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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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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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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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Be Heard: I Am Who I Say I Am
This documentary series captures three personal stories about navigating gender identity.
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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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Dream Carriers
A college-bound Chicana tells the story of the migration of monarch butterflies.
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Kumu Niu
"Niu Now" revives coconut culture in O'ahu, spreading Indigenous wisdom of "aloha 'āina."
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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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Miss Chelove
Artist MISS CHELOVE shares stories from her life growing up in the D.C. punk scene.
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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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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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Under G-D
Jewish community members challenge the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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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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Plum Town
A young land developer returns home to the family plum orchard in the Chinese countryside.
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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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Lucky Fish
Two Asian-American teens meet in a Chinese restaurant's bathroom during family dinner.
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Two Bears
Veteran janitor fights to prove himself as a warrior and a dependable family man.
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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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Lucie and Annie
Lucie and Annie discuss the history of their LGBTQ+ activism in Maine.
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Folk Frontera
Fronteriza women navigate dual cultures while living in the Chihuahuan Desert.
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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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WINN
Pamela Winn fights to end the shackling of incarcerated pregnant people in Georgia.
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