Australia, Canada, Croatia, Finland, France / 2007 / 1 hr 29 min
International Film
1000 blank journals are passed from hand to hand throughout the world, collecting stories, pictures, collages -- slices of the lives they touch. One came back, filled. Where are the other 999? 1000 Journalsinvestigates their worldwide journeys, and chronicles the self-governed collaboration of thousands of random people who added to this global ‘message in a bottle.’
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 25 min
US Feature
This film recounts the travesty of the justice system in one of the most progressive states in the union. 25 to Lifeshows the social and fiscal liabilities created by California’s three strikes law.
USA, China / 2008 / 28 min
Short
More than half a million people see the 4th of July fireworks in Washington D.C. in person each year. But very few get to see what it looks like from the eyes of the pyrotechnician. 3,2,1, FIREworksdoes just that. Most of the crew is from LaFollette, Tennessee, a small town located just north of Knoxville. They travel to China to observe the creation of new fireworks to be used in the big show. In July, everything is hauled to D.C. for the long process of setting up and shooting the nations iconic scene.
USA / 2007 / 56 min
US Feature
Carrie and Mary Dann are feisty elderly Western Shoshone sisters who live and ranch in north central Nevada. They have always grazed their livestock on the range outside their ranch. That range is part of sixty million acres recognized by the U.S. as Western Shoshone land in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 30 min
US Feature
The American Ruling Classis one of the most unusual films made in America in recent years -- in terms of both form and content. The form is a ‘dramatic-documentary-musical’ and the content is about our country’s most taboo topics: class, power and privilege in our nominally democratic republic.
USA, Nicaragua / 2008 / 30 min
Short
At the height of the Cold War, thousands of Americans disobeyed White House warnings and descended upon Nicaragua, determined to lend their skills and labor to the left-wing Sandinista revolution. American/Sandinistatells the story of three U.S. engineers who went further than anyone expected and paid the ultimate price.
USA / 2008 / 12 min
Short, Arkansas Film, Student Film
When the Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay hate group from Kansas, visits Fayetteville High School, their hateful protests collide with the compassion of the students and other citizens of Fayetteville.
USA / 2007 / 21 min
Short
‘One-arm’ Willie is a man of steel...and, yes, carbon fiber. Armed for the Challengetakes you on a ride through humor and passion, proving that disability doesn’t mean inability.
France, Iraq, USA / 2008 / 1 hr 13 min
International Film
Ask Notis a rare and compelling exploration of the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The film exposes the tangled political battles that led to the discriminatory law, and profiles charismatic activists determined to abolish it. As wars in the Middle East rage on, Ask Not reveals personal stories of gay Americans who serve in combat under a veil of secrecy.
USA / 2007 / 57 min
US Feature
What happens when a visionary French artist meets the creative spirit of a former Tobacco Road town in the midst of a downtown revitalization?
USA / 2008 / 8 min
Short
Recumbent bikes are making a comeback 70 years in the making. The northern Oregon coast provides the perfect setting for this yearly gathering of trailblazing cyclists who are part of the resurgence. This diverse group includes old and young, racers and rose smellers who ride an equally eclectic assortment of bikes.
Canada /2007 / 45 min
International Film
How can nurses deliver effective and compassionate health care to drug users? This compelling documentary follows a team of ‘street nurses’ as they reach out to prevent AIDS and other STDs by going directly to the young people, sex workers, and homeless men and women living in the alleys, shelters, and skid row hotels of the inner city.
Australia / 2008 / 52 min
International Film
Bettina Goering, grandniece of Herman Goering, has long tried to bury the dark legacy of her family history. Painter Ruth Rich, a daughter of Holocaust survivors, cannot resolve her deep-rooted anger over the suffering of her parents and the loss of an older brother in the Holocaust. Bettina seeks out Ruth in an attempt to confront her enormous guilt and her fear that the capacity for evil is in her blood.
USA / 2007 / 22 min
Short, Student Film
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz looked for it. Popeye got rich off it. Roy Rogers helped catch the spies who stole it. The 1950’s Hollywood embraced the mineral of the future: uranium. Boom!portrays the last great mineral rush of the West through pop culture and the tale of Grants, NM, a town that was transformed by uranium seekers.
