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Fifty million Americans do crossword puzzles each week, many in the venerable New York Times, where Will Shortz has been editor for 12 years. "Wordplay" pres... read more

This film follows eight-year-old students in an elementary school in China as they campaign for school monitor. This is the first election for a class leader... read more

This is a film explores the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip and efforts to achieve democracy amidst great social and political turmoil. Told from t... read more

U.S. soldiers who fought on the island of Attu in Alaska during WWII journey back to the location.

Follows contestants in their quest for the Miss Navajo Nation crown, featuring stories of winners.

A town facing serious health risks and age-old racial tensions between Indian and white society.

A look at a small courthouse in Cameroon where two women help others fight against cases of abuse.

Chronicles the pressure of a year in the life of Pennsylvania State University's Daily Collegian.

This program offers an unsparing look at Ralph Nader, one of the most important and controversial political figures of our time.

The story of Nicky Gottlieb, a former child genius diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at age 21.

Dr. Jack Kessler, a prominent neurologist, shifts his diabetes research to stem cell research when his daughter is paralyzed from the waist down. The program... read more

A young Muslim American struggles to take over his father's halal slaughterhouse in New York City.

While working on his latest screenplay in Beijing, Hui Rao experiences writer's block and begins to live the life of the character he is trying to create.

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Banished is a documentary film about four U.S. cities, which were part of many communities that violently forced African American families to flee in post-re... read more

Follows two former felons in different stages of life "on the outside." / Examines the challenges faced by ex-convicts as they adjust to life after incarcera... read more

With unprecedented access, this intimate documentary goes behind the scenes with Africa's first freelyelected female head of state, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, pr... read more

A profile of America's first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles.

Jock Soto, who is Navajo Indian and Puerto Rican as well as gay, retired in June 2005 from the New York City Ballet after a 24-year career; this story climax... read more

King Corn is a feature documentary film released in October 2007 following college friends Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis as they move to Greene, Iowa to grow a... read more

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 c... read more

In the wake of 9/11 and the hate crimes that followed, a Sikh American struggles to believe in the American dream amidst a climate of xenophobia and fear.

This film follows one woman's quest to uncover the secrets of how her family survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. Socheata Poeuv's family survived the Killing ... read more

Reveals a little-known battle of the Civil Rights Movement, led by an indigent, under-educated prisoner. Texas-born, Mexican American Fred Cruz came of age a... read more

The Cool School is an object lesson in how to build an art scene from scratch and what to avoid in the process. Featuring Academy Award nominee Dennis Hopper... read more

The amazing and compelling true story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who enters the most daring nautical challenge ever - th... read more