 | New Faces on Main Streetby Eileen Littig An examination of the origins and consequences of immigration patterns in Wisconsin established for Southeast Asian and Latino immigrants. |
 | Next Year Countryby Joseph Aguirre Three Montana farming families, struggling to keep afloat after years of drought, take their chances and hire a rainmaker. |
| Night Rideby Andrew Garrison A boy's night ride in the Appalachian countryside allows him to learn a thing or two about life and his father from his wild-livin' uncle. |
 | No Loiteringby Ellen Frankenstein Living in a place with high teen pregnancy, high school drop-out, substance abuse, and domestic violence rates, Sitka, Alaska teenagers reflect on the possibility of finding a place in society. |
 | Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Storyby Jamie Meltzer An engaging look at the fascinating subculture of the song-poem industry, where a dream and a song come together as ordinary people mail in their poems to be set to music for a fee. Independent Lens, True Stories |
 | 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 This Islandby Stephanie Slewka On an isolated island off the coast of Maine, a disagreement about arts education threatens to tear apart a once close-knit community until a former Broadway producer attempts to heal the rift with an original musical based on the islanders' stories. Independent Lens |
 | 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 |
 | Polka Timeby Lisa Blackstone Each July for more than 30 years, polka lovers from around the United States have descended on the tiny rural town of Gibbon, Minnesota for the Gibbon Polka Fest. Independent Lens |
 | Power Pathsby Bo Boudart Power Paths follows a grassroots coalition of Native Americans and environmental groups determined to transform their reservation’s economy to green energy, preserving their land for future generations. Independent Lens |
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