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‘Big Men’ is a black gold exposé that goes behind closed doors with key players in the African oil industry, including government officials, foreign investors and local militants.

‘Buying Sex’ presents viewers with two radically different visions of the future of prostitution in Canada, asking them to decide which would result in a more just society.

‘I Will be Murdered’ is about a murder investigation that was elevated to a national sensation when the Guatemalan lawyer’s posthumously released video prophesized his death and accused his killer.

‘TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard’ is a behind-the-scenes look at the controversial court case that explores the issues a new generation of media consumers and questions how governments should deal with copyright in the Internet age.

'American Commune' charts the rise and fall of America’s largest utopian socialist experiment through the memories of two women raised in the alternative community.

‘Rent a Family Inc.’ is about a Japanese married father of two who spends his days moonlighting as a social stand-in while being relatively absent from his own home.

‘Tales from the Organ Trade’ is a riveting investigative documentary that chronicles the desperately poor and the desperately ill in a complex ethical dilemma.

‘Mercy Mercy: A Portrait of True Adoption’ is a documentary about inter-country adoption that provides a raw look at all participants in the adoption process.

'The Exhibition' is about an artist’s depiction of missing women that raises debates about race, privilege, art and responsibility.

‘Fatal Assistance’ is an investigative film about international aid in Haiti and the organizational ineptitude, broken promises and hidden agendas that accompanied it.