USA / 2008 / 57 min
US Feature
The Buffalo River is born in the Ozark Mountains, springing from the hills and into rock framed valleys carved by weather and ageless time. “This story is like the old song, ‘Big Rock Candy Mountain.’ There’s not just one thing that makes the Buffalo so special—so unique,” said Foley. “When the ‘Battle for the Buffalo’ was won, protecting the river from being dammed, we saved a national, natural treasure.”
Canada / 2008 / 54 min
International Film
Capturing A Short Lifeis a beautiful, intimate, and life-affirming documentary about families dealing with infant loss, that explores how critical it is to remember the beautiful babies who are only with us for a moment, and how impossible it is to forget them.
Canada / 2008 / 13 min
Short, International Film
Seeing a meaningless future in an unsustainable world, Charles and his wife moved to rural Nova Scotia to live off the land. With barely any skills, money, or support, they set out to build their homestead from scratch. Four years and two kids later, they still live without power, a vehicle, or running water. For Charles, this makes more sense than living in a crazy world system he doesn’t believe in. He still asserts that he couldn’t do anything else.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 30 min
US Feature
For nine generations, the Rosaire family has entertained audiences all over the world with their legendary animal acts. However, the circus industry is changing and the Rosaires have fallen on hard times. Their poignant way of dealing with tragedy and hilarious relationships with one another capture the circus they call life.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 36 min
US Feature
The story of James Carroll, former Catholic priest, on a journey to confront his past and uncover the roots of religiously inspired violence and war. His search also reveals a growing scandal involving religious infiltration of the U.S. military and the terrible consequences of religion’s influence on America’s foreign policy.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 14 min
US Feature
What happens to the 705 people of Crawford, Texas when George W. Bush moves to town? Through the eyes of colorful characters comes a behind-the-scenes, people’s history of the Bush era - a unique and riveting reflection on the last eight years.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 21 min
US Feature
From the fire of a glassblowing studio to the sky above the Cascade Mountains to deep blue waters of Hawaii, Creative Naturetakes viewers on a unique adventure - into the rugged and daring world of William Morris, one of the most acclaimed glass artists of our time
Ecuador / 2008 / 55 min
International Film, Student Film
La Curaciónis told through a prism of narratives (an epileptic revolutionary, a fire-breathing shaman, a poet-physician, a ‘campesino’ visionary.) The film reveals deeply layered understandings of healing, permeability, and body mythology.
Canada, USA, United Kingdom / 2007 / 1 hr 35 min
International Film
A true story of friendship, love, murder, loss and a travesty of justice.
USA/2007/57 min
Arkansas Film
Delta Dreams tells the story of the struggles of the dying community of Helena, Arkansas, located on the Mississippi River, to overcome its bitter racial divisions, drastic economic decline, and deep-rooted poverty to restore itself to vitality. The film highlights both the successes the community has made to unify itself and the major obstacles that still stand in its way.
Canada / 2008 / 58 min
International Film
An experimental, interventionist documentary, which has the potential to literally change lives. Matching up volunteer mentors with homeless individuals who want help in turning their lives around, and followed their journey with our cameras for ten months.
USA / 2007 / 42 min
US Feature
A retrospective documentary, chronicling the history and mystique of the dying sport, duckpin bowling, and the sub-culture of bowlers who have devoted their lives to the game and its challenge.
United Kingdom / 2007 / 25 min
Short, International Film
Artist Nancy Willis’ quest to find just the right home for her much loved but exhausted car – the remarkable Elswick Envoy. A witty and moving double portrait of a unique vehicle and its owner.
USA / 2008 / 16 min
Short, Arkansas Film, Student Film
Chance Worley did not expect an abrupt turn in his life when he was shot by someone he knew. Even though he made a miraculous comeback, he lost the use of his legs. Through networking he discovered a place where experimental stem cell surgery was being performed with moderate levels of success. Through bravery and the help of friends and family, Chance goes to China to perhaps gain back what he once had.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 8 min
US Feature
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans takes a fascinating look at one of New Orleans’ most mysterious neighborhoods. Here black and white, free and enslaved, rich and poor cohabited, and clashed to create much of what defines New Orleans today.
