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Denied

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:17:58 GMT

Simultaneously battling cancer and abandonment by her insurance company, one woman fights for her right to health care

Exiled In America

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:04:38 GMT

Five siblings struggle to support their American livelihoods after their mother is deported to Mexico.

Immersion

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:46:18 GMT

Moises, a ten-year-old student, struggles to communicate in his new school with limited access to his native language.

Bits and Pieces - A Short From Jordan

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:20:58 GMT

Traditional mosaics illustrate a collage of Jordanian sentiments, challenging common misconceptions of the Middle East

A Girl Named Kai

Tue, 19 May 2009 09:39:07 GMT

Through a stirring poetic mix of video and sound, Kai appeals to her traditional Taiwanese parents for acceptance

Bush for Peace

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:23:01 GMT

Bush's own words are used to create a picture of what could be if our president had a different agenda.

Books Not Bars

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:08:25 GMT

A documentary about the inspiring youth-led movement against the growth of the prison industry in the U.S.

Day of Remembrance

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:49:54 GMT

A documentary about the parallel between Arab Americans and Japanese Americans during times of War.

I Promise Africa

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:29:45 GMT

I went to Kenya in late August of 2001 to shoot a documentary about HIV-positive orphans for a charitable organization.

Dedicated to My Family

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:15:26 GMT

About my experience living in a homeless shelter, and looking for what I believed was a "perfect family."

Neglected Sky

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:46:16 GMT

A little effort can go a long way in reversing global warming.

The Luckiest Nut In The World

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:25:25 GMT

A singing peanut and his gang of shelled friends explain that sometimes free trade is just nuts

Young Agrarians

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:20:19 GMT

Young people plant the seeds for a sustainable future in this portrait of organic farming in California

World on Fire

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:08:44 GMT

5,000 dollars could cover the cost of hair and make-up for one day on set in LA, or pay for one years schooling for 145 girls.

Bad Choices

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:51:29 GMT

Without a support system, it's hard for a teenager to stay out of trouble. Aderian reflects on the lessons he has learned

Fast and Reliable

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:32:21 GMT

Nothing can stop Dexter the bike messenger - not homelessness or even a close encounter with a ten-ton truck

The News Is What We Make It

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:17:41 GMT

When the same company owns all the TV stations in town, where can you turn for an alternative perspective?

Something Other Than Other

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:35:51 GMT

New parents Jerry and Andrea have endured their own share of discrimination growing up

System Failure

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:21:41 GMT

If a society can be graded by how it treats its prisoners, then the state of California gets an "F"

Homecoming

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:26:51 GMT

When coming out makes Ron a target for attack, he finds a school where respect and acceptance are taught

Battleground Minnesota

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:37:09 GMT

If Walter Mondale can learn how to scratch, young voters can get schooled in election politics

Grace

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:56:54 GMT

A young aspiring ballerina, a twenty-something career woman and an elderly grandmother as they all become victims of rape

Rapping at Fear

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:50:54 GMT

In Andrés' barrio where "social cleansing" groups wage war, this thirteen-year-old writes and raps against violence

Slip of the Tongue

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:28:51 GMT

"What's your ethnic make up?" A young man makes a pass at a beautiful stranger and gets schooled on race and gender

Eyes on the Fair Use of the Prize

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:28:26 GMT

How Wal-Mart Came to Haslett

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:21:21 GMT

Michigan youth investigate the dubious circumstances under which a Wal-Mart appeared on a wetland in their small town

Water Warriors

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:55:04 GMT

When water costs soar, residents of Highland Park, Michigan demand to know who will foot the bill

Night Visions

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:49:23 GMT

Individuals enlist in the U.S. military for different reasons, but they all return from war, changed

The Rules of the Game

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:38:43 GMT

A Native American tribe's dreams of prosperity clash with small town values in Rohnert Park, California

In Transit

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:02:18 GMT

War may be over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but many Congolese women continue to battle for their reproductive health

(Hate) Machine

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:36:08 GMT

When media messages are constructed, sometimes truth hits the cutting room floor

Bread

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:22:58 GMT

Guatemalan brothers Edwin and Edson crush rocks with their father so their family has enough to eat

Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary)

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:00:56 GMT

Journey to the "Asparagus Capital of the World" to discover why one little vegetable is so important.

A Girl Like Me

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:20:12 GMT

Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves

The Final Frontier: Explorers or Warriors?

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:34:22 GMT

Presents both side of the race for space weapons

Ashray

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:13:36 GMT

Ashray is Bombay's first home for children who have either been infected or affected by HIV

The Farm Sanctuary

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:49:34 GMT

The Farm Sanctuary is the nation's leading farm animal protection organization

By-Standing: The Beginning Of an American Lifetime

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:47:50 GMT

Fuses thee visual dynamics of the music video format with the explosive delivery style of spoken word poetry.

Massacre at Murambi

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:42:31 GMT

In Rwanda in 1994, a newly built school on a hill named Murambi was the site of one of the world's most horrifying mass murders

Rights on The Line: Vigilantes at the Border

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:35:52 GMT

The ugly anti-immigrant politics that lurk behind the Minuteman Project

Sovereign Nation, Sovereign Neighbor

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:24:00 GMT

Sovereign Nation/Sovereign Neighbor explores the word 'sovereignty' from the Narragansett Indian point of view

Superstar

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:42:04 GMT

A young man's quest to become a superstar

Tyttonen (The Young Girl)

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:22:34 GMT

This little movie portrays the ways in which people handle illness as they grow older.

I'm Not A Boy

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:07:32 GMT

an inspiring compilation of 11 short films written, shot and edited by teenagers to tell personal stories on fear and insecurity

African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:24:47 GMT

Warning: Adult Content - Listen to a new voice inspired by religion, politics, old school Hip Hop and Senegalese culture.

The Apollos

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:13:41 GMT

The struggle of a high school senior class to pass a bill making Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday

E-Waste

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:35:30 GMT

An animated film illustrates the environmental and human damage caused by electronic waste

America for Dummies

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:32:29 GMT

Why do we know more about K-Fed than Kofi Annan?

A Nomad's Life

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:29:31 GMT

A young Tibetan family questions whether their nomadic traditions can survive modernity

The Countdown

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:21:29 GMT

Sofia Snow's spoken word is a hypnotic barrage of words and images about post-9/11 America