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The Ruben Salazar Project, a PBS documentary currently in production, is a thorough and independent investigation of the life and death of Ruben Salazar, a prominent Civil Rights-era journalist.

The film offers insights and answers about one of the most bizarre, disturbing and controversial fatal shootings of the mid-20th century.

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Encounter USA Fellows
Latinos '08, a one-hour PBS documentary, examines these new Americans through the prism of the 2008 presidential election.

In investigating an important part of a historic presidential election, Latinos '08 features interviews with a wide range of prominent Latinos and sheds light on an increasingly significant part of our American future.

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BROWN IS THE NEW GREEN
Fast-paced, fun, and smart, Brown is the New Green updates our understanding of America and those who will inherit it.

Brown is the New Green examines how media and marketers are shaping the contemporary Latino identity and focuses on George Lopez, an icon and advocate for Latinos’ move into the mainstream.

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Los Angeles Now
Los Angeles Now is an artful evocation and investigation of America’s second largest city as it comes of age and wrestles with its history and its future.

The film chronicles the cultural and intellectual activity during a moment of profound transition in one of the most influential places in the world.

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MIXED FEELINGS
Mixed Feelings:
San Diego/Tijuana

is a documentary
about the San Diego-
Tijuana region and
its inevitable
transnational future.

Conversations with scholars, planners and architects from both cities open a window into an unprecedented dialogue now occurring on the U.S./Mexican border.

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RANCHO VILLA AND OTHER STORIES
Personal stories of men and women —all now deceased— who witnessed or participated in the Mexican Revolution.

These oral histories, conducted throughout Mexico and the southwestern U.S. from 1986 to 1994, flow seamlessly between historical incidents and the legends associated with the deeds of Villa and his La Division del Norte.

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MANUEL OCAMPO GOD IS MY COPILOT
A documentary about identity politics in the contemporary art world, Manuel Ocampo: God is My Copilot offers a rare view of how multiculturalism is bought and sold among the art world's elite.

The film follows the young artist as he tries to transcend the identity box he has painted himself into.

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Encounter USA Fellows
In an effort to share artists' work around the globe, City Projects has teamed up with United States Artists (USA) to bring you the Encounter video series.

These videos provide a glimpse into the creative process by profiling artists and their work in the U.S. Videos are up now and more will be released throughout the year.

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My City Now
My City Now is a media literacy program coming to; Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix , San Antonio, San Diego, and San Francisco this Fall.

My City Now kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with the PBS broadcast of Los Angeles Now and The Future Filmmaker Contest.

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