Germany, Iraq, USA / 2007 / 1 hr 30 min
International Film
Fighting for Life was filmed in Iraq, Germany and the U.S. It is about the Iraq War, the wounded, and military doctors and nurses. This film is a powerful and emotional portrait of American military medicine amidst the vortex of the war in Iraq.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 13 min
US Feature
Frank & Cindyis a deeply personal documentary about Frank Garcia, an 80s one-hit wonder musician and his blonde bombshell wife Cindy, who makes him live in the basement.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 26 min
US Feature
America’s foremost humorist and commentator, Garrison Keillor, takes his skits and jokes, music and monologues across the country in his traveling radio show, spinning his stories into American gold. This free- form, intimate look at the private man in the public spotlight goes behind the scenes of America’s most popular radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, and inside the imagination of the man who created it.
USA / 2008 / 23 min
Short
A coming of age musical extravaganza about a child raised by his mother and grandmother who allowed him to express himself in a most unconventional way. This short documentary includes actual footage of Mark Payne as a childhood performer. By age 13, Mark was working with many luminaries including Bob Hope and Milton Berle.
Canada / 2008 / 16 min
Short, International Film
An inventory of lost memories and places, the sun-bleached landscape of Saskatchewan serves as a metaphor for displacement, a framing of emptiness and absence.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 15 min
US Feature
The film follows an interracial choir committed to the preservation and performance of music born in slavery. As these men and women share their stories of transformation, we learn how the experience of shared song can help heal a nation still wounded by racism.
USA / 2007 / 20 min
Short, Student Film
If a Body Meet a Bodytakes an in-depth, honest look at the reality of working at the busiest coroner’s office in the world, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Following three unique individuals who work at the coroner’s office in Los Angeles, the film asks the sobering question: What happens when, on a daily basis, life is confronted by death?
USA / 2008 / 20 min
Short, Student Film
I’m Like This Every Dayis the story of Peter Stubb, a werewolf-obsessed, persona-shifting songwriter from the rural industrial south. Through the voices of the artist and a chorus of his friends and loved ones, the film tells his unique story. At turns both tragic and comic, the film takes you to a seldom-seen world of underground life in the modern, rural, industrial south.
USA / 2008 / 40 min
Short, Student Film
By all accounts Loren Pickford has lived an extra-ordinary life, and while he has not achieved household name status, he has gained a following in the musicians underground in America. He has played clubs all over the world, and supported some of the greatest acts of the past fifty years like Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, and Miles Davis among others.
USA, Canada / 2008 / 52 min
US Feature
The tree is no longer considered just as a resource. For more and more people, it has acquired a special meaning. In Canada, some want to live in trees, while others want to climb or adventure in them just for the fun of it. Is it simply a return to nature? Childhood nostalgia? To shake the status quo? Perhaps it’s a spiritual quest? Spend an hour with us between heaven and earth, as we embark on several paths to discover the world of those who love the company of trees!
USA /2008 / 60 min
US Feature
Louis Jordan is an African-American legend in the music world and one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is hardly known in his home state and his musical legacy is barely recognized in his hometown of Brinkley, Arkansas.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr
Short, Arkansas Film
Son Seals’ skill as a songwriter, singer, as well as his showmanship made him one of the greatest blues artists. His turbulent life made him one of the most colorful and interesting artists of all time.
USA / 2008 / 21 min
Short
Starting with a lazy day in Brooklyn and culminating in a festive competition at the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, A Kite Tale, introduces us to a host of offbeat and endearing characters on our journey to better understand the ancient artistry of kite flying.
USA /2008/ 62 min
US Feature
Nomads, Hashistanians, Freedom Fighters, Terrorists. One American’s forty-year adventure in Afghanistan.
USA / 2008 / 55 min
US Feature
The Nace Brothers Band first played together on December 31, 1981. Twenty-two years later the band is now musically unstoppable, touring 220 days and driving more than 50,000 miles per year. Rich in musical heritage, they are following in the footsteps of their father, Johnny Nace. Their life is music and nothing more.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 20 min
US Feature
Life. Support. Music.is a new documentary about guitarist Jason Crigler’s remarkable recovery from a devastating brain injury that “transcends one’s perceptions of medicine, music and even miracles.” Featuring Norah Jones, Marshall Crenshaw, Teddy Thompson and powerfully intimate footage filmed by Jason’s family and doctors.
Bolivia, India, Russian Federation, USA / 2007 / 1 hr 10 min
International Film
David and Greg are scientists racing to document languages on the verge of extinction. In Siberia, India, and Bolivia, The Linguistsconfronts head-on the very forces silencing languages: institutionalized racism and violent economic unrest.
