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Leave the Many and Hold the Few (3:00)

“Leave the Many and Hold the Few” is a brief glimpse into the relationship that I have with my nana. Last year, I moved home ...

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (3:19)

Every Tuesday my eighteen-month old daughter and I take a music class together. Last fall we switched from our kids only class to ...

Grandmother Granddaughter (03:00)

The house that Martha bought some 50 years ago is full of people. The film Grandmother Granddaughter is a snapshot of Martha’s l...

Interlude (4:17)

”Interlude” is an intimate and poetic portrait of the artist’s ninety-two year old grandmother, who is slowly beginning to ...
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Filmmakers in Residence

The Way We Get By (Trailer) (3:01)

A story about three elderly people battling their greatest fears and finding a reason to live.

Traces of the Trade (Trailer) (2:17)

Tackles the hidden history of New England's role in slavery + premieres June 24th as part of the P.O.V. 2008 schedule.

Romeo (Trailer) (4:18)

Romeo documents one man's work to rehabilitate men convicted of domestic assaults.
Animas Perdidas

Animas Perdidas (Trailer) (3:11)

A Latina filmmaker documents her uncle's journey as a military vet deported to Mexico and uncovers family secrets.
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Sandbox

Squander (3:26)

A music video for the song "Squander" by Andy Santospago.
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The Great Turning (1:46)

This mash-up ponders how our planet will move from an industrial-growth society to a life-sustaining society.
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Lab Specials

Found in America (8:47)

Orphaned shopping lists, missing pet notices, and other discarded objects find their voice in a new magazine.

Confessions of a Skating Addict (3:24)

Producer Tracy Heather Strain reveals the extent of her late-blooming passion for figure skating.

The Pocket (4:07)

Filmmaker Caroline Toth takes up drumming and soon experiences what musicians call being in the pocket.
Front Wards, Back Wards

Front Wards, Back Wards (Promo) (:30)

This program charts the 160-year history of America's first public facility for people labeled mentally retarded.
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Open Call: Sample Reels

Your Vote Counts (2:11)

"Your Vote Counts" will be an extended PSA, but told in a narrative style with a beginning, middle and end. On the eve o...

Don't Duck the Issues (0:32)

Interviews with geese may be an odd way to explain why humans should vote, but on many levels, this is a useful metaphor. Unlike t...

No Americans Allowed (0:27)

A FILM BY AN AMERICAN ABOUT AMERICAN POLITICS WITHOUT AN AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW With the presidential campaign underway, every...

Taxation without Representation; There's NO DEMOCRACY in D.C. (4:02)

Two hundred nineteen years ago Washington, D.C. was established as our nation's capitol. The only way all the states would a...
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Open Call: Rough Cutss

Competing Thoughts (Rough Cut) (7:03)

Using pickup soccer as a microcosm of our globalized culture, this video essay explores the world of competition.

The Legend of the End of the World (Rough Cut) (03:32)

Somewhere near the Lakhota Badlands, an old woman makes a blanket out of porcupine quills.

Kafka-2-Go (Rough Cut) (09:49)

Here’s a dream for your iPod: A visual manifestation of Franz Kafka's Fragments in which the narrator awakens on a tram, pu...

Bi-Racial Hair (Rough Cut) (4:14)

13 year-old Zora’s poem “Bi-racial Hair” offers a satirical look at the racism facing African Americans of mixed ethnicity.
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