Bamako - Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, BAMAKO is both a courtroom drama and portrait of everyday Mali life.

Lost Course - In the village of Wukan, corrupt officials illegally sell villagers’ land. An unprecedented experiment in local democracy.

Six in Paris (Paris vu par) - Six short films about Paris by filmmakers including Godard, Rohmer and Chabrol.

Egg Cream - The beloved chocolate soda drink, born in immigrant neighborhoods at the turn of the 20th century, is explored in this short film about a simple beverage and its meaning to generations of Jewish Americans.

Lemebel - Writer, artist and pioneer of the queer movement in Latin America, Pedro Lemebel shook up Chilean society during Pinochet’s dictatorship.

Markie in Milwaukee - Markie, a 7-foot-tall Midwestern evangelical minister, struggles with her transgender identity.

Outcry and Whisper - A political manifesto for the resistance of women, be they workers, intellectuals or militants, in China and Hong Kong.

Prison for Profit - Whistleblowers, former prisoners and an investigative journalist paint a shocking picture of South Africa’s first privatized prison.

Softie - Daring and audacious, Softie is one of Kenya's most accomplished photojournalists. But running for office could be his most difficult assignment yet.

The Children of 209 Saint-Maur Street - An emotional piece of experimental historiography which focuses on French children whose lives were upended by World War II.

How to Steal a Country - The story of the Gupta family’s spectacular rise from flea market shoe salesmen to establishing a massive black owned business empire in South Africa.

In Mansourah, You Separated Us - The director returns to Algeria with her father to learn about how his village was destroyed during the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962) and his family relocated by force.

Marius Petipa: The French Master of Russian Ballet - Tells the extraordinary story of Marius Petipa, the groundbreaking French choreographer who went on to create Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty.

Propaganda: The Manufacture of Consent - Tells the history of how public relations and propaganda are used to control democratic nations.

Route One/USA - Two men (director Robert Kramer and Paul McIsaac) return to the U.S. after years abroad where they follow Route 1 from Maine to Miami and encounter a tapestry of American life.

Space Dogs - Laika, a stray dog, was the first living being sent into space. The adventures of her descendants, living on the streets of Moscow today.

The Cordillera of Dreams - Patricio Guzmán's latest film completes a trilogy on his native Chile, and the lasting impact of Pinochet’s coup d’etat.

Dying for Gold - The history of gold mining and capitalism in South Africa; and of the disease and poverty which persists to this day.

Girls Always Happy - A feature film which confronts contemporary Chinese life with a brand new perspective, as it portrays a fraught single-mother, daughter relationship in Beijing.

Heimat Is a Space in Time - Exploring his family’s history over generations, director Thomas Heise confronts all the upheavals of 20th-century German history.

Horror Noire - After a century of films that caricatured, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this film traces a secret history of Black Americans and their connection to the horror-film genre.

Jinpa - Pema Tseden’s new film: On the path of life, sometimes we meet someone whose dreams overtake our own to the point that they converge.

Of Shadows - Set in China’s Loess Plateau, Of Shadows captures the liveliness and resilience of a local traveling group of shadow-play artists.