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IN MEMORY OF HER

A young college student embarks on a journey to understand substance disorder through the lens of harm reduction after losing her mother to a heroin overdose. Through immense vulnerability, introspection,

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Hurricanes Sled Hockey

Granting access to a sport that most families with disabled children couldn’t fathom their kids playing, the Hurricanes Sled Hockey program does more than enrich the lives of countless families

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Childless by Choice

Childless by Choice: Love, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness explores the motivations and decision-making processes of couples who have chosen or are considering a “child-free life.” Filmmaker Laura Scott,

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SisterhoodShip

“Sisterhoodship” (working title; was previously LeAnne Rucker Has Cancer) chronicles the extraordinary journey of two sisters, photographer Christine Rucker, and her younger sister, LeAnne Rucker, as they navigate the challenging

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Silent Beauty

Silent Beauty is an experimental autobiographical exploration of one woman’s family history with child sexual abuse and a culture of silence. Silent Beauty is a personal documentary that follows Director

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Farmer/Veteran

Home from three combat tours in Iraq, Alex Sutton forges a new identity as a farmer, hatching chicks and raising goats on 43 acres in rural North Carolina. He dives

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The Hitmaker: Bernard Purdie

Inventor of the famous “Purdie Shuffle”, the most recorded drummer of all time, Bernard Purdie’s life and legacy is explored in this feature documentary as he continues to tour internationally

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Digging Them Up

This documentary is the story of Ward Sutton, a certified mortician and undertaker. Sutton has the ability and proper credentials to locate mostly unmarked graves, dig up the bodies, and

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Dependent (Working Title)

Caught in the policy crosshairs of the War on Drugs and the Pro-Life movement are women who become pregnant while struggling with substance abuse. This feature documentary explores the complex

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