 | Family Portrait in Black and Whiteby Julia Ivanova One foster mother is raising 16 black orphans in Ukraine, a country where 99.9 percent of the population is white, and where race does matter. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
 | Family Remainsby Tamara Jenkins and Scott Macaulay A mother and daughter are marooned in a sleepy community 10 years after the disappearance of the girl’s father in this film by Tamara Jenkins. |
| First Surfaceby Theodore Lyman What if, at 12 years old, you could remember being an old man? |
 | Fishbowlby Kayo Hatta, Linda Barry, and Eleanor Nakama-Mitsungaga Adapted from Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers, this dramatic short follows 13-year-old Lovey of Hilo, Hawaii, as she tries to be anything but herself. Independent Lens |
 | For Once in My Lifeby Jim Bigham and Mark Moormann Every member of the Spirit of Goodwill band copes with incredible challenges and obstacles, but nothing holds them back when it's time to rock the house. Independent Lens |
| 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. |
| Foto-Novelasby Carlos Avila and Kurt Kaya Using fantastic elements from the Mexican and Latin American comic book tradition, everyday reality is woven with magical realism into four original half-hour dramas. |
 | Frontiers of Dreams and Fearsby Mai Masri Two girls living in refugee camps in Beirut and Bethlehem share the feelings and hopes of a new generation of young Palestinians. |
 | Garbage Dreamsby Mai Iskander The world’s largest garbage village is just outside Cairo. The Zabaleen (Arabic for “garbage people”) recycle 80 percent of the trash they collect, but now multinational corporations threaten their livelihood. Independent Lens, Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | Get the Fire! Young Mormon Missionaries Abroadby Nancy du Plessis Three young Mormon men, age 19, embark on a two-year rite of passage in Germany as part of a long-standing worldwide effort by Mormon missionaries to spread their faith at home and abroad. Independent Lens |
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