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A BOLT AT A TIME
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A BOLT AT A TIME
Directed by Dwight Chalmers
A tender and nostalgic exploration of times gone by.
Short Films
A LINE BIRDS CANNOT SEE
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A LINE BIRDS CANNOT SEE
Directed by Amy Bench
A young woman recounts her harrowing saga in the U.S. while fleeing a violent home life in Guatemala.
Short Films
ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY
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ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY
Directed by Michal Pietrzyk
Desmond becomes the Big Chief of his tribe of Mardi Gras Indians in this sumptuous study of a…
US Features
CHANGING THE GAME
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CHANGING THE GAME
Directed by Michael Barnett
Transgender high school athletes from across the country challenge the boundaries and perceptions of fairness and discrimination.
Short Films
CODE RUTH
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CODE RUTH
Directed by Caroline Voagen Nelson
A true love story about a Morse code instructor finding her path and family during WWII.
Short Films
DEPARTING GESTURE
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DEPARTING GESTURE
Directed by Brian Bolster, Jonathan Napolitano
With ultimate compassion, one Mississippi funeral director cremates and buries those who were rejected by their family.
Southern Features
ERNIE & JOE: CRISIS COPS
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ERNIE & JOE: CRISIS COPS
Directed by Jenifer McShane
Two San Antonio police officers challenge long-held police practices for dealing with the mentally ill.
Galas & Centerpieces
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Southern Features
OPENING NIGHT GALA: FLANNERY
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OPENING NIGHT GALA: FLANNERY
Directed by Elizabeth Coffman, Mark Bosco
Ground-breaking iconoclast and jewel of the American South, Flannery O’Connor is given a loving tribute in this biographical…
Southern Features
GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH
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GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH
Directed by David Charles Rodrigues
In response to anti-LGBTQ laws and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus tours the…
Southern Features
JADDOLAND
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JADDOLAND
Directed by Nadia Shihab
A young filmmaker returns to her mother’s dazzling artistic haven to explore three generations of their Iraqi family…
Southern Features
MEN & WOMEN OF DISTINCTION: GOVERNOR MIKE BEEBE
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MEN & WOMEN OF DISTINCTION: GOVERNOR MIKE BEEBE
Directed by Kathryn Francis Tucker
This profile of the commendable public service of former Governor Mike Beebe charts his efforts to create lasting…
Southern Features
MOSSVILLE: WHEN GREAT TREES FALL
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MOSSVILLE: WHEN GREAT TREES FALL
Directed by Alexander John Glustrom
The inhabitants of Mossville, once a thriving, historically black community, have all been uprooted, except for one mighty…
Southern Features
PAHOKEE
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PAHOKEE
Directed by Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan
Four teens face heartbreak and celebrate in the rituals of an extraordinary senior year in a small agricultural…
Galas & Centerpieces
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Southern Features
CLOSING NIGHT GALA: QUEST OF THE MUSCLE NERD
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CLOSING NIGHT GALA: QUEST OF THE MUSCLE NERD
Directed by Jared Young, Matthew Young
Follow Jerry Peacock as he makes his dream to host a cosplay bodybuilding competition at Dragon Con a…
Short Films
QUILT FEVER
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QUILT FEVER
Directed by Olivia Loomis Merrion
Paducah, Kentucky's annual Quilt Week is home to what is known as the Academy Awards of quilting.
Southern Features
RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS
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RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS
Directed by Janice Engel
Few journalists have left a legacy so profound and sharply funny as Texas' Molly Ivins, whose acerbic insights…
Southern Features
SEADRIFT
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SEADRIFT
Directed by Tim Tsai
A Gulf Coast community is haunted by racist tensions from 40 years ago, when a Vietnamese refugee shot…
Southern Features
STATE OF THE ART
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STATE OF THE ART
Directed by Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud
Here are the stories of seven of the artists from the groundbreaking exhibit at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville,…
Short Films
THE BURLEY FARMER
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THE BURLEY FARMER
Directed by Marc Havener
The toil and trouble of one family's burley tobacco harvest rests in the hands of a single government…
Short Films
THE DUCK QUEEN OF PLAQUIMINE
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THE DUCK QUEEN OF PLAQUIMINE
Directed by Dominic Gill
Head out into the water with the spirited Duck Queen who disagrees with the use of levees on…
Short Films
TUTWILER
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TUTWILER
Directed by Elaine McMillion Sheldon
In one of America's most notorious prisons, female inmates fight for reform and continue to give birth at…
Southern Features
WELL GROOMED
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WELL GROOMED
Directed by Rebecca Stern
The creative and colorful world of competitive dog grooming is presented in this charming documentary that follows four…
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