One of the most remarkable explorations of recent history ever conducted —Salon.com

The acclaimed 2005 documentary State of Fear juxtaposes the spectacular beauty of Peru with disturbing revelations about the terrorism, violence, abuses of civil authority and social breakdown that racked the Andean nation for several decades. (Pamela Yates, Paco de Onís & Peter Kinoy, 2005, 94 min.)

Focusing on the lives of four young Chinese women working in the largest Mardi Gras bead factory in the world, this film tracks the bead trail from Asia to Bourbon Street, poignantly exposing the inequities of globalization. (David Redmon, 2004, 72 min.)

Shot over the course of a year in Colombia, this startling film focuses on a gang leader, a young urban thug and a widowed mother with a paramilitary boyfriend in jail, as they make difficult life choices in the barrio La Sierra in Medellín. (Scott Dalton & Margarita Martinez, 2004, 84 min.)

A gripping account of the toll of the occupation and insurgency on ordinary civilians, this film follows pianist Samir Peter, stranded in a heavily fortified Baghdad hotel, trying to survive in post-war Iraq while waiting for an exit visa to the United States. (Sean McAllister, 2004, 75 min.)

This gripping story of the underbelly of democracy focuses on a recent bare-knuckles race for mayor of Newark, NJ between two African-American Democratic candidates, one hoping for reform, the other the head of an old-style political machine. (Marshall Curry, 2005, 83 min.)

Set during the violent ethnic conflict that has enveloped Sri Lanka over decades, this film renders the courageous life of human rights activist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama. The film delves into the rarely explored theme of revolutionary women and their dangerous pursuit of justice. (Helene Klodawsky, 2004, 79 min.)

A haunting portrait of one of the most controversial barriers of our time: the wall of separation constructed by Israel. The New York Times writes that Wall “considers hard-core political realities alongside agonizing personal truths.” (Simone Bitton, 2004, 100 min.)

Unfailingly moving and inspiring, Videoletters, shot over the past five years, documents actual videos that were made as means of reconciliation between estranged individuals from the war-scarred former Yugoslavia. (Katarina Rejger & Eric van den Broek, 2004/2005, 75 min.)