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Paper Clips - One for Each Slain Jew in WWII: Director Elliot Berlin's Story of a Small Town's Holocaust Memorial

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Very Young Girls - A Film of Betrayal: Director David Schisgall's Documentary of Girls in the Sex Industry

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

The Devil Came on Horseback - Witness to Darfur: Annie Sundberg's Documentary of the Conflict and Genocide in Sudan

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Who Killed the Electric Car? A Murder Mystery: Chris Paine's Documentary about the Death of Carbon Neutral Cars

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

War Dance - Uganda's Children Still Sing: Sean and Andrea Fine's Award Winning Documentary of War's Survivors

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

The Yes Men Fix Problems, One Parody at a Time: Documentary Exposes WTO Trade Policies as Abusive to the Poor

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz: Documentary of The Band's final performance, Thanksgiving, 1976

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Killer at Large - Obesity as a National Threat: Steven Greenbelt's Documentary of American Grown Too Large

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

9/11 - A Look From Inside the Towers: Jules Naudet and James Hanlon's Documentary of Al Qaeda's Attack

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Bonhoeffer - A Protest from the Soul: Martin Doblmeier's Documentary of the Man Who Stood Against Hitler

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Capturing the Friedmans - Who is Innocent? Andrew Jarecki's Documentary of A Family Accused of Sexual Abuse

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Gimme Shelter - Requiem for an Era: Rolling Stones Documentary Records Highs and Lows at Altamont

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Martin Scorsese's Shine A Light: Documentary about the Rolling Stones Records Benefit Concert in 2006

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

The Dalai Lama - 10 Questions Documentary Review: Rick Ray's Film Offers a Unique Glimpse into his Heart and Mind

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

The Business of Being Born - Time for a Change: Producer Ricki Lake's Documentary about Birth in the United States

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired - Review: Marina Zenovich's Documentary of a Turbulent, Tragic Life

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

What Would Jesus Buy? The Shopocalypse Preacher: Documentary by Rob VanAlkemade Portrays Christmas Commercialized

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Ben Anderson's Holidays in the Axis of Evil- BBC: Documentary of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, North Korea and Cuba

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair - The Prisoner: Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein's Innovative Film Has High Impact

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 Review: A Documentary Behind the Scenes of the War in Iraq

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism: Robert Greenwald's Documentary Challenges Fair and Balanced FNC

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

After Innocence - DNA Finds Convicts Not Guilty: Documentary by Jessica Sanders Tells Story of Exoneration and After

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Sprawling from Grace - Driven to Madness: David Edward's Documentary Reveals the Consequences of the Suburbs

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Michael Jackson's This is It Review: Kenny Ortega's Documentary Has A Message for Everyone

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Small Town Gay Bar - Strength and Isolation: Malcolm Ingram's Documentary of Being Gay in Rural Middle America

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Irena Salina's Flow - For the Love of Water: Documentary Film about the New Liquid Gold - Water, not Oil

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Maxed Out: American Debt and Excessive Spending: James Scurlock's Documentary Investigates Reasons for US Debt

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

A Walk to Beautiful - Shame in the Shadows: Mary Olive Smith's Documentary of Five Ethiopian Women with Fistulas

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Promises- Palestinian and Israeli Children Learn: Shapiro and Goldberg's Documentary of Child Neighbors Worlds Apart

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion, Cry of a People: Tom Peosay's Vibrant Documentary of Cultural Genocide in Tibet

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Standard Operating Procedure - Cruelty by Order: Errol Morris Investigates a National Disgrace in his Documentary

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

National Geographic's March of the Penguins: Luc Jacquet's Documentary of Life on the Ice

In: Science & Nature Documentaries

By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Deliver Us From Evil -Sexual Abuse in the Church: Amy Berg's Documentary of How the Catholic Church Dealt with Scandal

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Animals Are Beautiful People- A Comedic Approach: African Wildlife Documentary by Jamie Uys Reveals Life in the Namib

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Beyond Belief - 9/11 Widows Take Action: Beth Murphy's Documentary of U.S. Women Helping Women in Afghanistan

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

The Conscientious Objector - Man Without a Gun: Terry Benedict's Documentary of a WWII Soldier Who Wanted to Serve

In: Biographical Documentaries

By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Supersize Me - How Fast Food Destroys our Health: Morgan Spurlock's Documentary Shows the Hidden Danger in a Big Mac

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Born Into Brothels - Kids Behind the Lens: Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski's Documentary About Calcutta's Kids

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Jesus Camp - Watching Kids on Fire: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's Documentary of an Evangelical Retreat

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Judy Irving's Film Captures the Essence of Human-NonHuman Relations

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Enron - The Smartest Guys in the Room: Alex Gibney's Documentary of Corporate Greed is a Timely Film

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

For the Bible Tells Me So - Believing in Love: Daniel Karslake's Documentary of Religion and Homosexuality

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family: Susan Kaplan's Sensitive Documentary about a Love Triangle

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Body of War - A Documentary of Coming Home: Donohue and Spiro's Film Offer a Personal Look at the Cost of War

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash: Gelpke and McCormack's Documentary about the Pending End of Oil

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Trouble the Waters - Left Behind in New Orleans: Tia Lessin & Carl Deal's Documentary Captures the Tragedy of Katrina

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Michael Moore's Captalism - A Love Story: A Documentary of the History of Free Enterprise in America

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till: Keith Beauchamp's Documentary Reveals Hatred, Strength, and Courage

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

51 Birch Street - Doug Block's Family Portrait: A Documentary about Understanding Our Parents

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Shut Up and Sing - Documentary of A Conflict: Paying the Price for a Political Stand in Opposition to the War

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Daughter from Danang - An American Experience: Documentary Tells Story of Operation Babylift Child

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Crawford - Sudden Celebrity and its Cost: David Modigliani's Documentary Reveals the Heart of Small Town Texas

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

The U.S. vs. John Lennon - Challenging Power: David Leaf and John Scheinfeld Portray the Battle for America

In: Biographical Documentaries

By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

Dear Zachary - a Profile in Parenting: Kuenne's Documentary: How Love and Friendship Overcame a Nightmare

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By: Feature Writer Barbara DeGrande

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