Adopted Girlby Melanie Judd and Susan Motamed Spanning four years in the life of one irrepressible girl, Adopted Girl offers an intimate look at the struggle to create an identity in the aftermath of adoption across race and culture. Global Voices | |
An American Love Storyby Jennifer Fox A true-life series about a black man and a white woman who have struggled for 30 years against racial stereotypes and societal prejudice to keep their family together. | |
American Madeby Sharat Raju and Marcus Cano American Made confronts issues of tradition, faith, conformity and sacrifice when a Sikh American family is stranded in the desert on their way to the Grand Canyon. Independent Lens | |
Anatomy of a Springrollby Paul Kwan and Arnold Iger One man's journey from the food-filled streets of San Francisco to Saigon, as he searches for the secret ingredient to blend the traditions of his family's culture with his adopted American life. Global Voices | |
And Baby Makes Twoby Judy Katz and Oren Rudavsky Single motherhood is no longer the exclusive province of teenagers; white middle class women in their 30s and 40s are now joining its ranks, forcing us to look anew at the nuclear family. | |
And Thou Shalt Honor...by Harry Wiland and Dale Bell This two-part series explores the increasing role caregiving for aging loved ones in the lives of all Americans, regardless of income, ethnic background, or geographic location. | |
Applewiseby Anthony Sloan A portrait of one family's struggle to maintain one of only two remaining family-run apple orchards in Wise County, Virginia. | |
Arusi Persian Weddingby Marjan Tehrani Iranian American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to Iran as he travels with his American wife to have a traditional Persian wedding and explore his lost heritage. Independent Lens, Global Voices | |
As Goes Janesvilleby Brad Lichtenstein From the day the GM factory closes through a showdown with national resonance at the state capitol, As Goes Janesville traces the impact of the economic crisis on the people of Janesville, Wisconsin. 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 |
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