 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | Brother to BrotherBy Rodney Evans, Jim McKay, and Aimee Schoof Bruce Nugent, the black gay writer who co-founded the journal Fire!! with Langston Hughes and others, inspires a gay teenager through memories of the Harlem Renaissance. Independent Lens |
 | From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Taleby Steve Zeitlin, Henry Chalfont, and Elena Martinez A former symbol of urban decay, the South Bronx is also known as a creative breeding ground and for its enduring cultural spirit. Voces |
 | Front Wards, Back Wardsby William C. Rogers Fernald State School, America’s first institution for individuals with developmental disabilities, was founded in Massachusetts in 1848 and still operates today. It stands as a powerful case study of an endeavor in which the best of intentions go awry. |
 | The Great Pink Scareby Tug Yourgrau and Dan Miller The little-known 1960 felony conviction of three gay Smith College professors marked the peak of sexual McCarthyism, pitting an individual’s right to privacy against national security claims. Independent Lens |
| Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaustby Menachem Daum Filmmaker Menachem Daum passes on the lessons he learned from his parents’ post-Holocaust crisis of faith to his own children and grandchildren, hoping to show how to be true to one’s deepest beliefs while being open to all people. POV |
 | July '64by Christine Christopher and Carvin Eison In the summer of 1964, a three-night riot erupted in two predominantly black neighborhoods in downtown Rochester, New York. Independent Lens |
| Pharaoh's Armyby Robby Henson A long-kept secret about the burial of a murdered Union soldier. |
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