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DooF (F-o-o-D backwards)

DooF (F-o-o-D backwards)

DooF combines a high-energy game show with something none of us can live without: food! DooF (F-o-o-D backwards) challenges kids to discover the backwards, forwards, sideways, right-side-up, upside-down and inside-out amazing and colorful world of food.

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Downside UP

Downside UP

What happens when an impoverished, working-class town decides that its only hope for survival lies within the world of contemporary art? Can these two disparate worlds possibly benefit each other? And why would they even try?

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The Dragons of Jim Green

The Dragons of Jim Green

After the death of his grandmother, filmmaker Randy M. Salo returns to his hometown in rural South Carolina to find that his grandfather has turned his house into a museum dedicated to proving the existence of a race of ancient hi-tech reptiles on Earth.

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East LA Interchange

East LA Interchange

While many communities in the United States are struggling with issues of multiculturalism and diversity, Boyle Heights, the oldest neighborhood in East Los Angeles, has a 40-year history as a successful multiethnic community.

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Electoral Dysfunction

Electoral Dysfunction

Directed by Leslie D. Farrell, Bennett Singer, and David Deschamps Visit Film Site: electoraldysfunction.org We are proud to announce Electoral Dysfunction is one of eight films selected for production support from The MacArthur Foundation. Hosted by “Daily Show” veteran Mo Rocca, Electoral Dysfunction uses irreverent humor to show how voting works — and doesn’t work — [...]

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Everything’s Cool

Everything’s Cool

A film about America finally “getting” global warming in the wake of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action.

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The Faithful

The Faithful

A feature length documentary exploring the enduring phenomenons of pop-icons Elvis Presley, Pope John Paul II, and Princess Diana. Over the course of a decade, the filmmaker journeys with fans and faithful on their pilgrimages to Graceland, Kensington Palace, and the Vatican.

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Family Affair

Family Affair

At 10 years old, filmmaker, Chico Colvard, accidentally shot his sister in the leg. This random act detonated a chain reaction that exposed unspeakable realities that shattered his family. Thirty years later, Colvard ruptures veils of secrecy and silence again. As he bravely visits his relatives, what unfolds is a personal film that’s as uncompromising, raw, and cathartic as any in the history of the medium.

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Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story

Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story

Depicts one man’s wild, lifelong adventure of testing societal boundaries through his use of subversive art.

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The Field

The Field

The story of a few of the many people affected by development of the Abraham Lincoln National Airport outside of Chicago, Illinois and how the issues surrounding this airport are many of the issues confronting America as a whole.

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Finding the Gold Within

Finding the Gold Within

A group of Black male teenagers in Akron, Ohio, are mentored in drumming, mythology, writing and self-reflection for four to seven years in the unique program Alchemy, Inc. Finding the Gold Within features six of the young men as they leave home for college and dare to become the heroes within their own stories. How will they follow their dreams? What will their paths and trials look like?

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Flint Hills: Meditations From A Kansas Prairie

Flint Hills: Meditations From A Kansas Prairie

Author William Least Heat-Moon reunites with the people and land of tallgrass prairie and discovers one of America’s most environmentally advanced communities.

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From Within, Without

From Within, Without

A film about Homeopathy; a mysterious and controversial medical system. The film follows people going through homeopathic treatment for physical, mental and emotional conditions including an explanation of homeopathy– its philosophy, science, controversy, and rich history– and a portrait of the founder of homeopathy, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.

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The Fruit of Our Labor

The Fruit of Our Labor

A collection of 10 short documentary films made by Afghan trainees that brings to life Afghans’ efforts to address their challenging social and economic conditions. These character-driven shorts highlight the complex daily realities of contemporary Afghanistan.

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The Ghost Army

The Ghost Army

The little known story of one of the most bizarre missions of World War II: A hand-picked group of GIs’ using inflatable tanks and sound effects records to deceive the Germans on the battlefields of Europe. Even they had to wonder: would it work?

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Graze

Graze

Through honest filmmaking and stunning imagery, Graze enters the discussion on climate change and our responsibility to our ecosystem by presenting the story of a successful family business that has chosen to use natural, renewable methods in place of today’s standard industrial technologies.

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Green Shall Overcome

Green Shall Overcome

Green Shall Overcome is a feature length documentary about Van Jones and the clean energy movement. Our film takes an in-depth look at Jones’ life and his efforts to build a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.

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