 | Afghanistan Unveiledby Brigitte Brault Filmed by the first-ever team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this uncompromising film reveals the effects of the Taliban's repressive rule and U.S.-sponsored bombing campaign on Afghan women. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Beyond the Callby Adrian Belic In a Mother Teresa-meets-Indiana Jones adventure, three middle-aged friends and ex-soldiers travel the world delivering humanitarian aid to the front lines of war. Independent Lens |
 | Bitter Seedsby Micha X. Peled Bitter Seeds is an examination of the debate surrounding biotechnology and the future of farming. |
 | China 21by Ruby Yang A portrait of a new generation raised under China's “One Child Policy.” |
 | China Blueby Micha X. Peled Jasmine left her village in a remote part of China to get a job and help her family. Now she and her teenage friends at the blue jean factory are trying to survive in a brutal work environment. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Education, Educationby Weijun Chen As China's higher education system becomes more privatized, a new generation of Chinese youth are losing access to it. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Why Poverty? |
 | End of the Rainbowby Robert Nugent, Mitzi Goldman, Michel Zwecker, and Jean-Pierre Gibrat End of the Rainbow explores the human dimensions of industrial gold-mining in two remote locations: Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo and Guinea, West Africa. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
 | Iranian Kidney Bargain Saleby Nima Sarvestani and Malla Grapengiesser Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale follows young Iranians through the organ trade process, in the only country in the world where kidney trading is legal. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection |
 | The Island Presidentby Jon Shenk, Bonni Cohen, and Richard Berge The impassioned president of the Maldives struggles to save his vulnerable island nation from the tragic effects of the looming climate apocalypse. Diverse Muslim Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Lakshmi and Meby Nishtha Jain and Smriti Nevatia In this intimate examination of the relationship between Indian filmmaker Nishtha Jain and her young maid, Lakshmi, Jain holds up a mirror to her own culture and the pervasive caste system that can still determine an individual’s fate in life. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Independent Lens |
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