The Smart Show

Taking A Chance On God chronicles the extraordinary life and legacy of 85 year old John McNeill, gay Catholic priest, founder of the LGBT spiritual movement, and pioneering voice of gay liberation. Refusing to betray his own conscience, McNeill stood up to the man who became Pope Benedict XVI and would not be silenced. The Film depicts McNeill's remarkable journey: growing up in Buffalo, escaping death as a POW in Nazi Germany, falling in love with his husband, writing groundbreaking books, coming out on national television, calling for compassion and justice during the AIDS crisis, and celebrating the unique spiritual gifts of LGBT people. Theologians, journalists, activists, and LGBT religious figures, including openly gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, movingly testify to McNeill's influence and importance.

Smart investors know how to really make money, you go where no one else is looking. Today that place is Africa. Stock exchanges, bonds, mutual funds, and more, all on a continent assumed to be an investment wasteland. Look again. These frontier markets are posting high growth rates and astonishing returns. Africa Investment Horizons, by award-winning producer Carol Pineau, follows the money.

This film is an examination of the life and poetry of the black feminist poet and social voice of Natasha Ria El-Scari. Presented in an 'abstractumentary' or abstract-documentary style, the director juxtaposes intimate interviews, dramatic performances, and archival footage to examine El-Scari's work in context of the African American struggle.

At age 50, after a 23-year marriage to a man, Jan sets out on a journey to discover what it means to be lesbian.

During the height of political tensions in 1960s Berlin, a little girl was peacefully transferred from East to West Berlin by her family's effort and love. However, after negotiations between the Red Cross and the East German government resulting in her release, her transportation was nearly erased from popular historical record, questioning what we choose to forget and what we remember.