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This week the documentary Audience of One premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival. Michael Jacobs' documentary follows Pentecostal Pastor Richard Gazowsky as he attempts to make an epic science-fiction film after he receives a message from God.

Canadian sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie is about a small Muslim community smack in the middle of the Canadian prairie. Show creator Zarqa Nawaz, and actor Zaib Shaikh, who plays a young imam fresh from the big city, talk to Farai Chideya about their surprise success and what it means to be Canadian, Muslim and at the top of the ratings.

Letting kids dip maggots into paint may sound merely disgusting — but there's an entomologist from U.C.-Davis who calls it art. Rebecca O'Flaherty is using the maggot art to teach respect for a larva most people associate with road-kill. Under her guidance, students dip maggots in water-based paint.

As a director, Robert DeNiro enjoys helping fellow actors develop the characters they're playing. DeNiro's latest directing efforts include The Good Shepherd, a new movie about secrets and idealism during the Cold War.

Mamie Smith was the first black artist to record a blues song: 1920's "Crazy Blues." The recording opened the door for a brand new market known from the 1920s to the 1940s as "race records."

Film critic John Powers reviews a new 50-movie DVD collection, Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films. Titles include The Seventh Seal, Pandora's Box, The 400 Blows and The Lady Vanishes.

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar made his breakthrough comedy, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, almost two decades ago. His latest film, Volver, is also about women -- and though they're not nervous or breaking down, they're definitely having a rough couple of weeks.

Milo Miles talks about the music of Brazilian singer, songwriter, and bandleader Marisa Monte. Monte produces her own records, organizes bands and shapes every aspect of her career. She released a pair of albums earlier this year, Universo ao Meu Redor, and Infinito Particular.

Melissa Block talks with Penelope Cruz about her new film, Volver. Directed by Pedro Almodovar, the film's title means "to return." It is inspired by the filmmaker's childhood in La Mancha, Spain.

Helen Mirren introduced the character of British police inspector Jane Tennison in the first Prime Suspect miniseries, imported by PBS 14 years ago. This weekend and next, the PBS anthology series Masterpiece Theatre presents the last entry: Prime Suspect: The Final Act.