 | Make 'Em Dance: The Hackberry Ramblers' Storyby John Whitehead and Ben Sandmel From their days as a teenage duo in the Depression to recent gigs on MTV and the Grand Ole Opry stage, The Hackberry Ramblers have been the life of the party since 1933, with their energetic blend of Cajun music and western swing. Independent Lens |
 | Marwencolby Jeff Malmberg After a vicious attack leaves him brain damaged and broke, Mark Hogancamp seeks recovery in Marwencol, a 1/6th-scale World War II-era town that he creates in his backyard. Independent Lens |
 | Mirror Danceby Frances McElroy and Maria T. Rodriguez One embraced the Cuban revolution, the other American democracy. Separated by time, place and politics, identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saá continued to share a passion for dance. Mirror Dance explores the story of two women forever linked, struggling to overcome rifts not only between sisters, but also between nations. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Music from the Inside Outby Daniel Anker Featuring the musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra, Music from the Inside Out weaves together a mosaic of the stories, ideas, experiences and music making that form the heart of these musicians’ lives, inside and outside the concert hall. Independent Lens |
 | Na Kamalei: The Men of Hulaby Lisette Marie Flanary Follow the journey of legendary teacher Robert Cazimero and the only all-male hula school in Hawaii as they celebrate their 30th anniversary and prepare to compete at the world’s largest hula festival. Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula goes beyond deep-rooted stereotypes of "grass skirt girls" and reveals a story of Hawaiian pride — past and present. Independent Lens |
 | No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmosby James Chressanthis Two Hungarian film students escaped communist Hungary in 1956, with little more than a camera and a shopping bag full of film. Over the next 50 years, Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond would reinvent Hollywood moviemaking for an entire generation — and maintain an iron-clad friendship along the way. Independent Lens |
 | Objectifiedby Gary Hustwit Through vérité footage and in-depth conversations, Objectified documents the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential product designers, and looks at how the things they make impact our lives. Independent Lens |
 | Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Storyby Jamie Meltzer An engaging look at the fascinating subculture of the song-poem industry, where a dream and a song come together as ordinary people mail in their poems to be set to music for a fee. True Stories, Independent Lens |
 | On This Islandby Stephanie Slewka On an isolated island off the coast of Maine, a disagreement about arts education threatens to tear apart a once close-knit community until a former Broadway producer attempts to heal the rift with an original musical based on the islanders' stories. Independent Lens |
 | One Night at the Grand Starby Natasha Uppal How did L.A.'s Grand Star restaurant become one of the city's liveliest, intergenerational, and culturally-integrated neighborhood nightclubs? Independent Lens |
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