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 | |
Okie Noodlingby Bradley Beesley There’s nothing quite like the thrill of catching a 60-pound catfish with your bare hands ("noodling"), and that’s just what Oklahoma fishermen have been doing for hundreds of years. True Stories | |
On Wheels Brasilby Sergio Bloch Following the lives of people that push, pull, or pedal some kind of vehicle to earn their living on Brazil’s city streets, On Wheels Brasil establishes a relationship between the wheel’s movement and the inconstancy of life. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection | |
The Order of Mythsby Margaret Brown Beneath the surface of pageantry at America’s oldest Mardi Gras lies a complex story about race relations and the ever-present racial divide in America. Independent Lens | |
Overbookedby Stefano Strocchi and Stefano Tealdi A polite Italian travel agent and an authoritarian Moroccan immigrant, two very different men from two different cultures, try to manage a diverse group of people traveling from Italy to Morocco. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices | |
The Parking Lot Movieby Meghan Eckman The Parking Lot Movie chronicles the rarefied world of one small parking lot in a college town, and the asphalt philosophers who work as attendants there. Independent Lens | |
Prison Town, USAby Po Kutchins and Katie Galloway Prison Town, U.S.A. allows the vivid voices of "lifer" inmates, ranchers, and politicians to reveal the untold story of the impact of America's prison-building boom. POV | |
The Real Slumdogsby Zigzag Productions A journey into the heart of Dharavi, Mumbai (setting for the blockbuster Slumdog Millionaire, that looks at what it's like to live in Asia's largest slum, from the point of view of the residents themselves. Global Perspectives Collection | |
Recycleby Mahmoud al Massad Abu Ammar, one of thousands of ex-Mujahideen in Jordan, now struggles to support his family on his meager earnings from recycling discarded cardboard. After years of fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan, Ammar struggles with his faith and the social realities of life in the hometown of the infamous al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Independent Lens | |
Reporteroby Bernardo Ruiz A veteran reporter and photojournalist chronicles the interconnected stories of a rapidly changing city on the Mexican-American border. POV |
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