Urban Elder Category: Documentaries Meet Vern Harper, who brings the tradition of Tribal Elder to Toronto's growing Native population.
Vis à Vis: Beyond The Veil Category: Documentaries A powerful videophone dialogue between Deborah Whitley in Maryland and Sima Daad in Teheran. The two high school teachers confront their cultural and political differences.
Vieques: Worth Every Bit of Struggle Category: Documentaries The struggle between the inhabitants of Vieques Island and the U.S. military, who for 60 years used the island near Puerto Rico for hazardous weapons testing and military training, is examined in this powerful documentary.
Spotlight: American Virgins Category: Documentaries This documentary tells the story of the kids who take The Silver Ring Thing (abstinence program) on the road, organizing rallies and events to spread the word.
Vis a Vis: Native Tongues Category: Documentaries Native American performing artist James Luna and Australian Aboriginal actress Ningali Lawford compare perspectives on life and society.
Walking the Line Category: Documentaries This film offers a harrowing view of the chaos and absurdity along the U.S.-Mexico border, through individuals who have taken the law into their own hands.
Voices in Wartime Category: Documentaries Poets from around the world, along with soldiers, psychologists, civilians, journalists and historians present their diverse perspectives on the impact of war.
World Weddings: DJ Ray's Big Day Category: Documentaries A series that examines contemporary marriages addressing themes such as equal rights for gays, religious divides and ancient customs in conflict with modern culture and law.
Wellstone! Category: News & Current Affairs A film about the unique political couple, Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila, who changed politics forever by making government matter to ordinary people.
The Will to Live Category: Documentaries An inspiring film about extraordinary people who have suffered oppression and loss but who, instead of harboring hate and seeking vengeance, have worked towards reconciliation with their oppressors.
Soldiers Speak Out Category: Documentaries A powerful, first-hand testament to the reality of the military experience told entirely in the words of American veterans who have been to war and are now opposing it.
Reel Bad Arabs Category: Documentaries A look at how Arabs have been villified within Hollywood - from cinema's earliest days to contemporary blockbusters that feature machine-gun wielding, bomb-exploding "evil" Arabs.
Oil Safari - Travelogue of Addiction Category: Documentaries What does it take to quench America's mighty thirst for gasoline? Pulitzer-winning correspondent Paul Salopek traced gas pumped at a suburban Chicago station to the fuel's sources around the globe.
