 | Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Storyby Jordan Mechner, Don Normark, Andrew Anderson, and Mark Moran Don Normark's haunting photographs evoke a lost Mexican-American village in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, razed in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium. Independent Lens |
 | Companerasby Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell Compañeras profiles America’s first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, founded in 1994. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | The Devil's Minerby Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani Living in poverty with their mother in the mountains of Bolivia, 14-year-old Basilio and his 12-year-old brother, Bernardino, work long shifts in the Cerro Rico silver mines, braving deadly conditions to earn enough money to attend school. Global Voices, Independent Lens |
 | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Roomby Alex Gibney An Academy Award-nominated study of one of the biggest business scandals in American history, this film chronicles a corporate disaster in which executives walked away with over $1 billion, leaving investors and employees with nothing. Independent Lens |
 | Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomasby Jonathan Robinson Every Child is Born a Poet is a multimedia chronicle of Nuyorican author Piri Thomas’s transformation from gang member and prison convict to acclaimed writer, activist, and educator. True Stories, Independent Lens |
 | Foto-Novelas 2: "Junkyard Saints" and "Broken Sky"by Carlos Avila Exploring the Latino experience through the prism of dreams, memories, and reality, Foto-Novelas 2 consists of two half-hour dramas: “Junkyard Saints” and “Broken Sky.” Independent Lens |
 | La Lupe Queen of Latin Soulby Ela Troyano Legendary Afro-Cuban pop singer Lupe Yoli, the Queen of Latin Soul, was famous for her emotional — and controversial — performances before her tragic death in 1992. Independent Lens |
 | La Sierraby Scott Dalton and Margarita Martinez La Sierra follows the lives of three young people living in a Medellín, Colombia neighborhood ruled by violence and a group of teenage paramilitants as they confront war, death, and love. Independent Lens |
 | Las Marthasby Cristina Ibarra The annual debutante ball in Laredo, Texas is unlike any other in the country — its 94 percent Latino debutantes and their attendants all dress as Martha Washington or other patriotic figures from America's colonial period. Independent Lens |
 | Los Angeles Nowby Phillip Rodriguez Los Angeles Now looks beyond Baywatch and Blade Runner to create a fresh, candid portrait of the future of America’s second largest and most multicultural city. True Stories, Independent Lens |
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