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- A young man's untimely death unites a fractured family and their community through shared memory and loss.
- Three taxi drivers connect a morphing cityscape and a lyrical journey through Beijing as the city undergoes a profound transformational arch.
- A man goes on an adventure.
- The people of La Toma, Colombia face displacement, death threats and the extinction to their way of life because of the rich gold deposits they live on. A young woman is determined to save her community, her future and the future of her children. She takes on her own government, the military militia that is threatening to kill her and one of the worlds largest corporations demanding that her human rights be respected.
- A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
- A man and a boy, traveling to an unknown destination, find respite in a motel swimming pool. On the surface all seems normal, but nothing is quite what it seems to be.
- This satirical attack on young, modern, globally conscious citizens tells the story of eight grown-up American children creating utopian society as best they can.
- On a remote wooded island, a young woman becomes caretaker to an old man in a vegetative state. Her isolated routine devolves into a struggle with sexuality, guilt and loss.
- An urban mystery unfurls as one man pieces together the surreal meaning of hundreds of cryptic tiled messages that have been appearing in city streets across the U.S. and South America.
- Sun Come Up tells the story of some of the world's first environmental refugees, the Carteret Islanders. The film follows relocation leader Ursula Rakova and a group of young families as they search for new homes in war torn Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea.
- Probes the incredible personal story of legendary UFC fighter, Jens Pulver, as he journeys back into the cage for what may be his final bout.
- A racially charged trial and a heartrending love story converge in this documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, set during the Civil Rights era.
- U.S. Army veteran Ethan McCord recounts his life-changing experiences at the scene of one of the most notorious events of the Iraq War: the slaying of two Reuters journalists, along with a group of mostly unarmed men, on the streets of Baghdad by American attack helicopters in July 2007.
- After killing his love, Mary, vampire Wayne can't grow his teeth. To pass the time he becomes a professor. Everything changes when he turns Chris, a dead ringer for his long dead love and her taste for blood spins out of control.
- Satisfaction is hard to find in a Florida mall bathroom. A Chaplinesque gang-bang farce.
- A documentary film about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. This is a portrait piece that includes interviews with family, friends, colleagues, critics, and fans.
- 'Battle for Brooklyn' follows the story of reluctant activist Daniel Goldstein as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for the densest real estate development in U.S. history. Along the way, he falls in love, gets married and starts a family while living in an abandoned building located at the heart of the project site. Over the course of seven years, Daniel and his community fight tenaciously in the courts, the streets, and the media to stop the abuse of eminent domain and reveal the corruption at the heart of the plan.
- DAMN! is an independent, feature length documentary chronicling the story of "Rent is Too Damn High" party founder Jimmy McMillan, a Vietnam veteran, black belt karate master, former stripper and 1970's soul singer who became an overnight sensation. After his appearance on the 2010 televised New York gubernatorial debate went viral, receiving over 2 million views in 24 hours, Jimmy was lifted from political obscurity into the international spotlight.
- Meet 9 year old Ted Henley, budding motel manager and roadkill entrepreneur.
- A female hermit gets herself stuck in a full-body girdle.
- When an estranged couple, Sara and Sonny, come to the aid of their dying daughter, the experience sends them spiraling into spiritual crisis, and emotions they do not understand. In the end, this experience renews their lives, transcends their loss of faith,and even death itself.
- A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
- Nick Broomfield goes in pursuit of Sarah Palin, interviewing her family and friends, for a decidedly unauthorized perspective on this growing force in American politics.
- Winsor McCay's last animated film, the 1921 classic "The Flying House - Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" follows a woman's dream about escaping foreclosure, taking to the skies with her husband - using their own house as a vehicle.
- The film features 85-year-old Mr. Armstrong, an African American barber in Birmingham, Alabama, as he experiences the manifestation of an unimaginable dream: the election of the first African American president. This colorful and courageous activist of the Civil Rights era casts his vote, celebrates Obama's victory and proudly unfurls the American flag as he is inducted into the Foot Soldiers Hall of Fame. Mr. Armstrong links the magnitude of the present paradigm shift with challenges he faced in the past: from his sons' integration into an all white school to the Bloody Sunday march for voting rights. The documentary raises questions about democracy and patriotism in the face of adversity, and the vigilance and action required to ensure continued forward movement to end racial injustice.
- Tibetan Buddhist Master Choogyal Namkhai Norbu watches as his western-born son, Yeshi, who was recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, considers departing from tradition to embrace the modern world.
- Dole Food Company wages a campaign to prevent a pair of Swedish film-makers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company.
- Three extreme situations that are actually the same.
- The funny and moving tale of Joe Fulton who can fix anything for anybody but he can't achieve success himself. But maybe today will be different!
- Follows a day in the life of the Girl as she dances her way through New York to Girl Talk's "All Day".
- The encounter of two very different people. When a young woman is unexpectedly met by a stranger, we watch her surprise grow to terror as she navigates the encounter. Who will escape unharmed?
- There's something missing in Tristan and Zooey's relationship. Zooey has spent weeks planning a road trip to a mysterious roadside attraction known as 'The Thing' in the hopes that she and Tristan will reconnect. Both Tristan, a transgender man, and his fluffy cat Steven struggle to find places to comfortably pee, while Zooey learns the open road isn't everything she hoped it would be. Will they find what they're looking for at 'The Thing'???
- Leo loves his wife Sylvia. Sylvia loves her goat Snowball. Snowball has his own agenda.
- A story about the false sense of security and happiness that wealth creates. Our hero is Drew Moss. He's just closed the biggest deal of his life. But the celebration is cut short when he has to walk his younger sister, Zahara, through a 911 call during a home invasion.
- In Manhattan, film-maker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a fling. As their relationship becomes one fueled by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.
- A documentary that follows the journeys of indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the world.
- Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls' weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.
- An artist's shortsighted film about a failed relationship is reedited into a more collaborative, more inclusive work of art.
- A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base.
- Chris Crocker is a video blogger from a small town in Tennessee. The film traces a line through a tapestry of web comments, response videos, fans, and haters to map the controversial rise of an Internet folk hero.
- Karen's life as a small town receptionist is turned upside down when the father she never knew calls for a refrigerator repair. Karen sets out to investigate, dragging along her friend Meagan posing as a mechanic. By the end of the day, Karen will also encounter her father's closet lover, a compulsive sister addicted to off track betting, a brother struggling with grade school heart ache and bullies, a broken refrigerator and a load of fireworks.
- A documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.
- After being assigned as study partners, two Chicana high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times.
- An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).
- Annie is girl with no moral compass, thanks to a complete lack of parental supervision. One day, while playing in the woods, a voice calls out to her from deep within an abandoned well, causing her to consider the right course of action.
- A seamless journey of German youth and innocence on a Sunday afternoon.
- A rickshaw driver is on his very last night, at the end of a long run, in Edinburgh, Scotland. After being told any more work will damage his knees permanently, he's now on a mission. He's got a target and he's going to make the best of it. Unfortunately, he soon finds himself on his worst night ever, his rickshaw nearly stolen, his earnings all gone, pain constantly shooting through his knees, his sanity in doubt and confidence ebbing away. As the night threatens to end with nothing to show for, he reluctantly agrees to go on his most grueling ride yet, up to the Castle, an unrelenting pointless lift.