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SLOT A
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The First Code
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Documentary, Feature
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Country
Ukraine
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Director
Arthur Lerman
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Duration
90 min
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Synopsis
The story of the creation of the Ukrainian IT industry, which rose from the ruins of the Cold War to become part of the global future and a guarantee of Ukraine's cyber security in wartime.
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MEIN BALLEN by Supercasanova
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Category
Music Video, Animation, Experimental
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Country
USA
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Director
David Byron Kelley
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Duration
5 min
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Synopsis
Music video story of a farm horse that wants to go to dancing at the city night club in 1960's Paris.
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Intermission
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Trailer unavailableInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Student Film
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Country
USA
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Director
Gavin Grant
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Duration
5 min
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Synopsis
Intermission is a compilation of renowned surfers taking a break from their day-to-day lives to catch the best waves. Featuring Crosby Colapinto, Jett Schilling, Ian Crane, Cannon Carr, Taj Lindblad, Dane Matson, and many more!
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SLOT B
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Climbing into Life
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Documentary, Feature
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Country
USA
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Director
Melissa J Davey
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Duration
52 min
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Synopsis
Dierdre Wolownick is the oldest woman to ascend El Capitan in Yosemite. Never an athlete, she excelled in languages, art, music and other intellectual pursuits.
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The Victims of Sundarbans
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Trailer unavailableInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Doc
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Country
India
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Director
Dilip Ghosh
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Duration
28 min
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Synopsis
Sundarbans the largest mangrove forest in the world where there are tiger victim families which include the widowed women along with their children, their atrocities, their livelihood, their survival in the midst of the forest.
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Fresh Cut
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Category
Short Film
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Country
USA
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Director
Maxie Rockymore
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Duration
20 min
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Synopsis
A day in the life of Buzz, trying to make a fresh start in his stepfather, Top's barbershop.
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SLOT C
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We Rise
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Category
Feature Film, Documentary
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Country
USA
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Director
Michael A Afendakis
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Duration
64 min
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Synopsis
Driven to the cause of social justice, the rising stars of a Silicon Valley high school mock trial team navigate the defense & prosecution positions of a murder case while sharing their personal challenges & long fought-for victories that have molded them into the resilient young adults they have now become.
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An Extraordinary Place
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Documentary
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Country
USA
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Director
Tom Bell
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Duration
34 min
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Synopsis
For anyone who yearns for a human connection to music, this is the story of a quirky radio station in Maine and its eccentric DJs. The 33-minute documentary showcases the people behind the microphone, taking the audience into the heart of the station and its community-first ethos.
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300 Days of Sun
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Category
Student Film
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Country
USA
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Director
Francisco de la Calle
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Duration
15 min
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Synopsis
David, a foreign professor, struggles with the language barrier and wishes he had the courage to organize a study session in the library. Feeling isolated and invisible, he observes campus life from the sidelines.
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SLOT D
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Alameda - Here is Anywhere
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Category
Feature Film, Supernatural
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Country
USA
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Director
Patti Cary
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Duration
63 min
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Synopsis
When a recently retired science teacher, Patty May, witnesses something she can’t explain, she makes it her mission to solve the mystery of Rusty, a man suddenly gone missing, and Scout, the sweet dog he left behind.
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Through the Modern Looking Glass
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Film
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Country
USA
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Director
Tanya Chuturkova, Kim Wang
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Duration
26 min
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Synopsis
Depression is often hidden behind a smile. Through the Modern Looking Glass explores the different forms and causes of depression and how those feelings can be exacerbated by social media.
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My Digital Truth
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Doc, Experimental, animation
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Country
UK
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Director
Swen Werner
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Duration
9 min
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Synopsis
A banker in present day London on a quest for knowledge, battling illness, and forming an eerie alliance with ChatAI, blurring the lines between reality and the digital world.
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SLOT E
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And The Balls Roll On...
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Category
Documentary, Feature
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Country
USA
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Director
Thaddeus O. Cooper, Kevin B Kreitman
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Duration
93 min
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Synopsis
This is the story of Skee-Ball—a unique game, patented in 1908 by a long forgotten inventor living in Vineland NJ: Joseph Fourestier Simpson.
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Primal Alchemy: Cooking What Nature Provides
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Trailer unavailableInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Doc , web new media
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Country
USA
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Director
Mia Moraes
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Duration
12 min
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Synopsis
Primal Alchemy Catering highlights the business profile of a sustainable business through green renewable practices and partnerships, and pushes it to be a standard amongst not just the food handling industry, but all industries.
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The Future Soon
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Category
Horror / Sci-Fi Music
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Country
USA
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Director
Douglas DeVore
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Duration
5 min
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Synopsis
A young boy tries to win over his crush with a robot army and disastrous results.
