Daughters of Wisdom
70 minutes, 2007 miniDV, Tibet/USA By Bari Pearlman Sneak Preview Asia Docs Series

Daughters of Wisdom is an intimate portrait of the nuns of Kala Rongo Monastery, situated in the remote Nangchen region of Northeastern Tibet. Since the 8th century, monasteries have been the spiritual and cultural centers for areas like Nangchen and monastic life has mostly been available only to men. Since 1990, however, the Kala Rongo Monastery has been granting women new choices and changing attitudes that no longer serve the greater good of the community. Daughters of Wisdom is the story of this exceptional community that could not have existed twenty years ago yet thrives today.

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How It Is With Phooie
87 minutes, 2007 DVCAM, USA By Mike Steinberg Sneak Preview

How it is with Phooie offers a personal look at the director’s father, Phil "Phooie" Steinberg, a 35-year veteran of the music industry. Chronicling Phooie’s personal life and his relationship with the music industry, an affair that began as a radio DJ in the 1960s, the film explores Phooie's quirky sensibilities: his compulsive record collecting, his lifelong obsession with 16 mm film prints and his love of cinema. As the mass-corporatization of the music industry threatens Phooie’s once predictable world, the question remains: Will the world change Phooie?

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85 minutes, 2006 miniDV, USA By Doug Whyte and Ben Scholle Sneak Preview

Silver Spur Residential Care exists almost anonymously on the corner of Texas and Utah Streets in St. Louis, Missouri. This western-themed
facility provides a fascinating backdrop for an in-depth look at life in an American group home. Follow the lives of the mentally ill and developmentally disabled residents as they struggle for dignity, emotional stability, independence and, ultimately, love. A powerfully rendered, touching examination of mental illness that captures the beauty and resilience of the human spirit.

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