 | Revenge of the Electric Carby Chris Paine In 2006, thousands of new electric cars were purposely destroyed by the same car companies that built them. Today, less than five years later, the electric car is back ... with a vengeance. Independent Lens |
 | The Revolutionary Optimistsby Nicole Newnham and Maren Grainger-Monsen Amlan Ganguly, a lawyer-turned social entrepreneur, has sown hope in the poorest neighborhoods of Calcutta by empowering children to become leaders in improving health, transforming their communities for the better. Women of the World, Women and Girls Lead, Independent Lens |
 | The Riseby Garret Williams In the radically altered housing market of the future, an older couple must forego their dreams of retirement and adapt to the ever-evolving definition of the American dream. FUTURESTATES |
 | Rising Waters: Global Warming and the Fate of the Pacific Islandsby Andrea Torrice Personal stories of Pacific Islander students, fishermen, elders, scientists, and farmers put a human face on the international climate change debate. |
 | The Spring of Sorrowby Suzi Yoonessi Two sisters live a nomadic life, displaced by global warming. Trapped in the desert in the midst of a water shortage, Isabelle tells her younger sister Lily a fairytale that explains how this tragedy came to be. FUTURESTATES |
 | Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathaiby Lisa Merton and Alan Dater The dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement. Independent Lens, Women of the World, Global Voices, Women and Girls Lead, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | Test of Courage: The Making of a Firefighterby Kyung Sun Yu, Gary Mercer, and The Working Group The young men and women competing to become firefighters in Test of Courage not only test their courage, but learn to navigate cultural divides and to trust one another. |
 | That Which Once Wasby Kimi Takesue In 2032, an eight-year-old Caribbean boy, displaced by global warming, fends for himself as an environmental refugee in a hostile Northern metropolis and forms an unexpected friendship with an Inuk ice carver. FUTURESTATES |
 | Two Square Milesby Barbara Ettinger and Sven Huseby Two Square Miles tracks the conflicts in the small town of Hudson, New York as a proposed multinational coal-fired cement plant threatens to reshape the community. Independent Lens |
 | A Village Called Versaillesby S. Leo Chiang The story of a Vietnamese American community on the edge of New Orleans that fought the opening of a toxic government-imposed landfill near their homes. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
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