Trouble documents the compelling personal stories of three teenage girls entangled in San Francisco's failing juvenile justice system. Independent Lens | |
Guns & Mothersby Thom Powers Two mothers with opposing views on gun control expand the contentious debate to include women who fall on both sides of a historically male-dominated issue. Independent Lens | |
Hand Changesby Gregory Gilbert An investigation of the cyclic social, economic and political changes influencing farm labor on Virginia's eastern shore for 400 years. | |
Harambee!by Liz Nealon A family drama set in the housing projects of Brooklyn during the African American celebration Kwanzaa, starring Howard Rollins. | |
Hard Road Homeby Macky Alston Hard Road Home follows two former felons in different stages of life on the outside. Independent Lens |
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