A 90 minute documentary feature by Lisa Olivieri, Watertown, Mass., that follows the life of Patricia Livingstone, a lesbian battling the loss of her sight and hearing while trying to survive domestic abuse. Ironically, the only sense she doesn¹t lose is her sense of humor.

A 57 minute documentary feature by Beth Pielert, Oakland, Calif., about a woman who returns to Cambodia thirty years after the Cambodian genocide to unravel the mystery of her father’s death.

A 28 minute documentary short by Terri DeBono, Monterey, Calif., about celebrated artist and immigrant Belle Yang. The film delves into the voices behind her stories, allowing us to see how conflict, freedom, and the immigrant experience have shaped Belle as both a woman and an artist.

In this 95 minute documentary feature, Anastasia King, Berkeley, Calif., takes an incisive look at voter disenfranchisement in recent elections, and follows the career of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKenney, one of the few official voices speaking out against election fraud and cover-ups. The film received a Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

This 110 minute documentary feature from Alexis Krasilovsky, Los Angeles, Calif., explores the visions and voices of over 70 women cinematographers all over the world who continue to break new ground in what is still a largely male-dominated profession.

An unexpected request from her dying grandmother and the discovery of 20 never-before-seen films from the Warhol Factory trigger Brooklyn, NY filmmaker Esther Robinson’s search for the uncle she never knew in this 90 minute experimental documentary feature. This film will be partially underwritten by the Gretchen Bender Memorial Fund out of New York, which was started by the family of Bender, a Women In Film and Television International member who passed away in 2004.

This 57 minute documentary feature by Meena Nanji, Santa Monica, Calif., traces how war, international interference, and the rise of religious fundamentalism over the last 25 years has stripped Afghan women of their rights and freedom. Told through the eyes of three Afghan women—a doctor, a teacher, and a civil rights activist—the film gives us a unique perspective on life in Afghanistan today that goes far beyond what we see on the news.

This 92 minute dramatic feature from Erin Faith Young, Toronto, Canada, evocatively shot like a visual diary, traces the evolving love affair between a Russian ballerina and Canadian émigré and an antique store owner preoccupied with the past and another woman who still loves him. The conflicted ballerina must choose between her lover in a foreign land and the small town past that continues to call her back.

This 57 minute feature documentary by Immy Humes, New York, NY, takes us into the world of hipster neoprophet and visionary literary figure Harold L. “Doc” Humes, best known as a novelist and co-founder of The Paris Review, one of the most influential literary magazines of the past 50 years.

This 90 minute feature documentary by Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha, Brooklyn, NY, takes a searing look at the struggle for peace in the Middle East. By profiling a former Israeli settler, a convicted Palestinian fighter, a bereaved Israeli mother, and a wounded Palestinian ex-prisoner, the film traces the journeys of the unsung heroes risking their lives and reputations to promote a nonviolent end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The film was an official selection at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

This 90 minute feature documentary by Marlo Poras, Brooklyn, NY, gives us a refreshingly unique perspective on the American political scene. Fed up with politics as usual, 94-year-old activist Doris “Granny D” Haddock runs a spirited insurgent campaign for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. The film follows the trials and tribulations she faces--both political and personal. Warning: This film may change the way you think about American politics!