 | Refrigerator Mothersby David E. Simpson, J.J. Hanley, and Gordon Quinn A look at the fallout from the American medical establishment's incorrect assessment in the 1950s that autism was the result of poor mothering, leaving a generation of women who were branded emotionally frigid, or "refrigerator mothers," with permanent scars. POV |
 | The Self-Made Manby Susan Stern When her 77-year old father sets out to kill himself and explain the reasons why, filmmaker Susan Stern faces both the painful questions and embattled debate about choosing death in America. POV |
 | Silver Slingby Tze Chun In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer incentives to their high-ranking female employees to pay for surrogate pregnancies and chemically accelerated births. FUTURESTATES |
 | 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 |
 | Strong!by Julie Wyman Weightlifter Cheryl Haworth struggles to defend her champion status as her lifetime weightlifting career inches towards its inevitable end. Women and Girls Lead, Independent Lens |
 | Sun Kissedby Maya Stark and Adi Lavy When a Navajo couple embarks on a journey to discover more about their children's rare genetic disorder, they uncover a controversial genetic trail and bravely tackle deep-rooted cultural taboos. POV |
 | Sweet Old Songby Leah Mahan An intimate portrait of the extraordinary relationship between two African American artists who have been collaborating as musicians and visual artists since 1983. POV, True Stories |
 | Twistedby Laurel Chiten Twisted reveals the agonies and challenges of dystonia, a neurological disorder that forces muscles into abnormal — often painful — movements or postures. Independent Lens |
 | The Waiting Roomby Peter Nicks and Linda Davis The Waiting Room is a cinema verité portrait of a California city's public safety-net hospital as it struggles to handle patient overload in a swooning economy and a constantly shifting landscape of health care policy. Independent Lens |
 | The Way We Get Byby Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. POV |
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