USA / 2008 / 57 min
US Feature
Using only word of mouth, two lifelong best friends and semi-famous web comedians, Rhett & Link, embark on a search for the long-lost teacher of the first grade class where they met. Their journey leads them deep into the heart of an obscure tribe of Native Americans, the Lumbee of North Carolina. Serendipitously, they arrive on the scene at the very climax of the tribe’s century-long political struggle for identity.
Australia, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, USA / 2007 / 28 min
Short, International Film, Student Film
From Boundless Plains to Share, to the Land of the Free, to the World’s Most Progressive City, and back again, a Native American living Down Under traverses bridges and borders, crossing hearts connected in search of a place where love counts.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 44 min
US Feature
Mary Pickford - The Muse of the Movies, illuminates the life of “America’s Sweetheart,” film pioneer, actor, and keen businesswoman who co-created United Artists Studios. Through vintage audio recordings, Pickford narrates her own story along with actor Michael York, while revealing the larger tale of the birth of the movies themselves.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 22 min
Student Film
In the 1990s, poultry companies in Mississippi and throughout the American South began to heavily recruit Latin American immigrants, most of them undocumented, to work in the poultry plants. A decade later, there are now large immigrant communities in poultry towns all over the South, and the immigrants find themselves in an extremely vulnerable situation.
Honduras / 2008 / 39 min
Short, International Film
On a Honduran mountainside overlooking vast fields of sugar cane, a six-year-old boy named Marlon dreams of becoming an artist. Twelve-year-old Inri dreams of attending university. Little Yorleni simply dreams of having a family.
Country/ 2007 / 1 hr 20 min
International Film
Equal parts mystical rumination and personal history, city chronicle and deranged post-Freudian proletarian fantasy. My Winnipeg, which is framed as goodbye letter, blends local myth with childhood trauma.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 22 min
US Feature
Nerdcore Risingfollows MC Frontalot, the godfather of Nerdcore, on his first national tour. Frontalot fanatics and music industry notables tell the story of this funny, fascinating, and unapologetically uncool cultural phenomenon.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 24 min
US Feature
Michael E. Arth, born in England, was raised in New Mexico and Texas. As an artist and a home and urban designer, he sets out to save the world, one town at a time. Armed with nothing more than nail guns and determination, this documentary shows what one person can do.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 42 min
US Feature
An examination of the Bush Administration’s conduct of the Iraq war and subsequent occupation. The historical and political factors that precipitated the 2003 invasion are explored as well as first-time interviews with key participants who explain decisions that led to the current state of affairs.
USA / 2008 / 16 min
Short
Imagine just under one million pounds of braided steel cable. Visualize this weight anchored onto a freestanding platform three stories tall - a platform, which couldn’t be allowed to transmit vibrations to an adjacent micro-surgery clinic. Building a mass-transit system within these confines, while maintaining a world-class design aesthetic seemed like an impossible task.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 20 min
US Feature
Meet the renowned African American Outsider Artist, Reverend Albert Wagner - outrageous and unforgettable. Miraculously transformed by religion at age 50, Albert was called by God to paint and used this gift to renounce a life of sin and to inspire others.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 21 min
US Feature
Operation Homecomingis a unique documentary that explores the firsthand accounts of American troops through their written words, and offers a profound window into the human side of the war being fought in Iraq.
USA, Italy / 2008 / 1 hr 30 min
US Feature
In the country that managed to put a man on the moon, why is it so hard to find a decent cappuccino? In this feature-length personal essay, one American woman’s lifelong obsession with finding the perfect cappuccino pushes her to confront her country’s depressing, distressing ongoing love affair with national brands and corporate culture.
USA / 2007 / 23 min
Short
Down at The Barbershop in the small town of Drexel, North Carolina, the atmosphere is laid back and the music is a cut above the rest. For over 40 years, Lawrence Anthony and David Shirley have been cutting hair and providing a gathering place for all who yearn for the good ol’ days. Pickin’ and Trimmin’captures a piece of small town America where if it wasn’t broke, they didn’t fix it.
