Wednesday, October 5:
- Hell and Back Again - Danfung Dennis, a journalist embedded with American troops in Afghanistan, follows a wounded soldier as he returns home and struggles to adjust to civilian life.
Friday, October 7:
- Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone - Directors Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler's fine music documentary follows the madly talented musicians of Fishbone on their long roller coaster ride of a career.
- The Sons of Tennessee Williams - Tom Wolfe enters the world of New Orleans' gay community who've been presenting elaborate drag costume balls for Mardi Gras since the 1960s.
- The Swell Season - Co-directors Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis follow Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, who fell in love while co-starring in the narrative feature, Once, but face relationship issues caused by the stresses of a two-year performing touring.
Wednesday, October 12:
- America the Beautiful II: The Thin Commandments - Filmmaker Darryl Roberts investigates America's obsession with being thin.
Friday, October 14:
- Bombay Beach - Alma Har'el's lyrical and haunting documenary about an unusual community of people who live on the shores of California's land-locked Salton Sea.
- Revenge of the Electric Car - In this documentary sequel, filmmaker Chris Paine follows two major auto makers and a couple of start ups in their race to make and market an electric car that would free Americans from dependency on foreign oil.
Wednesday, October 19:
- Paul Goodman Changed My Life - Jonathan Lee profiles Paul Goodman, philosopher, poet, pacifist, gay activist and author of the best-selling 'Growing Up Absurd,' and looks at his impact on today's thinking.
Friday, October 21:
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey - Filmmakers Constance Marks and Philip Shane chronicle the career of Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who is the heart and soul of Elmo, the beloved Muppet.
- Klitschko - Sebastian Dehnhardt presents an up-close-and-personal profile of heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, the Ukranian brothers who stand six-feet and six-inches tall and dominate professional boxing.
Friday, October 28:
- My Reincarnation - Jennifer Fox's fascinating study of Tibetan Buddhist master, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and his Italian born son, Yeshi, and how tradition and knowledge are passed from one generation to the next, has been ongoing for 20 years, and is now being released theatrically.
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