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Brother

A filmmaker's intimate phone calls with her brother explore his fragile recovery from opioid addiction.
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Be Heard: I Am Who I Say I Am

This documentary series captures three personal stories about navigating gender identity.
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WINN

Pamela Winn fights to end the shackling of incarcerated pregnant people in Georgia.
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Last Call Baking

Birmingham native Chanah Willis shares delicious works of art through Last Call Baking Co.
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Cartoon Academy: Welcome to the Ocean Floor

Joe Wos teaches the importance of depth and dimension by drawing ocean animals.
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Miss Chelove

Artist MISS CHELOVE shares stories from her life growing up in the D.C. punk scene.
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Monograph: Guadelupe Robinson

After 40 years at the potter’s wheel, Guadalupe Lanning Robinson still finds excitement and discovery in her craft. Based in Huntsville, AL since 1985, working with clay has kept her tied to her Me...
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The Funeral Band

A new member of a dysfunctional brass band learns all about his unique community.
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Plum Town

A young land developer returns home to the family plum orchard in the Chinese countryside.
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New Beginnings

Sofia bonds with her Italian grandmother by sharing stories and making biscotti.
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Stories from St. Metz

An eccentric upbringing shapes brothers' life lessons about hard work, humor and family.
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DC's Shoe: The Origin of New Balance in Washington DC

A visual history of the New Balance shoe culture in Washington, DC.
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Lucky Fish

Two Asian-American teens meet in a Chinese restaurant's bathroom during family dinner.
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Lucie and Annie

Lucie and Annie discuss the history of their LGBTQ+ activism in Maine.
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Under G-D

Jewish community members challenge the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Kumu Niu

"Niu Now" revives coconut culture in O'ahu, spreading Indigenous wisdom of "aloha 'āina."
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A Little Off the Top

An animated documentary where three black barbers provide words of wisdom to a teen customer.
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Box: The Impossible Puzzle

A simple box with an unusual locking mechanism challenges guests who attempt to solve it.
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Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go

A comedic self-portrait delving into climate psychology and coping with climate anxiety.
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Folk Frontera

Fronteriza women navigate dual cultures while living in the Chihuahuan Desert.
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Bertie the Brilliant

While raising money for a magic show ticket, a boy faces a tough choice when his grandma loses her job.
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Two Bears

Veteran janitor fights to prove himself as a warrior and a dependable family man.
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Dream Carriers

A college-bound Chicana tells the story of the migration of monarch butterflies.
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