Liberia / 2008 / 1 hr 26 min
International Film
Pray the Devil Back to Hellrecounts the experience of a group of Liberian women who came together to bring peace to their country after years of conflict.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 25 min
US Feature
As many Americans look for new Presidential leadership, this film brings to life a past President widely respected, John F. Kennedy. This film is an intimate history of how he struggled to bring wisdom and honor to his office.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 22 min
US Feature
A documentary film chronicling the artistic collaboration between one of the biggest rock bands of all time, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and their music video directors Tony Kaye, Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, and Chris Rock.
USA / 2007 / 49 min
US Feature
Oscar nominated actor Liam Neeson narrates this thought provoking documentary about three mothers who maintain roadside crosses and the people who want them torn down.
USA /2008 / 10 min
Short, Arkansas Film, Student Film
Imagine, three thousand boats, filled with 125,000 people, sailing over a small 90-mile patch of sea that might as well have spanned thousands of miles. On this sea, refugees sailed between two worlds. The outcome of those crossings not only had repercussions for the lives of the refugees, but for Arkansans as well.
Morocco / 2007 / 26 min
Short, International Film
40 year-old Clara Klaar tells the story of her fight against leukemia. A year of unspeakable pain – chemotherapy sessions, bone marrow transplant, solitude, fear, and sometimes hope – illustrated by sand storms and the suffering of participants in the Marathon des Sables, one of the most difficult foot races in the world. A gripping tale that reveals the strength, hope and determination which we are capable of harnessing to overcome insurmountable odds.
USA / 1968 / 91 min
US Feature
A landmark American documentary, Salesman captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Good Book, Paul Brennan and his colleagues target the beleaguered masses—then face the demands of quotas and the frustrations of life on the road. Following Brennan on his daily rounds, the Maysles discover a real-life Willy Loman, walking the line from hype to despair.
USA / 2008 / 27 min
Short
The personal voice and individual story of Samuel Goldwasser turns the increasingly distant history of the Jewish ghettoes and Nazi concentration camps into an immediate, physically and emotionally experienced reality. With a subdued sadness and an insistent realism, Goldwasser recounts his youth against a backdrop of historical images of cruelty and suffering, and we are left numbed and knowing.
USA / 2008 / 15 min
Short, Student Film
Smokey Binion Jr. arrives at the Amarillo Civic Center parking lot, full of cars but absent of spectators for his upcoming performance. The narration begins over an instrumental score of mixed moods as he compares the excitement and misfortune of performing to a Ricky Nelson song setting the unorthodox stage for a walk and talk with an optimistic person participating and working with his community as an Elvis Tribute Artist and employee of the city of Stinnett, Texas.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 35 min
US Feature
Speed and Angelsis the true-life story about two navy officers, Meagan and Jay, as they chase their life-long dreams to become fighter pilots. It follows them during the most dangerous parts of their training and as they go to war, where the realities of being a fighter pilot test their limits.
Israel, Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic / 2007 / 53 min
International Film
Stairway to Heavenis the story of an ancient and sublime work of sacred art, whose loss not only shook the art world, but triggered the shocking realization that traditional Islamic knowledge and skills have all but vanished.
USA / 2006 / 1 hr 34 min
Short
Nelly Don was the largest dress manufacturer in the world during the 20th century. She rejected the Mother Hubbard housedresses women were consigned to wear and went on to create a fashion empire, along the way having an affair with a U.S. Senator and bearing his children out of wedlock. She was kidnapped by, and then rescued by the Mafia. She pioneered workers rights, fought unions, and manufactured most of women’s military uniforms during WWII.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 19 min
US Feature
The founding fathers thought enough of the role of a free press in a democratic society that they protected journalism in the First Amendment to the Constitution. That vital watchdog role is now in peril. Circulation and ad revenue have plunged as readers and advertisers migrate to the Web.
USA / 2007 / 56 min
US Feature
Strong Loveis the story of world-class weight lifter Jon Shapiro and his childhood sweetheart Holly James, both of whom were born with Down Syndrome. This documentary follows the couple over the course of three years, starting with their decision to get married. Their challenges, their triumphs, and their complex, sometimes surprising relationships with family and friends are at the heart of this inspiring film.
USA, Greece / 2008 / 1 hr 40 min
US Feature
A splashy look at a marginal sport. U.S.A.’s top synchronized swimmers endure rigorous training and overcome unthinkable obstacles to compete for Olympic glory. A candid look at this misunderstood sport that is so much more than sequins and smiles.
