2005年获得学院奖年度最佳纪录片提名 同时获得了4个不同影展的奖项，被华盛顿时报誉为自1993年以来继《The War Room》之后的最佳美国政治纪录片。 纪录片导演Marshall Curry的处女作，以纽约市Newark地区的市长竞选为题材，跟踪拍摄了2002年Cory Booker与连任16年的老市长Sharpe James之间，为了选票而各自进行的努力，James利用职权，用各种不光彩的手段破坏Booker的竞选努力，从中体现出了美国民主竞选的不健全，同时也提到了黑人的种族歧视问题，及各类社会问题。 This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey in which the Cory Booker attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.

Baltimore native Matthew VanDyke’s lifelong dream was to make an adventure film. So in 2007, he embarks on a “crash course in manhood,” a solo journey across North Africa and the Middle East with only his video camera and a motorbike. But travelling through the Libyan Desert puts an unexpected twist on his plans, as he joins forces with the rebels to oust Moammar Gadhafi. He’s soon captured and placed in solitary confinement for six months—not an easy situation for a young, middle-class man who’s struggled all his life with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Oscar-nominated director Marshall Curry finds a gripping entry into VanDyke’s perspective. Not afraid to ask hard questions, Curry uncovers a compelling and intriguing story of a boy who went searching to become a man and ended up a freedom fighter. Kathleen Mullen