They Turned Our Desert Into Fire color, 88 minutes
Documentary photographer and filmmaker Mark Brecke shares his images and first-hand experience of the crisis in Darfur with passengers journeying eastward on a three day trip train to Washington D.C. Interwoven with facts and expert opinion, the passengers’ reactions underscore the film’s central question - Why does the public not understand the severity of this crisis and how can the world continue to do nothing?

For Our Street Family color, 34 minutes Revolving around a teen drop-in center called Planet Youth, For Our Street Family explores the pain of stereotypes, the importance of peer support, and the ambivalence towards identity experience by a group of First Nations teens in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

The Professional Foreigner color, 60 minutes
In a series of talks with filmmaker Rolf Husmann, renowned anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker Asen Balikci visits different locations to show and discuss his life and work, including his recent work among the Bulgarian Pomak and in Sikkim (India). The Professional Foreigner is not only the portrait of a famous expert in Visual Ethnography, but also more generally touches upon vital issues of ethnographic filmmaking.

Yindabad color, 55 minutes
The Adivasi people of central India have struggled for 20 years against the Narmada Valley Development Project, a plan to construct hundreds of large to mid-size dams on the River Narmada. Over 2.5 million people have been displaced by the flooding of forests, cultivateable land, and villages. The situation in Narmada Valley is an example of one of the biggest wars of the 21st century: water management and control of natural resources.

Stories from Myanmar color, 188 minutes
Stories from Myanmar showcases films made by participants of Yangon Film School workshops in Myanmar 2007. These talented young Burmese filmmakers strive to create challenging work in an environment notorious for discouraging independent media. Their films provide a hitherto unseen window on the lives of ordinary people in Myanmar.

The Al Hadji and His Wives color, 55 minutes The Al-Hadji and His Wives is a film portrait of a Mbororo Fulani patriarch, Al-Hadji Isa, his savvy wives, and their rebellious daughters. The documentary provides a glimpse into their everyday lives, religious and moral practices, as well as the political opinions the Al-Hadji has to offer from his particular corner of the world.