Blackfly Category: Documentaries An animated short which recounts Canadian folk singer Wade Hemsworth's battle with this quintessential "critter" during a summer of surveying in Northern Ontario.
Black Kites Category: Documentaries A dream-like film based on the 1992 journals and drawings of Sarajevan visual artist Alma Hajric who was forced into a basement shelter in order to survive the lengthy siege of Sarajevo.
Black Harvest Category: Documentaries The story of how Joe Leahy, a wealthy, mixed-race coffee plantation owner, persuades the Ganiga tribespeople of Papua New Guinea to join him in a coffee growing venture.
Black and White in Color Category: World Music Vera Bila is hailed as the most significant musical artist from the Czech Republic. This film reveals how she retains a deep attachment to Romany traditions both in her music and her way of life.
Bombs, Brits and Cheerleaders Category: Documentaries After father and US Air Force Lt. Col. Ron Yakkel is transferred to the Lankenheath airbase in the UK, his family from Oklahoma struggles to adjust to English culture.
The Healing Gardens of New York Category: Documentaries Stories of New York lives and communities transformed by gardens and green spaces created in response to crime, neglect, poverty and urban decay.
Yang Ban Xi (The 8 Model Works) Category: Documentaries This musical documentary traces the rise and fall of Madam Mao's colorful propaganda operas during China’s Cultural Revolution and their renewed popularity in modern day China.
Black and White in Color Category: World Music An intimate portrait of the famed Czech Romany (Gypsy) diva, Vera Bila, who is viewed with indifference and suspicion in her own country, even as she gains acclaim elsewhere.
The Breast Cancer Diaries Category: Documentaries When Ann Murray, a former local news reporter and anchor was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 38, she decided record her experiences. Ann's raw video diaries offer an intimate chronicle of a young mother's nine month journey with cancer.
Big Mike Category: Documentaries A portrait of Swedish rapper Big Mike, who after 21 years is re-united with his Aboriginal mother. This film explores the internal conflict Big Mike faces as he re-connects with his roots.