Considered one of the finest educational institutions in the world, Stanford University has also produced some of the best documentary filmmakers in the country. This program highlights just a small selection of outstanding works by Stanford alums including Charlotte Lagarde, Johnny Symons and Kevin Gordon, whose Dreams Awake (codirected with Rebekah Meredith) received the 2010 Student Academy Award. TRT: 67 min

Shaving the Castro
Johnny Symons (1997)
Louie's Barber Shop has seen a radical shift in the neighborhood since opening its doors on Castro Street in 1947. (4 min)

Tightly Knit
Jenni Nelson (2010)
Three passionate characters reveal the quirky and enchanting world of the contemporary knitting community. (4 min)

Dreams Awake
Kevin Gordon, Rebekah Meredith (2010)
This portrait of an immigrant worker who discovers his artistic and political voice in the U.S. received the 2010 Student Academy Award. (7 min)

Still Revolutionaries
Sienna McLean LoGreco (1997)
Former Black Panthers Madalynn Rucker and Katherine Campbell reflect candidly on their experiences with the party. (15 min)

An Architect’s Vision
Mina T. Son (2010)
The relationship between sight and architecture is explored through the world of Chris Downey, an architect who is blind. (6 min)

Zeuf
Charlotte Lagarde (1996)
This defiant documentary challenges the cultural norms associated with breast cancer while offering a strong and beautiful image of life. (4 min)

Kept
Ryan Malloy (2010)
The cluttered environments and complicated lives of three anonymous hoarders, whose possessions interfere with their daily lives, are explored in this revealing documentary. (6 min)

Without Country (Sin País)
Theodore Rigby (2010)
After deportation separates the tightly-knit Mejia family, the complexities of their new reality—parents without their children, and children without their parents—are explored in this thoughtful film. (20 min)