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    Documentary Naim Naif & Margot Bowman

    Coming Home

    An intimate portrait of the Freedom Dabka Group, a group of Palestinian-American performers who use the traditional Dabka dance as a means to connect to their community, their culture, and each other.

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    Q&A with Hands Solo dir. William Mager

    Yesterday's feature review was Hands Solo, a wicked funny mockumentary about a deaf porn star and the girl who got away. I caught up with the director, William Mager over email to talk about himself, the film, and disability in the movie-industry.

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    Drama Billy Lumby

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    The story of Shmilu, a Hasidic Jew in crisis, torn between his community and the romantic possibilities of trendy East London.

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    Documentary Gar O'Rourke

    Kachalka

    Kachalka takes you into the heart of what is widely considered 'the world's most hardcore gym', Kyiv's enormous open-air Kachalka gym. Join the gym's caretaker as he takes us through the enormous scrap-metal site, allowing us a glimpse into the unique community and ingenuity from which it was created.

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    Documentary Johan Palmgren

    The Flogsta Roar

    Every night at 10pm in a small part of Sweden, hundreds of residents unleash a mass scream into the heavens. Come meet the student community of Flogsta, for whom this is just a normal night.

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    Documentary Whitney Skauge

    The Beauty President

    In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.

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    Q&A with New Theatrical Shorts Distributor Dedza

    "Our acquisition process is very different from a traditional distributor" - Dedza founder Kate Gondwe joins us to discuss the release of 'Who Will Start Another Fire', a short film anthology by emerging filmmakers released in virtual cinema and on Svod today (June 11th).

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    Documentary Jennie Williams

    Nalujuk Night

    Every January 6th, families in the Inuit community of Nain, Canada, celebrate Nalujuk Night, when eerie figures in tattered fur clothing arrive to reward the good and punish the bad.

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    Documentary Scott Faris & Meg Griffiths

    Into the Circle

    The story of a resilient Indigenous family, their journey through life-altering tragedy, and the community that helped them reconnect with their Lakota heritage.

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    Documentary Lance Oppenheim

    The Paradise Next Door

    As America's largest retirement community continues to expand, cracks, both literal and metaphysical, are suddenly opening beneath the senior utopia.

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