The 15 Contenders for Best Documentary Feature. The List will be widdled to 5 by nomination time.

The Beaches of Agnes, Agnes Varda: An autobiographical documentary (Les Plages d'Agnès) about and directed by the french director Anges Varda.
Burma VJ, Anders Ostergaard: Out of Denmark, this film tells the story of Burmese protest in 2007 by thousands of Monks.
The Cove, Louie Psihoyos: This highly publicised activist documentary tells the story of secret dolphin killings in Japan.

Facing Ali Pete McCormack: George Foreman, Joe Frazier, and 8 other boxing rivals pay homage on film to Mohammad Ali.
Food, Inc. Robert Kenner: Exploratory film about the corporatization of the food industry and the attempt to create affordable food for the consumer

Garbage Dreams Mai Iskander: A story of three teen boys who live in a garbage village on the outskirts of Cairo where they people of the town make money pre-conservation movement recycling the trash they collect.
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders Mark N. Hopkins: Four aid workers with the organization

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith: Ellsberg released pentagon papers that lead to the end of the Vietnam war and Nixon's presidency. Declared the most dangerous man in America by Nixon's security adviser, the film explores his act of truth telling and the role it had in America.

Sergio Greg Barker: A film about the life of Sergio Vieira de Mello, a Brazialian UN diplomat and humanitarian who died alongside members of his staff in Baghdad in 2003.

Under Our Skin Andy Abrahams Wilson: A personal expose about Lyme Disease and an accusation about the way it's danger is being covered up by the health system and a warning of a large epidemic.

Which Way Home Rebecca Cammisa: A documentary about unaccompanied children from Honduras and El Salvador who are traveling through Mexico to immigrate illegally into the United States.
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