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Choices + The Good Mother of Agangoh
When Ramona Johnson speaks to students about gun violence and the importance of choices, she hopes they listen and take what...
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New Visions - Experimental Shorts
Short films from filmmakers who dare to throw the traditional concepts of narrative film and documentary out the window to forge a new cinematic language.
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The Ties that Bind - Shorts about Familial Relations
Our families shape who we become - for better or worse. In these seven shorts from six different nations, catch a glimpse at how...
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The Power of Childrens - Shorts
Kids can do some pretty remarkable things and demonstrate an incredible sense of self and the ability to overcome adversity...
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Max moves into town and promptly finds a job as a real estate agent. Helen, the owner of the agency, and her husband Jim have been...
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Roming, Jirí Vejdelek’s hilarious new film, traces the madcap misadventures of three Roma men as they journey in a broken truck...
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Siblings, Helena and Sebastian try to navigate the minefield of adolescence while caring for their cancer-stricken mother...
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Not necessarily thrillers in the traditional sense, but each of these films from 6 different nations pack a bit of a whallop and leave you...
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After nearly two decades of brutal civil war, Liberia is a nation ready for change. On January 16th 2006, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...
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After the Fall documents two American journalists’ trip to (and unexpected expulsion from) Vietnam to cover the 30th...
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After the fall of Baghdad in 2003, a young film student, Muthana Mohmed, stands in the rubble of the city's film school and explains...
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The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
Shot in the summer and fall of 2006 in the Eastern war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo, this feature-length documentary...
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High above the commerce and crowds of Hong Kong winds Magazine Gap Road, a secluded enclave of wealth and privilege. Samantha is...
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A collection of short films from five different nations to bring a smile to your face and a tickle to your funny bone.
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In the heat of the 2004 election race, actor Dan Butler – best known as Bulldog on the TV sitcom “Frasier” – begins production...
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On the corner of 155th and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Harlem lies Rucker Park. By appearances, the concrete pavement...
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Love Lost and Found - Romance Shorts
According to 1980s pop music, love either lifts us up where we belong, or it bites. These seven shorts from five nations pretty much run that gamut...
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In Fairbanks, Alaska, Truman Korovin drives a cab he calls Bessie for a dispatcher he calls Blowjob. His sarcasm, witty barbs...
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