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As often happens with documentaries and the Oscars, the world's zeitgeist (of tenacious individual power doing battle with various corporate, governmental and other Goliaths) has found its way onto the 2012 shortlist. This year, many of the films unspool David stories that show the strength of a single person or group to effect real change against powerful odds. Here's a quick look at the 15 shortlisted films for feature documentary:

As often happens with documentaries and the Oscars, the world's zeitgeist (of tenacious individual power doing battle with various corporate, governmental and other Goliaths) has found its way onto the 2012 shortlist. This year, many of the films unspool David stories that show the strength of a single person or group to effect real change against powerful odds. Here's a quick look at the 15 shortlisted films for feature documentary:

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