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The Tailenders

by Adele Horne

Premiere: July 25, 2006

Global Recordings Network (GRN), founded in Los Angeles in 1939, has produced audio versions of Bible stories in over 5,500 languages. GRN aims to record in every language on earth. They distribute the recordings, along with ultra-low-tech hand-wind players, in isolated regions and among displaced migrant workers. GRN calls their target audience "the tailenders" because they are the last to be reached by worldwide evangelism.

War Feels Like War

by Esteban Uyarra

Premiere: July 6, 2004

This film documents the lives of reporters and photographers who circumvent military media control to get access to the real Iraq War. As the invading armies sweep into the country, some of the journalists in Kuwait decide to travel in their wake, risking their lives to discover the true impact of war on civilians.

Leona's Sister Gerri

by Jane Gillooly

Premiere: June 1, 1995

A provocative film about abortion.

Golub

by Jerry Blumenthal and Gordon Quinn

Premiere: August 14, 1990

Golub is more than a portrait of the socially committed painter Leon Golub, whose massive canvases are intended to provoke viewers. It is about media and contemporary society, social responsibility and creativity, art and information.