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Before He Starts
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Before He Starts

After encountering a number of political incidents in China since 1950s, Chinese artist Zhang Hongtu reveals his life experience that inspired his art. A film by Xin Fang.

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Vanishing Louisiana
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Vanishing Louisiana

What's it like to live in a place that cannot be saved? In the southern parishes of Louisiana, the state has deemed certain populated lands to be already "lost", leaving residents to the fate of rising seas and rapidly subsiding coasts. A film by Adam Chitayat.

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Friday
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Friday

Friday is a short documentary that explores the community within and history of a mosque and religious space in New York that is known as the "bedrock of Brooklyn". A film by Aisha Amin.

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The Man is the Music
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The Man is the Music

Prolific artist, musician and lover of Mother Earth, Lonnie Holley treasures the discarded. Nurturing the neglected, he finds healing in the transformative power of art. A film by Maris Curran.

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Swan Song of the Skunk Ape
Documentary, Mystery Mike Ambs Documentary, Mystery Mike Ambs

Swan Song of the Skunk Ape

The story of South Florida's strangest bipedal resident, as told by the rare few who claim they've encountered the creature. A man-hunter, cryptozoologist, indigenous conservationist, and erotic photographer, paint a portrait of a people and place as endangered as the beast itself. A film by Brad Abrahams.

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The Bullet
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The Bullet

A portrait of David "The Bullet" Smith Jr., the world's greatest working human cannonball. Set against the backdrop of classic nostalgia and Americana, the film provides a glimpse into the life and mindset of one of the world's great roadshow thrill acts on his last day of residency at the county fair. A film by Jordan Bahat.

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