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Campaign

by Kazuhiro Soda

Premiere: July 29, 2008

This is democracy — Japanese style: the story of a man plucked from obscurity by the ruling political party to run for a critical city council seat. Watch online »

Election Day

by Katy Chevigny

Premiere: July 1, 2008

Forget the pie charts, color-coded maps and hyperventilating pundits. What's the street-level experience of voters in today's America?

My Country, My Country

by Laura Poitras

Premiere: October 25, 2006

Working alone in Iraq over eight months, filmmaker Laura Poitras takes an unforgettable journey into the heart of war-ravaged Iraq in the months leading up to the January 2005 elections.

Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

by Thomas Allen Harris

Premiere: September 19, 2006

As part of the first wave of black South African exiles, filmmmaker Thomas Allen Harris's stepfather, B. Pule Leinaeng, and his 11 comrades left their home in Bloemfontein in 1960. They told the world about the brutality of the apartheid system and raised support for the fledgling African National Congress and its leader, Nelson Mandela.