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NASHVILLE’S SOUL

One man’s journey to discover his stolen history and the soundtrack of a city’s lost soul. This documentary feature film captures a young Black man’s journey to discover his history

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Socks on Fire

When the matriarch of a large Southern family passed without a written will, Bo McGuire returns home to Hokes Bluff, Alabama, to document the mounting standoff. A poet composes a

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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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Chocolate Kingdom

The story of the Ecuadorian plant scientist who may hold the key to preserving chocolate. In 1965, Ecuadorian researcher Homero Castro developed a new cacao hybrid, CCN-51, in an effort

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These Kids This City

These Kids This City is a film about the young people of Liberty City Miami and its infamous bike culture, showcased on its unofficial Martin Luther King Day holiday; where

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MADIE SUE

This is the story of the filmmaker’s grandmother, Mrs. Madie Stanley. She was born in 1939 in Greenville, North Carolina, and was the first and only child of her mother

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Southern Doc fest

The South has stories to tell

October 10, 2026 | Durham, NC

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