Personal/POV

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B1

Brazil/China/France Brazil’s most celebrated judo practitioner is blind. How Antonio Tenorio competes in both regular and Paralympic championships, and aims for a gold medal in Beijing.
The Boys — The Sherman Brothers’ Story

USA How song-writing but fighting brothers won Academy Awards. Featuring Julie Andrews, Debbie Reynolds and others. Coproduced by Ben Stiller. It’s a Small World After All!
Defamation

Israel/Denmark/USA/Austria Does Israel need anti-Semitism? Director Yoav Shamir explores the level of threat to Jews. Includes flaring interviews with Abraham Foxman and Norman Finkelstein.
Diary of a Time Square Thief

Netherlands Why would a writer cut out the last pages of his diary with a knife? Director Bense traces answers from the book’s characters in New York’s legendary Times Square.
Farewell

The Netherlands A love story in a Zeppelin summarizes the world’s high hopes before the Crash of 1929.

Forgetting Dad

Germany If Dad can’t remember you, does he stop being Dad? Was he really struck by a horrible affliction, or trying to escape from a life he could no longer lead?
KJ: Music and Life

Hong Kong Six years in the life of a Hong Kong child musical prodigy from 11 to 17 years of age.
Mount St. Elias

Austria/USA Three men and a 18,000 feet high mountain – who wins? Can they ski the longest vertical descent in history?
My Father, My Uncle

Germany An ethnic Iraqi adopted by a German mother seeks out his roots, and finds they come with strings.
Our Disappeared

USA/Argentina Thousands of young Argentineans disappeared during military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983. What if your ex was one of them?