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SLOT F
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Hercules Recycled 2.0
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Trailer unavailableInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Experimental, Feature
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Country
USA
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Director
Don Moriarty, Greg Alt
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Duration
79 min
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Synopsis
Hercules Recycled 2.0 is an insane, redubbed hybrid comedy/adventure set in a future where the power’s run out and the world has collapsed into primal chaos.
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The Salmon People's Struggle to Survive
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Documentary
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Country
USA
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Director
Chris McGann
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Duration
25 min
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Synopsis
Salmon have always been central to the physical and spiritual lives of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. Though the people and the fish have been pushed to the brink – they continue to rely on one another to survive.
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What If
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
USA
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Country
USA
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Director
Astrid Taffarello
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Duration
5 min
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Synopsis
How do actions define a life? On the day of an important interview, Claire is faced with a key decision. As she progresses through her journey, she meets new friends and obstacles.
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SLOT G
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I cross the sea with you
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Category
Travel Documentary, Feature
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Country
USA
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Director
Kary Hyunjeong Rho
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Duration
110 min
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Synopsis
In the midst of a global pandemic, the world found solace and connection through the digital realm, and unexpected friendships blossomed. Among these connections were the members of the Korean indie band ByeByeSea
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YOU ARE SPECIAL
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Film
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Country
Ukraine
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Director
Ilya Noyabrev
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Duration
17 min
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Synopsis
A little boy, fascinated by the legend that the white keys on the old Steinway piano, which "lives" in his parents' house, are made of elephant tusks, dreams every night of meeting the gray giants one day and never being separated from them…
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Dadfest
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Category
Short Film
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Country
USA
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Director
Chris Game
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Duration
17 min
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Synopsis
The long-simmering tension between two sisters comes to a boil during a chaotic road trip to fulfill their father’s last wish.
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SLOT H
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The Skids ReVolution
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Documentary
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Country
UK
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Director
Laura Graham, Colin J Graham
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Duration
76 min
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Synopsis
Icons but short lives Scottish Punk band the Skids burned bright when they hit the scene in the 1970s forty years later they are back and and they are still anrgy at a World on Fire.
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Generation CII
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Category
Student Film
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Country
USA
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Director
Yanni Andrew Caparis
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Duration
23 min
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Synopsis
A display of how the integration of Smartphones, Social Media, and the Internet has created social disconnection across all generations in the 2020’s.
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The Dolphin Dilemma
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Documentary, Student Film
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Country
USA
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Director
Olivia Andrus-Drennan
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Duration
18 min
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Synopsis
Imagine, waking up being covered in third-degree burns, that's what it's like for the Burrunan dolphins in Australia. But why is this happening?
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SLOT I
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The Heart of Access
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Trailer unavailableInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Doc
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Country
USA
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Director
ShakaJamal
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Duration
26 min
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Synopsis
In The Heart of Access, frontline community workers, public health staff, and leaders speak about their collaborative efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco’s historically marginalized communities
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Musical Moments
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Travel Documentary
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Country
USA
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Director
Erik Dreng Jacobsen
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Duration
20 min
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Synopsis
I spent forty years in the recording studio as a song publisher and record producer. Before that, I played five-string banjo in a small bluegrass group.
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The HoodTrophy Bino Story: Breaking the Generational Curse
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
New Media / Web Series
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Country
USA
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Director
Sam "Gebar" Gebremiche
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Duration
20 min
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Synopsis
*Adult Content* *Nudity* *Explicit Language* *Sexual Content*
Dive into the captivating narrative of HoodTrophy Bino - a California hip-hop artist from the projects of South Central and Palmdale, discovered by Soulja Boy in jail, and destined to overcome the generational curse of poverty and incarceration plaguing all of the males in his immediate and extended family.
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SLOT J
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Artistry & Innovation: Reimagining the Nutcracker
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Trailer unavailableInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Documentary
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Country
USA
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Director
Smithy Sipes
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Duration
48 min
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Synopsis
Documentary of the creation of a new production of the Nutcracker for the Orlando Ballet's 50th Season.
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Baron Munchausen (Karl)
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TrailerInterview, Q&A unavailable
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Category
Short Film
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Country
Ukraine
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Director
Ilya Noyabrev
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Duration
20 min
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Synopsis
Eternal love or eternal life? This difficult choice is facing a brilliant actor. His life in the gray real world and the life of the world of fantasies are so closely intertwined that bright pictures of visions in his imagination layered on each other
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SLOT K
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Besieged
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Category
Feature drama, Action, Thriller
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Country
Mexico
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Director
Lucero González Pasarán
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Duration
95 min
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Synopsis
Elías, Christie, and Daniel, foreign master's students, are forced to flee as the city they were in falls victim to a coup d'état. They plan to escape through the mountains to evade the new government.
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