This year's films once again capture a variety of events in our world, such as Chechen rebels and the people caught in between, Somalians working in Buffalo, an invasion of Eurasian Watermilfoil, and our own NY Subway turning 100 this year.

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My Sister and Me: Getting to Know Autism
(19:00 min) - producer: Bria Cousins
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Bria Cousins explores the lives of people with Asperger's Syndrome to better understand her own sister's disorder.

The Good Life
(15:00 min) - producer: Anna Lee
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Fourteen world-class yachtsmen, collectively known as Team Pegasus, trained weeks for 2003 Transpacific Yacht Race. Get a glimpse of these oceanic nomads, and experience the race through the eyes of one of the yachtsmen on board. What drives these men to lead wayfaring lives and leave the comfort of family and home on land?

Beyond the Net
(15:00 min) - producer: Amanda Greenberg
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In what was once the homogenous town of East Hampton there are growing cultural tensions evidenced by a controversy over volleyball. Longtime residents and new Ecuadorian immigrants interpret the game differently. All have a point.

Subway Centennial
(13:22 min) - producer: Kelly Marshal
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The New York Subway system turns 100 this year. Journey underground and see what it takes to maintain the system, learn how the original plans were key to the rebuilding of the subway at ground zero, and find out the MTA’s plans for the future.

The Milfoil Man
(18:00 min) - producer: Andy McKim
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Doug and Mert Paton recently retired to their home on the north shore of Brant Lake in New York State's Adirondack Preserve. But the pristine environment has another new resident - an invasive, non-indigenous aquatic plant called Eurasian Watermilfoil that might put all of Brant Lake in danger. Take an afternoon cruise on a crusade to save the delicate ecosystem with the Milfoil Man.

From the Ground Up
(16:00 min) - producer: Katie Call
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Bantu refugees from Somalia are eased into American culture by a host of organizations in Buffalo, a place that welcomes immigrants into their labor force.

Our Cause: Burmese freedom fighters in America
(20:00 min) - producer: Frederic Vernet
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Many have fled the brutality of Burma’s military regime and sought asylum in the U.S. Through two activists in New York, we enter the world of the Burmese pro-democracy movement in America and witness their dedication to restoring democracy in Burma.

Chechens: Refugees in Russia.
(13:00 min) - producer: TJ Wait

Ethnic Russians and Chechens have a history of bloodshed. Today, not much has changed. Russians have mounted a brutal campaign to retain control of the separatist republic. In response Chechen rebels have terrorized innocent civilians. Caught in the middle are Chechen civilians -- many of whom have moved to southern Russia looking for a better life. This documentary details some of those stories.

Traces of Jewish Culture
(20:00 min) - producer: Cindy Chwe

There are only 140 Jews left in Krakow, Poland, but tourism in Jewish culture has been flourishing since Communism's fall.
Non-Jewish Poles are taking the lead as guides and experts. As they take us through traces of Jewish life, they revisit a history fraught with questions and rewrite their national myths.

Devoshkas: Getting A Man
(30:00 min) - producer: Monica DelaRosa
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The twentysomething generation of Russian women have only early memories of the Soviet Union. This report takes a critical look at the attitudes and representations of Russian women, in the age of globalization, opening media and borders, and consumerist culture. We travel to the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, that boasts of having some of the most beautiful women in Russia, and beyond, to South Korea and America.