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AZTEC MASSACRE
For years, historians have claimed that the Aztecs welcomed the Spanish with open arms. Now, solid evidence proves the Aztecs not only resisted the conquistadors, they sacrificed, and even engaged in cannibalism.
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BETWEEN THE FOLDS
BETWEEN THE FOLDS chronicles the stories of 10 fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard-earned graduate degrees--all to forge unconventional lives as modern-day paper-folders.
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BEYOND THE CALL
In a Mother Teresa-meets-Indiana Jones adventure, three middle-aged friends and ex-soldiers travel the world delivering humanitarian aid to the front lines of war.
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A CLASS APART
A CLASS APART brings to life the heroic struggle of Mexican Americans from Texas to dismantle the discrimination targeted against them.
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D TOUR
D TOUR chronicles musician Pat Spurgeon's search for a living kidney donor and the challenges associated with finding a viable match. Pat’s choice to keep touring and working toward his band’s goals is put to the test; the absolute need to perform dialysis daily and to focus on his health became top priority while being on the road.
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THE DICTATOR HUNTER
An American lawyer and son of a Holocaust survivor along with a Chadian survivor work in a fight against all odds to bring brutal dictator Hissene Habré to justice.
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DOC
An experimental biography of literary figure Harold Louis "Doc" Humes, by his daughter, which seeks to tell a tale crammed full of ideas about politics, literature, protest, paranoia, and madness--in a fittingly home-made, improvisational style.
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FAUBOURG TREMÉ: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Shot largely before Hurricane Katrina, FAUBOURG TREMÉ: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans pays tribute to what African American communities have contributed--even under the most hostile of conditions.
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HELVETICA
A film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture, HELVETICA looks at the proliferation of one typeface.
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HERB & DOROTHY
A couple of modest means manages to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history.
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THE NARCOTIC FARM
The story of the U.S. Public Health Service Narcotics Farm, a federal prison for the rehabilitation of drug addicts and how government scientists tried for 40 years to discover a cure for drug addiction.
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NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: Laszlo & Vilmos
NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY follows the lives of cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond from their escape from Soviet controlled Hungary, to their rise to prominence in the late 60s and 70s in Hollywood.
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OBJECTIFIED
Through vérité footage and in-depth conversations, OBJECTIFIED documents the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential product designers, and looks at how the things they make impact our lives.
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POWER PATHS
POWER PATHS depicts the struggle Indian tribes and their allies face in producing solar and wind energy on their lands for their own use and to provide clean sustainable energy for cities across the West.
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RECALLING ORANGE COUNTY
Examining the fierce recall election of Nativo Lopez, a school board leader and immigrant rights activist, RECALLING ORANGE COUNTY reveals both the cultural chasm and surprising alliances between the suburban establishment and a growing Latino community.
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SCENES FROM A PARISH
In 2001, an irreverent, young, Harvard-educated Catholic priest arrived at Saint Patrick Parish in the hard-pressed former mill town of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Filmed over four years, SCENES FROM A PARISH explores the personal stories of a Catholic parish struggling to reconcile the ideals of faith with the cultural realities of a globalized community.
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SHORT STACK 2006 with "My Life...Disoriented"
SHORT STACK 2006 features the two grand prizewinners of the first INDEPENDENT LENS Online Shorts Festival, the animated comedy "The Zit" and "My Life...Disoriented."
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TATTOOED UNDER FIRE
A look at River City Tattoo Parlor in Killeen, Texas--home to America's largest military base--where war-bound and returning soldiers go under the needle and confess their deepest secrets and fears.
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WATER FLOWING TOGETHER
WATER FLOWING TOGETHER offers an intimate portrait of a remarkable dancer, Jock Soto, who retired from the New York City Ballet at age 40, after a 24-year career.
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THE WAY WE GET BY
On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine.
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