• One Day  on Earth. This image is unavailable under the 4.0 Creative Commons license.

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    A film by Kyle Ruddick 2012

    Shot by volunteer filmmakers in every country of the world over the 24 hours of October 10, 2010, this documentary is a mesmerizing portrait of the wonders and perils of our planet.

  • Half The Sky. This image is unavailable under the 4.0 Creative Commons license.

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    A film by Maro Chermayeff, Jamie Gordon, and Mikaela Beardsley 2012

    Shot in 10 countries, this four-hour series follows journalist Nicholas Kristof and celebrity advocates as they meet with women and girls who are living under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable — and bravely fighting to change them.

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    A film by Shola Lynch 2012

    After 40 years, Angela Davis speaks frankly about the actions that catapulted her from a 26-year-old UCLA professor to a ’70s revolutionary icon, branded her as a terrorist, and spurred a worldwide fight for her freedom.

  • This film explores how prejudice, silense, and stigma allowed HIV to spread deep into the black community. This image is not available under the 4.0 Creative Commons license.

    Endgame: AIDS in Black America Opens in a new tab

    A film by Renata Simone 2012

    A groundbreaking exploration of one of the United States’ most urgent, preventable health crises.

  • Poster frame for Elena. This image is unavailable under the 4.0 Creative Commons license.

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    A film by Petra Costa 2012

    Elena, a young woman who lived under the military dictatorship in Brazil, which caused the exile of many artists, moves to New York to become an actress but is lost to suicide. Years later, her younger sister struggles to come to terms with Elena’s absence. Impressionistic images of water create a dreamlike mood.

  • Detropia tells the story of the decline of Detroit.  This image is not available under the 4.0 Creative Commons license.

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    A film by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady 2012

    Creating a dreamlike collage of a grand city on the brink of dissolution, Detropia follows soulful pragmatists and stalwart philosophers whose grit and pluck embody the spirit of the Motor City as it struggles to survive postindustrial America.

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    America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa Opens in a new tab

    A film by Futuro Media Group in association with WGBH 2012

    Through in-depth reporting, statistical analysis, and compelling storytelling, Maria Hinojosa explores how growing numbers of Asians, Latinos, African Americans, people of mixed race, immigrants, women, youth, and LGBT people are influencing elections, commerce, and culture.

  • Sen. Arlen Specter in thought

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    A film by David Van Taylor 2012

    Politics and justice collide as two opposing lobbyists and two lions of the US Senate navigate the nominating process for candidates for the US Supreme Court. In an unexpectedly suspensive narrative, the candidates inflame passions and provoke surprising conflicts and shifting alliances.

  • Dear Mandela

    A film by Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza 2011

    When their shantytowns are threatened with mass eviction, three “young lions” of South Africa’s new generation take their government to the highest court in the land, putting promises of democracy to the test.

  • Poster frame for Granito: How to Nail a Dictator. This image is unavailable under the 4.0 Creative Commons license.

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    A film by Pamela Yates, Paco de Onis, and Peter Kinoy 2011

    A 1982 documentary film becomes forensic evidence in a genocide case against a Guatemalan military dictator. Each effort in the case becomes a granito, a tiny grain of sand, in the attempt to tip the scales of justice.

  • Out in America. This image is unavailable under the 4.0 Creative Commons license.

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    A film by Andrew Goldberg 2011

    A collection of transformative stories and inspiring narratives from some of the country’s most prominent LGBT figures, pioneers, and everyday citizens.

  • The Island President. This image is unavailable under the 4.0 Creative Commons license.

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    A film by John Shenk 2011

    Newly elected Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed fights to protect his low-lying country from the threat of rising sea levels. He travels to the Copenhagen Climate Summit, emerging as a leading voice in the call for urgent action on climate change.