Dark Circle Winner of the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and recipient of a national Emmy Award, Dark Circle follows the trail of plutonium from the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons facility in Colorado, to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in California, to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Following Sean What happens to a 4-year-old kid who grew up smoking pot and running barefoot on the wild streets of 1960s San Francisco? In Following Sean, a magical blend of deeply intriguing personal narrative and street-level investigation, filmmaker Ralph Arlyck tracks down Sean - the boy who had been the subject of his controversy-sparking 1969 documentary - to find out what he's like 30 years later. Gitmo: The New Rules Of War Gitmo: The New Rules Of War is fueled by a jarring, globetrotting investigative fury that lends an ear to a fascinating cast of individuals: tortured detainees released from this "island outside the law," retired military officers who oversaw Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and former interrogators familiar with America's torture techniques. Leona's Sister, Gerri The tragic and grisly photograph - a woman on a motel floor, dead after an illegal abortion - stirred a nation and inflamed a movement. Now, Leona's Sister Gerri tells the powerful and thought-provoking story of the anonymous woman behind the image and how she became an extraordinary icon for the ever-controversial abortion issue. Through tears and laughter, Gerri Santoro's tale of desperation in the days before legal abortion "unfolds in an intimate, unpretentious style" (The New York Times) as told by her family and friends. Music From The Inside Out Music From The Inside Out is a cinematic exploration of the magic and mystery of music through the stories, passion, and artistry of the 105 musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra. This groundbreaking film, directed by Oscar®-nominee Daniel Anker, is a feast of sound - with jazz, bluegrass, salsa, classical and world music interwoven with the musicians' personal stories, each of which has at its core the universal struggle for self-expression. Of Civil Wrongs And Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story In 1942, Fred Korematsu was an average 23-year-old California native working as a shipyard welder. But when he refused to obey Executive Order 9006, which sent 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into internment camps, he became something extraordinary - a civil rights champion. Well-Founded Fear Political asylum in the United States - who deserves it? Who gets it? Who decides? Enter the closed corridors of the INS (U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service) for an extraordinary close-up look at what has been called "the Ellis Island of the 21st Century". Yellow Brick Road The film festival favorite Yellow Brick Road follows a group of extraordinary actors from the Drama Program of Long Island's ANCHOR Organization (Answering the Needs of Citizens with Handicaps Through Organized Recreation) as they embark on a remarkable four-month-long journey to mount an exceptional and lavish stage performance of the classic film The Wizard of Oz. Naked States In a five month journey photographing nudes in every state, the critically acclaimed film, Naked States, follows artist Spencer Tunick's quest to photograph nudes in public settings across the country. Naked States is a visual American odyssey that brings us closer to the truth about our bodies and our freedom as related to the sensitive issues of censorship and nudity. |