 | Most Honorable Sonby William Kubota Most Honorable Son tells the story of U.S. Army aerial gunner Ben Kuroki, a Japanese American who volunteered to fight against Japan to prove his loyalty to America. |
 | My Friend Paulby Jonathan Berman Two childhood friends grow up: one makes films, the other becomes a bank robber. |
 | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propertyby Frank Christopher, Charles Burnett, and Kenneth Greenberg The historical search for the mysterious Nat Turner, leader of the legendary 1831 slave rebellion, has inspired academics, novelists, dramatists, and others in a fierce battle over who he was and what he means to America. Independent Lens |
 | Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Powerby Sandra Dickson, Churchill Roberts, Cara Pilson, and Cindy Hill Negroes with Guns follows Robert Williams’s journey from North Carolina community leader to exile in Cuba and China, a journey that brought the issue of armed self-defense to the forefront of the Black Power and civil rights movements. 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 |
| Nobody's Businessby Alan Berliner A documentary about filmmaker Alan Berliner's father yields a funny and revealing portrait of an "ordinary" (and irascible) man. POV |
 | On a Roll: Disability and the American Dreamby Joanne Caputo The founder of On a Roll talk radio, Greg Smith travels the globe in his power wheelchair, but finds his own nation's capital inaccessible — a minor challenge compared to living independently and having safe intimate relationships. Independent Lens, True Stories |
 | Orozco: Man of Fireby Laurie Coyle, and Rick Tejada-Flores Follow the life of Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, whose dramatic life, iconoclastic personality, and dynamic paintings have changed the way we view art and politics. American Masters |
| Our Heritage Is at Stake: On the Campaign Trail with David Dukeby Stephen Tyler Candidate and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, whose philosophies are embraced by some on the Republican Right, takes to the campaign trail for an unsuccessful 1996 U.S. Senate bid. |
 | P-Star Risingby Gabriel Noble Rapper Priscilla Diaz was dazzling New York nightclub crowds at age nine. But chasing music stardom isn’t child’s play when you live in a shelter, your mom’s an addict, and your dad’s struggling to keep the family afloat. Independent Lens |
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