 | At Berkeleyby Frederick Wiseman Explore the major aspects of university life at The University of California at Berkeley, the oldest and most prestigious member of a 10-campus public education system, and one of the finest research and teaching facilities in the world. Independent Lens |
 | The Callingby Danny Alpert It takes a true calling to make faith a way of life. Independent Lens, Diverse Muslim Voices |
 | The Creek Runs Redby Bradley Beesley, James Payne, and Julianna Brannum The Environmental Protection Agency calls the former lead mining town of Picher, Oklahoma one of the most toxic places in America, but a dwindling population still calls it home. The Creek Runs Red explores the human response to environmental disaster, and the complex connections between people and place. Independent Lens |
 | The Eyes of Meby Keith Maitland How do you see yourself, when you can’t see at all? Follow four visually impaired teenagers in Texas as they face the usual challenges of adolescence while simultaneously learning to navigate a world designed for the sighted. Independent Lens |
 | Fishbowlby Kayo Hatta, Linda Barry, and Eleanor Nakama-Mitsungaga Adapted from Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers, this dramatic short follows 13-year-old Lovey of Hilo, Hawaii, as she tries to be anything but herself. Independent Lens |
 | Girl Wrestlerby Diane Zander Texas teenager Tara Neal wrestles through the last year that state guidelines allow her to compete with boys, amid conflict and pressures from family and community. Independent Lens, True Stories |
 | 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 |
 | Herskovits at the Heart of Blacknessby Llewellyn Smith, Christine Herbes-Sommers, and Vincent Brown Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness examines the life and work of the Jewish anthropologist Melville Herskovits, whose writings challenged prevailing notions of race and culture. Independent Lens |
 | Music from the Inside Outby Daniel Anker Featuring the musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra, Music from the Inside Out weaves together a mosaic of the stories, ideas, experiences and music making that form the heart of these musicians’ lives, inside and outside the concert hall. Independent Lens |
 | On This Islandby Stephanie Slewka On an isolated island off the coast of Maine, a disagreement about arts education threatens to tear apart a once close-knit community until a former Broadway producer attempts to heal the rift with an original musical based on the islanders' stories. Independent Lens |
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