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Kitchen Diplomacy (Senain Kheshgi)

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An Iraqi-American restaurateur from San Diego describes the contradictions of his identity in his adopted country, and why he supports Republican ticket. "Cars pull up and Muslim men and women rush into the Ali Baba Cafe just in time for evening prayer. It is the hilly month of Ramadan and the Iraqi-Americans from the area are rushing into their businesses to come together to break their fasts, say their prayers and sit down for a communal meal with their families. We hear how these Iraqi immigrants came to live in this small town on the outskirts of San Diego, making it the second Iraqi community in the United States. How do the Iraqi-Americans feel about the past eight years in the US? What gives them hope for the future?"

03:26

Swing State (Cameron Hickey)
Tuesday mornings are reserved exclusively for women golfers at the Llanerch Country Club in the Main Line section of suburban Philadelphia - a key region in this swing state for the 2008 election. Mary Pat McClatchey and her friends golf every Tuesday morning at 8am before having lunch at the clubhouse, an event which you can "hear all across the club" says fellow Llanerch club member Thomas Feeney. We'll follow Pat and her golf foresome through eighteen holes of golf and their ladies' lunch afterward. We'll ask them how "historic" they feel this election is, how they and their respective families feel about the candidates this year, and what this means for their children's future. As a critical swing area in a critical swing state, the Main Line is part of the broad center in American politics, and these women are at the heart of this pivotal battleground.

03:18

The R.O.M.E.O.S (Katy Chevigny)
The ROMEOS is a short documentary film about long relationships - good conversation amongst old friends. And we're talking old friends. The ROMEOs is an informal club of 5 old time New Yorkers, men aged 72-87, who have met every week for the past 20 years at the Metro Diner in New York City. It is a long lunch to talk about anything and everything; telling old jokes, making fun of each other, complaining about politics. Naturally they have nicknames: Mr. Indignant (his capacity for outrage knows no bounds), Mr. Google (this guy knows everything, you won't believe it), and The Token Goy. They are retired lawyers, writers and left-wing troublemakers and they are utterly hilarious without even trying.

03:07

Arcosanti (Kelly Loudenberg)
Began in the 1970s as an experimental city and urban laboratory, Arcosanti continues its mission today by proposing an alternative to urban sprawl. Arcosanti seeks to give the urban system a boundary, keeping the natural countryside in close proximity to its urban dwellers. Located in the high desert of Arizona, just 70 miles north of Phoenix, Arcosanti will house 5,000 residents and will occupy only 25 acres of a 4060-acre land preserve when complete.

03:37

The View from Madison Street (Steve James)
African-Americans from this largely forgotten stretch of inner-city Chicago speak out about race, class and how neither of the then-presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, was addressing the issues of poverty that plague their community.

03:22

Death's Chaplain (Steve James)
For 15 years, Carroll Pickett ministered to 95 inmates in the final moments of their lives on Death Row in a Texas penitentiary. He watched as Billy Wayne White helped with his own execution.

03:17

I Remain The Same (Kiki Allgeier&Joanna Chejade-Bloom)
Using a prosthetic limb, a young Chechen runner participates in New York's 5-kilometer race of Hope and Possibility, in this story of triumph over adversity.

03:13

The R.O.M.E.O.S - Ep.1 (Katy Chevigny)
ROMEO is an acronym for 'Retired Old Men Eating Out' and features an informal club of retired lawyers, writers and intellectuals who meet every week at a classic New York diner. It is a long lunch to talk about anything and everything; telling old jokes, making fun of each other, complaining about politics. This is what the conversation would be like if the guys from 'Diner' hung out 50 years after the movie.

03:09

Return Ticket From Baghdad (Chris Wiltsee)
Randy is an 18 year-old kid who decided to escape the mean streets of Oakland by joining the Marines. Just a few months later, Randy finds himself on deployment in Iraq. We catch up with him back in Oakland and attempting to pick up the pieces of his life.

01:25

Travel Bytes: San Diego, California - Laugh
Comedian Kevin Flynn travels to San Diego, California. Here are some funny outtakes.

03:16

Animals in Showbiz (Jeremy Redleaf)
Watch Petal the Dog, Amelia the Monkey, & Lulu the Collie pound the Hollywood pavement in search of their big break and the biscuit that comes with it. Explore the wacky world of showbiz pets and the colorful people helping them reach for the stars.

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