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Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi
ARCHEOLOGY OF MEMORY: Villa Grimaldi follows exiled Chilean musician, Quique Cruz, from the Bay Area to Chile and back as he creates his masterwork.
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Ask Not
As wars rage in the Middle East, the U.S. military is eager for more recruits — unless they happen to be openly gay.
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Behind the Rainbow
With the 2009 presidential election ahead, Behind the Rainbow is an untold account of South Africa's political problems, struggles and realities.
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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 hard-earned graduate degrees — all to forge unconventional lives as modern-day paper-folders.
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Beyond the Border - Más Allá de la Frontera
Beyond the Border - Más Allá de la Frontera traces the painful transition made by four sons in the Ayala family who leave their family in Mexico to seek "una vida mejor" (a better life) in Kentucky, where they fight cultural, class and language barriers.
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Black Gold
Tracing one man's fight for a fair price, Black Gold is an eye-opening expose of the eighty billion dollar coffee industry.
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Blacking Up: Hip-Hop's Remix of Race and Identity
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.
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A Bronx Princess
Follow the journey of an American teenager who travels to Ghana, West Africa to reunite with her royal father.
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Butte, America
Told through the experiences of five-generation families whose lives intersected key historical events, BUTTE, AMERICA explores the largely untold story of industrialized hard rock mining in Butte, Montana.
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Craft in America
This three-part series explores the history and significance of the craft movement in America and its impact on our nation’s rich cultural heritage.
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The Creek Runs Red
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.
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Crips and Bloods: Made in America
It’s a civil war that’s lasted 40 years. Passed down from son to son. Fought eye for an eye. More than 15,000 dead and counting, while the world stands by. Welcome to South Central Los Angeles.
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The Day My God Died
This unforgettable examination of the growing plague of sex slavery weaves footage from Bombay brothels with stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex trade.
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The Devil Never Sleeps
The Devil Never Sleeps is a “whodunit” documentary about family secrets. Filmmaker Lourdes Portillo travels to Mexico to learn the truth about her wealthy uncle’s death.
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Egalité for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution
The story of history’s only successful slave insurrection and the man who lead it.
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En Route to Baghdad
En Route to Baghdad is a portrait of the peacekeeping career of former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello, whose death in a 2003 Baghdad bombing attack became a tragic metaphor for the effort to bring stability to Iraq.
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End of Waiting Time
During the long dictatorship of Spanish General Francisco Franco, hundreds of people were arrested, executed or disappeared. Today, the families of those who vanished have begun to search for answers about their relatives.
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The Eyes of Me
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.
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Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins
Father Roy Bourgeois, a Vietnam veteran and Jesuit priest, has dedicated his life to shutting down the School of the America’s at Fort Benning in Georgia. He exposed crucial evidence that the school was secretly training Central American military personnel to torture and murder civilian opponents of the United States’ policies in the region.
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Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Nestled at the edge of New Orleans’ fabled French Quarter, Faubourg Tremé is one of America’s oldest African American neighborhoods: it is also the origin of the civil rights movement in the South, and the birthplace of jazz.
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The Fighting Spirit
Three young boxers from Bukom, Ghana try to navigate the glittering prizefighting rings of Europe and North America through triumph and defeat.
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First Australians
This epic story combines landscapes, interviews, art and archival footage to present the birth of contemporary Australia from the perspectives of its first peoples.
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Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
Spend a year with Garrison Keillor, host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” as he takes his live radio show to large and small towns across the country, bringing wit, commentary, and his unique take on America.
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A Girl's Life
Author Rachel Simmons brings together the latest research on the psychological, physical and emotional development of girls.
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Girls on the Wall
A group of incarcerated teenage girls are given a shot at redemption in a most unlikely form: a musical.
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Going on 13
A brave and unflinching look into the face of modern-day puberty, Going on 13 follows four urban girls of color over the span of four years.
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Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway
How did two women living in unimaginable squalor and total isolation become legendary icons? And how did their gothic story end up as, of all things, a Broadway musical?
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Gypsy Caravan: When the Road Bends
A rare and dazzling look inside the world of top Romani performers, who transcend social isolation and community poverty through their music.
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Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story
Based on the book by William Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story looks at the impact of African American performers and musicians during the great jazz era in Paris.
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Heart Strings: The Story of the Kamaka Ukulele
Heart Strings is the story of Kamaka Hawaii, an instrument manufacturing business run by four generations of one Hawaiian family.
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Helvetica
A film about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture, Helvetica looks at the proliferation of a single typeface.
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Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness
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.
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I.M. Pei: Building China Modern
After 70 years in the U.S., renowned architect I.M. Pei returns to his ancestral home of Suzhou, China to build a modern museum in this ancient city.
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Imelda
Clips, interviews, home movies and more reveal how the former first lady of the Philippines courted, claimed, used, and abused power for nearly four decades.
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Iraqi Exodus
The staggering refugee crisis unfolding in the Middle East as Iraqis flee their war-torn homeland.
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Iron Ladies of Liberia
Go behind the scenes with Africa’s first freely elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, of Liberia.
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Knocking
Following two families who stand firm for their controversial and misunderstood Christian faith, KNOCKING reveals how Jehovah's Witnesses have helped shape history beyond the doorstep.
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Lioness
An intimate look at war through the eyes of women on the front lines and the U.S. military policy that bans them from combat.
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Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)
A young Latina filmmaker chronicles the emotional journey of her uncle, a U.S. military vet deported to Mexico, and uncovers the secrets of her family’s past.
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Maria Tallchief
Maria Tallchief's Indian name means "woman of two worlds" and this documentary deftly weaves together the different worlds of Tallchief, including ballet and her Osage Indian heritage.
