 | Beyond the Border - Más Allá de la Fronteraby Eren McGinnis and Ari Palos Beyond the Border — Más Allá de la Frontera traces the painful transition made by four sons in the Ayala family who leave their family in Mexico to seek "una vida mejor" (a better life) in Kentucky, where they fight cultural, class and language barriers. Global Voices, True Stories |
 | A Class Apartby Carlos Sandoval A Class Apart brings to life the heroic struggle of Mexican Americans from Texas to dismantle the discrimination targeted against them. American Experience |
 | Come and Take It Dayby Jim Mendiola In this drama, it’s the annual “Come and Take It Day” celebration in rural Gonzales, Texas, where revenge and double-cross erupts when four urban Tejanos go after the fabled buried treasure of Gregorio Cortez. |
 | Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassinsby Robert Richter Father Roy Bourgeois, a Vietnam veteran and Jesuit priest, has dedicated his life to shutting down the School of the America’s at Fort Benning in Georgia. He exposed crucial evidence that the school was secretly training Central American military personnel to torture and murder civilian opponents of the United States’ policies in the region. Global Voices |
 | Las Marthasby Cristina Ibarra The annual debutante ball in Laredo, Texas is unlike any other in the country — its 94 percent Latino debutantes and their attendants all dress as Martha Washington or other patriotic figures from America's colonial period. Independent Lens |
 | Mi Mambo!by Patricia Jaffe, and Molly McBride Music meets the streets of East Harlem at the Harbor Conservatory where Latin rhythms create a lifeline for kids. |
 | Rebelby Maria Agui Carter A detective story about Loreta Janeta Velazquez, a Cuban woman from New Orleans, who served as a soldier and secret agent during the American Civil War. Voces, Women and Girls Lead |
 | Los Trabajadores/The Workersby Heather Courtney Focusing on the lives of Juan and Ramon, immigrant day laborers working in Austin, Texas, Los Trabajadores/The Workers explores the contradictions that haunt America's dependence on and discrimination against immigrant labor. Independent Lens |
 | Voices from Texasby Ray Santisteban Voices from Texas probes the cultural and historical factors that have shaped Mexican American writers in Texas as they employ poetry and spoken word to navigate their struggles, interpret history, and celebrate life. |
 | Why Cybraceros?by Alex Rivera Why Cybraceros is a short film based on (and incorporating footage from) a real 1940s US government film that promoted a migrant labor program — remade with a whimsical, creative twist by experimental filmmaker Alex Rivera. |
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