Short of the Week

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    Documentary Mohammad Gorjestani

    Somewhere Higher

    Recreational cannabis users share how the herb has helped them process grief, be more creative, and engage more completely with their loved ones.

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    Documentary Runyararo Mapfumo

    What's in a Name

    A handful of Brits explore the challenges they’ve encountered with their non-Western names and celebrate how they express who they are.

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    Drama Kathy E. Mitrani

    Buzzkill

    A young girl desperately tries to fit in with a group of South Florida teenagers.

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    Comedy Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah & Araya Mengesha

    DEFUND

    During the long hot summer of 2020, twin siblings attempt to navigate their own, and each other’s, complex responses to both the lockdown and the fight for racial justice.

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    Drama Erica Eng

    Americanized

    Growing up in Oakland’s hip hop culture, a high school basketball player struggles to fit in – on and off the court.

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    Dramedy Jess Brunetto

    Sisters

    Hidden secrets cause tension when two estranged sisters are forced to confront each other while preparing for their ailing mother's death.

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    Documentary Jessie Zinn

    Drummies

    In a meditation on the meaning behind sports in a Post-Apartheid South Africa, three young girls muse on their hopes and dreams as aspiring Drum Majorettes.

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    Documentary Philipp Groth

    How to tell Gunshots from Fireworks

    To achieve her goal of a place on the podium at the 2021 Olympics, German runner Melat Kejeta must defy both physical and mental adversity at a training camp in Kenya, just a stone's throw from the country she was forced to flee nine years ago.

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    Drama Kevin Biele

    Mona & Parviz

    Two employees of the immigration office pay Mona an unannounced visit to check on the marital relationship between her and her husband Parviz. When Mona has to face the officials alone, the mood begins to falter.

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