 | Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nationby Puhipau and Joan Lander Act of War examines the circumstances surrounding the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian sovereignty in 1893, Hawaii's subsequent U.S. annexation, and its impact from a native Hawaiian perspective. |
 | Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greeneby Loren Mendell The unlikely story of America's original shock-jock — Petey Greene — who battled the system and his own demons during a time of civil unrest in the nation's capital. Independent Lens |
 | Ancestors in the Americas: Chinese in the Frontier Westby Loni Ding The relationships between 19th century Chinese immigrants and the people and issues they encountered in America. |
 | Art & Copyby Doug Pray Meet the real Mad Men (and women!) in Art & Copy, an intimate look at the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture. Independent Lens |
 | At Home in Utopiaby Michal Goldman and Ellen Brodsky New York City cops in the Great Depression called it Little Moscow, but for the 2,000 Jewish immigrant residents of the United Workers Cooperative Colony, a.k.a. “the Coops,” it was their first taste of the American dream. At Home in Utopia bears witness to an epic social experiment, following two generations of residents and their commitment to radical ideas of racial equality and rights for tenants and workers. Independent Lens |
 | Banishedby Marco Williams From the 1860s to the 1920s, towns across the U.S. violently expelled African American residents. Today, these communities remain virtually all white. As black descendants return to demand justice, Banished exposes the hidden history of racial cleansing in America. Independent Lens |
 | Be Good, Smile PrettyBy Tracy Droz Tragos and Chris Donahue As one of the 20,000 Americans who lost their fathers in Vietnam, a daughter embarks on an intense, personal journey to reclaim the memory of her father, who died in the war when she was an infant. Independent Lens |
 | Bill T. Jones: A Good Manby Gordon Quinn, Bob Hercules, Joanna Rudnick, and Keith Walker Bill T. Jones: A Good Man follows the Tony Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones as he conceives and executes a dance production based on the life of Abraham Lincoln. The New York Times claimed that Jones's "portrayal of Lincoln is likely to scandalize as many people as it delights." American Masters |
 | Billy Strayhorn: Lush Lifeby Robert Levi The composer of "Take the A-Train" and other Duke Ellington hits, Billy Strayhorn struggled with obscurity and prejudice as a successful gay man in the tumultuous middle of the 20th century. Independent Lens |
 | The Black Kungfu Experienceby Martha Burr and Mei-Juin Chen From Blaxploitation cinema in the 1970s to hip-hop and reggae iconography, the martial art of kungfu provides a vital subtext for the modern African American cultural experience. |
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