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The Principal Story

by Tod Lending , David Mrazek

Premiere: September 15, 2009

Over the course of a school year, two public school principals with unique styles and similar passions make a difference in the lives of their students.

Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go

by Kim Longinotto

Premiere: July 28, 2009

An unblinking look inside a British school for emotionally disturbed kids captures what happens when a community of determined adults envelops them in love rather than force.

My American Girls

by Aaron Matthews

Premiere: July 3, 2001

In vivid vérité detail, My American Girls: A Dominican Love Story captures the joys and struggles over a year in the lives of the Ortiz family, first generation immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Matthews' film captures the rewards — and costs — of pursuing the American dream.

Live Free or Die

by Marion Lipschutz, Rose Rosenblatt

Premiere: September 26, 2000

New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” motto acquires tense contemporary meaning when abortion politics play out in a quiet New England town.

Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary

by Laura Simon

Premiere: July 1, 1997

Teacher/filmmaker Laura Simon takes us inside her school's classrooms and faculty lounge, where a California law will deny public education to the children of undocumented immigrants.