 | A Son's Sacrificeby Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed When 27-year-old Imran Uddin struggles to take over his father’s halal slaughterhouse during the annual Qurbani holiday, he leads the local Muslim community in a ritual that tests his devotion to his family and his faith. Global Voices, Independent Lens, Diverse Muslim Voices |
 | Summer Pastureby Lynn True and Nelson Walker Summer Pasture is the unique love story of Locho and Yama, nomadic herders in Tibet faced with a difficult choice as their way of life begins to give way to the modern world. Independent Lens |
 | Sunshineby Karen Skloss Director Karen Skloss is herself the result of an unplanned pregnancy, and now finds herself pregnant and single in her 20s. She shares this intimate story of two mothers and the circumstances that afforded them very different options. Independent Lens |
 | Los Trabajadores/The Workersby Heather Courtney Focusing on the lives of Juan and Ramon, immigrant day laborers working in Austin, Texas, Los Trabajadores/The Workers explores the contradictions that haunt America's dependence on and discrimination against immigrant labor. Independent Lens |
 | Troop 1500by Ellen Spiro and Karen Bernstein Their mothers may be convicted thieves, murderers, and drug dealers, but the Girl Scouts of Troop 1500 want to be doctors, social workers, and marine biologists. Women and Girls Lead, Independent Lens, True Stories |
 | We Still Live Here - Âs Nutayuneânby Anne Makepeace The Wampanoag nation of southeastern Massachusetts revives their native tongue, a language that was silenced for more than 100 years. Women and Girls Lead, Independent Lens |
 | Why Can't We Be a Family Again?by Roger Weisberg and Murray Nossel An Academy Award-nominated cinema vérité portrait of the bond that develops between two brothers who long to be reunited with their mother, who is waging an agonizing battle with crack addiction. Independent Lens |
 | The Woodmansby C. Scott Willis The Woodmans is an inspiring portrait of one family's fall and redemption in the often brutal world of art. Independent Lens |
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