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2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award WinnerHybridMonteith McCollumThe life story of Milford Beeghly: Iowa farmer, early developer of hybrid seed corn, husband, father, grandfather.Amazon2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesChildren UndergroundEdet BelzbergAmazonPromisesB.Z. GoldbergAmazonThe Mark of CainAlix LambertAmazonTrembling Before G-dSandi Simcha DubowskiAmazon

2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award WinnerLove and DianeJennifer DworkinDocumentary on a recovering crack addict and her troubled daughter as they navigate the obstacles of joblessness, parenthood, welfare, and public housing.Amazon2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesSpellboundJeffrey BlitzAmazonStone ReaderMark MoskowitzAmazonThe Trials of Henry KissingerEugene JareckiAmazon

2004 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award WinnerLost Boys of SudanMegan MylanLost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest ...Amazon2004 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesFlag WarsLinda Goode BryantAmazonMy ArchitectNathaniel KahnAmazonThe Same River TwiceRobb MossAmazon

2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award WinnerBorn Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light KidsZana BriskiTwo documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.Amazon2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesChisholm '72: Unbought & UnbossedShola LynchAmazonControl RoomJehane NoujaimAmazonFarmingvilleCarlos SandovalAmazon

2006 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award WinnerOccupation: DreamlandGarrett ScottIn January, 2004, in Al-Falluja, Iraq, a documentary film crew follows an infantry squad of the 82nd Airborne, US Army. Cameras accompany the squad of seven on day and night patrols, as ...Amazon2006 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesOur Brand Is CrisisRachel BoyntonAmazonRománticoMark BeckerAmazonTwelve Disciples of Nelson MandelaThomas Allen HarrisAmazon

2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award WinnerP.O.V.Adele HornePOV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 300 of the best, boldest and most...Amazon2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesKurt Cobain About a SonAJ SchnackAmazonThe Chances of the World ChangingEric Daniel MetzgarAmazon

2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award WinnerThe UnforeseenLaura DunnA documentary about the development around Barton Springs in Austin, Texas, and the environment's unexpected response to human interference.Amazon2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesHelveticaGary HustwitAmazonRunning StumbledJohn MaringouinAmazon

2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award WinnerThe Order of MythsMargaret BrownIn 2007 Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras is celebrated... and complicated. Following a cast of characters, parades, and parties across an enduring color line, we see that beneath the surface of pageantry lies something else altogether.Amazon2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesAnvil: The Story of AnvilSacha GervasiAmazonLootDarius MarderAmazon

2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award Winner45365Bill Ross IV45365 explores the congruities of daily life in an American town. From the patrol car to the courtroom, the playground to the nursing home, the parade to the prayer service, it explores ...Amazon2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesBeetle Queen Conquers TokyoJessica OreckAmazonThe GeneralNatalia AlmadaAmazon

2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award WinnerMarwencolJeff MalmbergAfter a vicious attack leaves him brain-damaged and broke, Mark Hogancamp seeks recovery in "Marwencol", a 1/6th scale World War II-era town he creates in his backyard.Amazon2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award NomineesSummer PastureLynn TrueAmazonSweetgrassIlisa BarbashAmazon