Education

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Guy Dull Knife Jr., a Vietnam veteran, artist, single father, and modern-day Lakota Sioux leader, invokes his family legacy to help raise his 13 children on the Pine Ridge Reservation, one of America's poorest communities.

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The story of the bagel is the classic story of the immigrant made good in America – struggling, then prospering, and finally assimilating. This one hour documentary tells the fascinating tale of the bagel’s transcendence from urban Jewish street food to America’s favorite mass-market breakfast, and relates how the bagel itself has changed -and changed people’s lives - in the process.

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WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS is a feature-length documentary film that follows a year in the life of an American-sponsored girls’ school in rural Afghanistan, providing a rare glimpse into a community torn between two radically-different futures.

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Becoming Helen Keller, a 90 minute documentary biography for American Masters, will explore the long life and legacy of this global media celebrity and advocate for the disabled and disenfranchised.This project is a co-production of Straight Ahead Pictures, Inc., American Masters-WNET-Thirteen, and WETA-Washington DC.

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Follows four public school kids on the road to becoming bilingual, posing a provocative question: in the 21st century, is English enough?

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What is Philanthropy? explores the historical and current role philanthropy plays in American culture and society for the primary purpose of enhancing our understanding and inspiring our participation.

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Two environmental films filled with hope: Tales of the San Joaquin Revision, the total success story of the contemporary restoration of the San Joaquin River after an eighteen-year lawsuit; and Tulare Lake, the prospects for restoring what was once the largest lake west of the Mississippi River.

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YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS is a documentary film that captures the mind-bending journey of a diverse cast of "mental athletes" as they prepare for and ultimately compete in the USA Memory Championship.

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FILM FESTIVAL: RWANDA is a documentary feature that follows four young filmmakers in a country recovering from a tragic past.  An intimate portrait of Rwanda's new generation of storytellers and the annual "Hillywood Film Festival" that brings them together.