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Tobacco Money Feeds My Family

While tobacco kills, for some it’s their livelihood. Why grow this killer crop? Cynthia Hill and Curtis Gaston explore this question in their film, Tobacco Money Feeds My Family. For

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Within, Within

Filmmaker Kiyoko McCrae retraces her mother and grandmother’s footsteps by returning to her hometown Tokyo and her grandmother’s hometown Kobe. By blending vignettes and stories of surviving family members with

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The Ties That Bind

Time magazine has proclaimed that America is at a “Transgender Tipping Point,” spotlighted by Bruce Jenner’s recent and very public transition into her new gender identity as Caitlin. But regardless

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BULL CITY TURNAROUND

When convicted felons and individuals that’s experienced real-life trauma in Durham, North Carolina address drugs, guns, crime, abuse, in the top 10 fastest growing cities in the United States, when

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Soul City

Soul City is a documentary short that tells the story of a group of civil rights activists and city slickers who attempt to build a multiracial utopia in the heart of

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OASIS in Atlanta

OASIS in Atlanta addresses the reasons Atlanta, GA did not experience the amount of racial unrest as in other Southern cities like Little Rock, AR; Birmingham, Al; and Augusta, GA.

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Always in Season

ALWAYS IN SEASON explores the lingering impact of more than a century of lynching African Americans and connects this form of historic racial terrorism to racial violence today. The film

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27 Months

Three Americans join the Peace Corps and set off to change the world. For 27 months Andy, Marcy and Kate try to help remote communities of Azerbaijan, Liberia and the

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ONE RIVER, ONE BOAT

ONE RIVER, ONE BOAT One River follows the activities of a coalition of 30 faith based organizations, the Charleston Area Justice Ministry, as they negotiate the difficulties of finding consensus

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