 | The Trials of Muhammad Aliby Bill Siegel and Kartemquin Films The Trials of Muhammad Ali covers Ali's toughest bout: his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing U.S. military service. The film explores Ali's exile years when he was banned from boxing and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning race, religion, and wartime dissent. Independent Lens |
 | Trudellby Heather Rae Combining images and archival footage with interviews and performances, this biography reveals the philosophy and motivations behind Native American activist and poet John Trudell’s work and its relationship to contemporary Indian history. Independent Lens |
 | An Unreasonable Manby Stephen Skrovan and Henriette Mantel An Unreasonable Man takes an unsparing look at Ralph Nader, one of the most important and controversial political figures of our time. Independent Lens |
 | Water Flowing Togetherby Gwendolen Cates In 2005, the remarkable dancer Jock Soto retired from the New York City Ballet at age 40, after a 24-year career. His journey as an openly gay man of Navajo and Puerto Rican descent provides a rare glimpse into the life of a dancer and the disparate influences that shaped him. Independent Lens |
 | 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 |
 | When I Riseby Mat Hames, James Moll, and Michael Rosen When I Rise is about Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student who finds herself at the epicenter of racial controversy, struggling against the odds and ultimately ascending to the heights of international opera. Women and Girls Lead, Independent Lens |
 | William S. Burroughs: A Man Withinby Yony Leyser Those who knew the iconic beat author best examine the interplay between his public persona and his private life. Independent Lens |
 | Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Munizby Paige West and Anne-Marie Russell Part Sesame Street, part Andy Warhol, Brazilian-born Vik Muniz uses charm, bulldozers, chocolate sauce, and chartered planes to create and explain his celebrated conceptual art. Independent Lens |
 | Writ Writerby Susanne Mason Writ Writer tells the story of an indigent and under-educated Mexican American sentenced to prison in 1961, and his extraordinary legal battle against the violence and abuse of prisoners’ rights in the Texas prison system. Independent Lens |
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