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Now & Then: From Frosh to Seniors
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NOW & THEN is a four-year journey through the American rite of passage known as college. This feature-length documentary follows ten undergraduates at Stanford University from move-in .. show full overview
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No Hair Day
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Three breast cancer survivors discuss their fight against breast cancer and the emotional and physical stages of the disease.
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Short Stories
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Documents the trials and triumphs of three families in which some or all of the members are dwarfs.
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Born in the USA
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Three out of every four Americans becomes a parent, yet most of us have never really considered what having a "normal" birth means. How much technology is appropriate for most women? Is .. show full overview
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Girl Gone Bad
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A gripping documentary about the extraordinary world of biker women, an amazing group few of us know anything about. An intimate wild ride with hard-core biker Dusty, a native-born .. show full overview
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Passing Through / Graham's Diner
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Passing Through follows Nathan Adolfson—a.k.a. Chai Chee Man, his Korean birth name—as he searches for his identity between two worlds. In the comic drama Graham's Diner, a workaholic .. show full overview
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The Return of Navajo Boy
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The Return of Navajo Boy is a documentary film produced by Jeff Spitz and Bennie Klain about the Cly family, Navajo who live on their reservation. Through them, the film explores several .. show full overview
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Music in Their Bones
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The program explores the mountain music of Sand Mountain in rural Alabama. This music tradition is woven into the simple lives of the southerners, proud people who live their music and rely on it to tell the stories of their lives.
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In Harm's Way / Carved From the Heart
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In Harm's Way is an experimental film exploring how the experiences of adulthood both defy and reinforce the lessons of childhood. In Carved from the Heart, a Tsimshian carver turns personal grief into a community art project.
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A Wok in Progress
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This video journal chronicles the intertwined stories of Paul Kwan, a Chinese filmmaker and gourmand who came to the United States from Vietnam 25 years ago, and his sister Diana, a .. show full overview

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