 | Aimee's Crossingby Tod Lending A personal portrait of juvenile offender Aimee Myers that reveals how the Illinois justice system heals and supports troubled young women. |
 | Blacking Up: Hip-Hop's Remix of Race and Identityby Robert A. Clift As hip-hop music and culture continue to redefine American life, its influence exposes the high stakes of the struggle to cross or maintain the cultural divide. |
 | Broken Heart Landby Jeremy and Randy Stulberg A conservative Oklahoma family is shattered when their gay teenage son commits suicide after a town debate about Gay and Lesbian History Month. As they unravel the mystery behind his death, they discover a tragic secret, and begin to question their own civic responsibility. |
 | Can't Hold Me Backby Betty Bastidas and Madeline Bair Can't Hold Me Back follows Detroit teen Fernando Parraz as he overcomes a mountain of roadblocks to become the first in his family to earn a high school diploma — his ticket out of the struggles of inner-city poverty and violence. |
 | Chicago 10by Brett Morgen Mixing animation and archival footage, Director Brett Morgen’s Chicago 10 explores the buildup to and unraveling of the protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the 1969 conspiracy trial that followed. Independent Lens |
 | Girls on the Wallby Heather Ross A group of incarcerated teenage girls are given a shot at redemption in a most unlikely form: a musical. Women and Girls Lead |
 | The Interruptersby Steve James A look at a group of men and women — most of them former gang leaders and ex-cons — that are trying to "interrupt" shootings and protect their communities from the violence they once employed. Frontline, Women and Girls Lead, Diverse Muslim Voices |
 | Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gangby John Whitehead The gang-related murder/suicide of four teenagers rocks a quiet Wisconsin community. |
 | Where Soldiers Come Fromby Heather Courtney Feeling trapped in their rural hometown, five friends join the National Guard and begin their four-year journey from teenagers to soldiers in Afghanistan to veterans. POV |
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