USA / 2006 / 8 min
Short
Los Tabaquerosis a remarkable short documentary about handmade cigars. These Cuban-American cigar makers (tabaqueros) possess a rare love and passion for their work. Watch every step in the creation of a handmade cigar, from the preparation of the bunch to the application of the final wrapper leaf.
Kenya, Norway, USA / 2008 / 1 hr 20 min
International Film
The dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy.
USA / 2008 / 8 min
US Feature
At the age of 85, Johann Eyfells continues to impress us with his youthful vitality of spirit and his unwavering commitment to his art and philosophy. Now residing within a rural Texas landscape, this prolific Icelandic artist continues to create large sculptural pieces that interact with the forces of nature.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr
US Feature
Thirty years after he last saw her, Stanford English professor John Felstiner finds wonder and mystery in the life of a former student, and in her death. Much like Elizabeth Wiltsee’s conviction that words fail to capture the essence of existence, so too are they inadequate at explaining the mysteries of her life.
Gambia, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, USA / 2008 / 1 hr 38 min
International Film
Throw Down Your Heartfollows American banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record an album. Bela’s boundary-breaking musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, and provides a glimpse of the beauty and complexity of Africa.
USA, Swaziland / 2007 / 1 hr 12 min
US Feature
The Lubombo region of Swaziland suffers from the world’s highest prevalence of HIV and the lowest life expectancy. This observational film is told from the poignant perspective of three grandmothers (gogos) who have become instrumental in defining a new world order in the fight against the spread of HIV. As the stakes are raised each day, gogo Albertina asks, “What will happen when all the gogos are dead?”
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 30 min
US Feature
Legendary jazz trumpeter, Jack Sheldon, is just ‘trying to get good’ - not only on his horn, but in his life as well.
USA / 2008 / 25 min
Short, Arkansas Film
Fewer movies are made in Arkansas compared to many other states. Interviews with Arkansas actors, directors, producers and film instructors reveal that the reason is the lack of viable tax incentives for movie makers.
USA / 2008 / 1 hr 2 min
US Feature
This film brings Autism Syndrome out of the shadows, stressing that young people with developmental disabilities can learn and grow, if their individual needs and abilities are respected.
USA / 2008 / 11 min
Short, Student Film
A portrait of a man whose identity is his work, set against the aging and disappearing farmlands of Northern Wisconsin. As he grows older and tries to adapt to economic shifts, he finds it harder to imagine not being his own boss and learns to accomplish things in a more solitary existence within his business.
USA / 2008 / 22 min
Short, Arkansas Film, Student Film
Under My Own Poweris a lyrical portrait of three Arkansas residents from very different backgrounds, all linked by a love of their bikes. More than just a celebration of cycling, the film is a poignant and funny glimpse into the lives of three unique individuals.
Italy / 2007 / 12 min
Short
Uno Degli Ultimi(One of the Last) is a portrait of Mauro Selvetti, a 78-year-old Italian peasant who picks olives, grapes, and cherries on his picturesque farm. Framed by the beauty of the Italian landscape, Mauro offers anecdotes and advice, proving himself a wise and profound man of the earth.
(Un)Veiled
United Arab Emirates / 2007 / 36 min
Short
(un)veiledintroduces the audience to ten Muslim women from various backgrounds who now live in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and offer their opinions on why they wear, or don’t wear, hijab, the head scarf.
Kenya, Sudan, USA / 2008 / 1 hr 33 min
International Film
War Childchronicles the tragic but ultimately hopeful life of Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier of Sudan’s brutal civil war and emerging international rap star with a message of peace for his country. His story mirrors his homeland: tragedy and terror mingling with hope and restoration.
Zambia / 2008 / 1 hr
International Film
Morgan Freeman tells the story of twenty-three women in a remote region in northern Zambia who choose to speak out against the local traditions that have until now, kept them silent.
USA / 2007 / 1 hr 19 min
US Feature
‘Best in Show’ meets ‘Spellbound’ in this behind the scenes documentary about the surprisingly cut-throat world of competitive wiener dogs.
USA / 2007 / 10 min
Short, Student Film
D.W. Griffith’s 1915 epic, The Birth Of A Nationis a ground-breaking artistic triumph. Overnight, it turned movies from a cheap novelty into a respected art form. At the same time, it unleashed a fire storm of controversy that tested the fragile state of race relations.
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