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Mine
Mine is a powerful story about the essential bond between humans and animals, told against the backdrop of one of the worst disasters in U.S. history.
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Morning Sun
An exploration of China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) and the historical and ethical implications of this violent and dramatic era.
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Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula
Follow the journey of legendary teacher Robert Cazimero and the only all-male hula school in Hawaii as they celebrate their 30th anniversary and prepare to compete at the world’s largest hula festival. Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula goes beyond deep-rooted stereotypes of "grass skirt girls" and reveals a story of Hawaiian pride — past and present.
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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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The New Americans
An INDEPENDENT LENS Special, this seven-hour mini-series traces the journeys of America's newest arrivals from their roots in their homelands through their first difficult years in America.
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New Year Baby
Filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In NEW YEAR BABY, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth about her family's past.
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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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The Order of Myths
Beneath the surface of pageantry at America’s oldest Mardi Gras lies a complex story about race relations and the ever-present racial divide in America.
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Orozco: Man of Fire
Follow the life of Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, whose dramatic life, iconoclastic personality and dynamic paintings have changed the way we view art and politics.
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Our Disappeared/Nuestros Desaparecidos
Director Juan Mandelbaum returns to his native Argentina to discover what happened to friends and loved ones who were among the "desaparecidos"--citizens that were kidnapped and never heard from again.
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P-Star Rising
Rapper Priscilla Diaz was dazzling New York nightclub crowds at age nine. But chasing music stardom isn’t child’s play when you live in a shelter, your mom’s an addict, and your dad’s struggling to keep the family afloat.
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A Panther in Africa
Before leaving America for Tanzania, where he has lived in exile for over 30 years and struggled to reconcile his past with his future, Pete O'Neal founded the Kansas City chapter of the Black Panthers.
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Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
A look at the life of Patsy Mink, the first Asian American woman and woman of color in the United States Congress.
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The People's Court
Taking viewers inside the courtrooms and law schools of China, THE PEOPLE'S COURT provides an unprecedented and unexpected portrait of its rapidly growing legal system.
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Pickles, Inc.
In the Israeli Arab village of Tamra, eight widows challenge social conventions and establish the Azka Pickle Cooperative, seeking financial independence for themselves and their children.
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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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Recycle
Abu Ammar, one of thousands of ex-Mujahideen in Jordan, now struggles to support his family on his meager earnings from recycling discarded cardboard. After years of fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan, Ammar struggles with his faith and the social realities of life in the hometown of the infamous al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
A look at the musical and political significance of composer, performer and pioneering pop music entrepreneur Sam Cooke and the circumstances that led to his murder.
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Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968
SCARRED JUSTICE investigates the continued cover-up of the tragedy of 1968 on the campus of South Carolina State University and follows ongoing efforts to seek justice.
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Scenes from a Parish
At St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts, “Love thy neighbor” is easier said than done when immigration uncovers ethnic tensions that threaten to split the congregation.
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Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
When San Francisco police raided a popular late-night hangout for transgendered people in 1966, the patrons unexpectedly fought back, helping to launch a broader fight of human rights in America.
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Señorita Extraviada (Missing Young Woman)
The remains of more than 250 sexually assaulted girls have been found in the desert outside of Juarez, Mexico. The victims' relatives will not rest until these crimes are solved.
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Seoul Train
Thousands of North Korean refugees risk their lives trying to escape their homeland and China, aided by activists via an underground railroad.
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Sisters In Law
A compassionate state prosecutor and court president dispense wisdom, wisecracks, and justice in fair measure at one small courthouse in Cameroon.
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Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change
African American and white Catholic nuns helped make Selma a turning point for the civil rights movement and change the role of the Catholic church in America.
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The Spirituals
THE SPIRITUALS recounts an indigenous American music form's bitter histories through the work of a world-renown contemporary spiritual group.
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Steal a Pencil for Me
Academy Award-nominee Michele Ohayon explores how love survived the horror of the Holocaust.
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Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors
The Uruguayan college athletes were barely 20 years old when their chartered plane crashed high in the Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the survivors battled freezing cold, avalanches and starvation as their numbers dwindled from 29 to 16. Stranded is their story — a parable of human survival and extreme measures — as a group of young men break society’s greatest taboo in order to survive.
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Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
The dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement.
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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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True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers
Chronicling the story of the Navajo Code Talkers, TRUE WHISPERS profiles the Native American men who devised a code in their native language for the Marines that ultimately stumped the Japanese during the World War II.
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An Unreasonable Man
An Unreasonable Man takes an unsparing look at Ralph Nader, one of the most important and controversial political figures of our time.
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Waila! Making the People Happy
The history and evolution of Waila, the contemporary dance music of southern Arizona's tribal communities.
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Water Flowing Together
In 2005, the remarkable dancer Jock Soto retired from the New York City Ballet at age 40, after a 24-year career. His journey as an openly gay man of Navajo and Puerto Rican descent provides a rare glimpse into the life of a dancer and the disparate influences that shaped him.
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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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Whatever It Takes
WHATEVER IT TAKES follows principal Edward Tom, who envisions the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics as a safe haven where children can focus on a rigorous and meaningful education. A dramatic, ultimately uplifting story with uncommon personal access.
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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
The true story of a bohemian St. Francis in San Francisco and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild red and green parrots.
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Witnesses to a Secret War
WITNESSES TO A SECRET WAR tells the stories of three generations of Hmong refugees as they struggle with their personal and political legacies.
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Young@Heart
Documents the true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the Young@Heart Chorus in Northampton, MA, whose average age is 81.Their music is unexpected, going against the stereotype of their age group, performing songs by James Brown and Sonic Youth.
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