Heart of the Sea: Kapolioka'ehukaiby Charlotte Lagarde and Lisa Denker A portrait of Hawaiian surf legend and community activist Rell Kapolioka'ehukai Sunn, who died of breast cancer at age 47. Independent Lens, True Stories | |
Herb & Dorothyby Megumi Sasaki A couple of modest means manages to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history. Independent Lens | |
Herskovits at the Heart of Blacknessby Llewellyn Smith, Christine Herbes-Sommers, and Vincent Brown Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness examines the life and work of the Jewish anthropologist Melville Herskovits, whose writings challenged prevailing notions of race and culture. Independent Lens | |
Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hayby Eric Slade and Jack Walsh Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay examines how through a landmark lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department, activist Harry Hay and his group, the Mattachine Society, changed the face of gay rights in America. | |
I.M. Pei: Building China Modernby Eugene Shirley After 70 years in the U.S., renowned architect I.M. Pei returns to his ancestral home of Suzhou, China to build a modern museum in this ancient city. American Masters | |
If I Can't Do Itby Walter Brock An unflinching portrait of a disabled man who is pushing for independence and an equal slice of the American pie. POV | |
If I Had a Hammerby Tim Brachoki Pete Seeger’s life and music serves as a parallel narrative to the struggles for increased democracy and social justice in America since 1930. | |
Imeldaby Ramona Diaz Clips, interviews, home movies and more reveal how the former first lady of the Philippines courted, claimed, used, and abused power for nearly four decades. Global Voices, Independent Lens | |
In the Familyby Joanna Rudnick In the Family follows filmmaker Joanna Rudnick as she navigates an uncertain world with the knowledge that she has an 85 percent lifetime risk of breast cancer and a 60-percent lifetime risk of ovarian cancer. POV | |
In the Realms of the Unrealby Jessica Yu This experimental documentary portrays the work of Henry Darger, a janitor by day and “outsider artist” by night who transcended social isolation and poverty by creating his own world through art. POV |
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