2008-2009 Southern Circuit Schedule
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In a remote village of Pakistan, Mukhtaran Mai’s life changed when she was brutally punished for a crime allegedly committed by her brother. Naqvi’s compelling documentary beautifully portrays Mai’s tragic journey and redemptive transformation.
Debates over agriculture and sustainability have profound implications for all of America. This documentary explores the intersection of food and politics in California, illuminating the trade-offs between mass production, human health, and environmental balance.
Ed Artis, James Laws and Walt Ratterman are three middle-aged men whose idea of adventure is taking desperately needed food and medicine into the world’s most forbidding yet naturally beautiful places, often at the front lines of war.
Joe is diagnosed with leukemia the day after he meets Claire, the woman of his dreams. This narrative feature film tells the story of one man’s struggle to transform his life and to embrace romance and passion in the time he has left to live.
Recorded in the jungle of Bendekondre, Suriname, Tjúba Tén (The Wet Season) is composed of community-generated performances, reenactments, and extemporaneous recordings of the villagers.
This beautifully shot film takes viewers on an exploratory journey around the globe to divine the true meaning of tea by investigating the role it plays in various cultural rituals throughout the world and how these traditions are threatened by today’s marketplace.
A teenage daughter of lesbian mothers, Tru struggles at her new high school as an outsider until high school quarterback Lodell takes an interest in her. This narrative feature film explores the themes of love and acceptance that we all seek.
This documentary tells the story of a debutante, Marisa Mitchell, who has been groomed to be a New Orleans Mardi Gras Queen since she was an infant. The film explores black social clubs of the South, as well as issues of race, class and the desire to belong.
Poppa Neutrino is the patriarch of an innovative and creative family of vagabonds. He, his wife Betsy, and their five children travel from New York to Arizona, from Moscow to Mexico, playing Dixieland jazz and forging a unique life on the streets.
Two young African-American filmmakers struggle to make it in Hollywood in this narrative feature. Their plan to succeed takes them to Mississippi, where they are confronted with a warmer reality that inspires the healing of family rifts.
The Crimson Tide’s homecoming has a rich history, tied into centuries of privilege, old money and racial exclusivity. This powerful and enlightening documentary follows Jessica Thomas’s quest to become Homecoming Queen at the University of Alabama.
A documentary that imparts the inspiring tale of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar, this film shows what one person can achieve when he allows himself to share the full expression of his humanity.
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