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Boy in a Dress

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:49:35 GMT

Singer-songwriter Namoli Brennet had to lose her old gender to find her true voice - but that was just the beginning of her journey

The Sound of Revolution

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:27:38 GMT

Pino Masi, modern-age minstrel: the story of a man who went through radical changes in history, without ever letting these changes to take him over

The Brass Ring

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:50:26 GMT

In Albany, Oregon, a group of skilled volunteers come together to build a traditional carousel for their community

LAMONT, The Packrat

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:36:52 GMT

The infamous hoarder and poet Lamont B. Steptoe gives you a tour of his clutter-filled Philadelphia apartment and mind

Hidden from The Night

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:59:40 GMT

Hidden from the Night is an experimental documentary from filmmakers Jasmine Hetherington-Wilkes and Adam Neale.

Super Fertile Derby Girl

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:08:55 GMT

In Super Fertile Derby Girl, a roller derby girl, Mellfire goes through the egg donor process.

Letterpress Amy

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:43:50 GMT

In an era of high speed everything, it's nice to find a young woman taking her time.

Liberty Randy

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:10:50 GMT

Randy's job as a waver has him happily dancing at busy intersections. He spreads sunshine one wave at a time.

Wild Wings

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:54:50 GMT

Meet four birds of prey who've been given a second chance in life thanks to Jen and the Wild Wings rescue program.

Women on the Rock

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:47:50 GMT

The first female mine workers share their stories of the underground.

Saint Jude

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:14:24 GMT

Mary, an older lesbian artist that "creates art no matter what's going on," shares some of her most desperate times.

Return Ticket From Baghdad

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:01:24 GMT

Randy is an 18 year-old kid who decided to escape the mean streets of Oakland by joining the Marines.

Haunted Beardslee Castle

Tue, 04 May 2010 23:38:32 GMT

Beardslee Castle is a fine dining restaurant in New York known for its chilling tales of ghostly visitors and unearthly spirits.

Georgia, Cognac and Women

Tue, 04 May 2010 22:43:32 GMT

If you ask any Georgian about which is the best wine in the world, their immediate answer will be 'Georgian'.

Saving the Fading

Tue, 04 May 2010 21:11:32 GMT

Throughout the villages and towns of France are characteristic publicite paintings. However these murals are beginning to decay.

Ms. Salmon

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:14:30 GMT

Grey Gardens meets "The Cove" - Kooky British marine philanthropist, whose real name is Melanie Salmon

Bed: A Place Called Home

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:54:12 GMT

Billie experiences joy and meaning even when her tumors make bed a place called home.

Animals in Showbiz

Thu, 28 May 2009 21:04:51 GMT

Watch Petal the Dog, Amelia the Monkey, & Lulu the Collie pound the Hollywood pavement in search of their big break.

Heavy Load in New York

Thu, 28 May 2009 20:36:17 GMT

Michael, Simon and Jim are three adults with learning disabilities who make up unlikely punk band.

The R.O.M.E.O.s - Episode 2

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:59:03 GMT

The "Retired Old Men Eating Out" argue the world

The R.O.M.E.O.s - Episode 1

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:32:53 GMT

"Retired Old Men Eating Out" argue the world

2,200 Degrees

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:27:49 GMT

Steel workers at the plant forged the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge and arms for WWII

Nails

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:59:24 GMT

There are women in London's Brixton whose fingernails recall village life in Vietnam

Night People

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:44:28 GMT

Late night NYC radio personality Bob Fass and his long running program 'Radio Unnameable' revolutionized free form FM radio

The Work's the Thing

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:22:07 GMT

A short film about the art and working methods of Paul Housley

The Deadliest Man Alive

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:13:55 GMT

A CINELAN three-minute story. Filmmaker Floyd Webb first met John Keehan, aka Count Dante, in 1964

Sideshow Picasso

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:50:07 GMT

Brooklyn painter Marie Roberts comes from a family long entrenched in Coney Island's Sideshow

Paradise Regained

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:46:37 GMT

The painter who brought paradise to the infamous Chicago housing projects gangs and crime until they were finally torn down

My Girl Can Fight

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:32:59 GMT

Father and daughter in East Los Angeles discover they are fighting for each other inside and outside the ring

Lunar Healing

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:24:11 GMT

Modern technology experiments with moonlight and its alleged healing power in the Sonoran desert

I Love Brixton

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:09:28 GMT

A vignette of London's Brixton with its vibrant urban life, and the faces that give it life

Arcosanti

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:04:27 GMT

Began in the 1970s as an experimental city and urban laboratory, Arcosanti continues to be an alternative to urban sprawl

Ahmad Zahir

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:54:54 GMT

The Elvis of Afghanistan, Ahmad Zahir died in a car crash in the 70s, fueling decades of speculation as to what really happened

Kitchen Diplomacy

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:15:58 GMT

An Iraqi-American restaurateur from San Diego, describes why he supports the Republican ticket

The R.O.M.E.O.s

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:41:12 GMT

Retired Old Men Eating Out, an informal club of retired intellectuals who argue war and race during the '08 election

The View From Madison Street

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:00:50 GMT

African-Americans from this largely-forgotten stretch of inner-city Chicago speak out about race, class and the 2008 election

Death's Chaplain

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:25:18 GMT

Minister to 95 death row inmates in a Texas penitentiary, Carroll Pickett watches Billy Wayne White help with his own execution

Blog Stalker

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:09:33 GMT

A chance discovery of a co-worker's emotionally explicit blog sends an entire office into an obsessive frenzy over her story

Haikus of the Heart

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:05:35 GMT

David Rose, editor of the Personals column of the London Review of Books

Love In The Streets

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:59:39 GMT

Roy and Morag explode the myth of our collective imagination

Kinda Sutra

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:50:55 GMT

Where exactly do babies come from? And how are they really made?

Wait For Me

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:43:59 GMT

Explores the memories of John, a young man who set off on a bicycle trip to India to find himself

Paints On Ceiling

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:37:49 GMT

A famous Philadelphia mosaic and mural artist, Isaiah Zagar's recalls his defining moment of artistic epiphany

Repelling the Viewer

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:30:25 GMT

This unusual painter takes iconic images from classic paintings of the European masters and twists and turns them into satire

Moscow Cat Theater

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:21:57 GMT

Creative Director Vladimir and daughter Maria combine their love of cats and stage to create the Moscow Cat Theater

I Remain The Same

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:13:38 GMT

Using a prosthetic limb, a young Chechen runner, participates in New York's 5-kilometer race of Hope and Possibility