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    Documentary Rayka Zehtabchi & Shaandiin Tome

    Long Line of Ladies

    A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.

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    Documentary Nathaniel Schmidt

    Ice Ball

    Will Steger, the legendary polar explorer, inspires a community by preserving the forgotten craft of ice harvesting.

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    Documentary Diane Russo Cheng

    Transenders

    The story of Alexa's journey as a trans woman, navigating the toxic culture that encompasses skateboarding, and what it means to transcend fear through community.

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    Documentary Alfie Barker

    Hanging On

    An old coal-mining community bands together to try to save their home in this creative documentary spotlighting the strength of community.

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    Documentary Rachael DeCruz & Jeremy S. Levine

    The Panola Project

    Highlighting the heroic efforts of Dorothy Oliver to keep her small town of Panola, Alabama safe from COVID-19, this short documentary is a chronicle of how an often-overlooked rural Black community came together in creative ways to survive.

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    Documentary Colin Barnicle

    GLORY DAYS - W.E. NOLA

    When Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005, Warren Easton High School, the oldest public high school in Louisiana was not expected to recover. The community rallied to save the school, but rebuilding the football program presented an even greater challenge.

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    Documentary Alexandra Kern & Lina Abascal

    Stud Country

    Stud Country, the largest queer country western line dancing event in America, was created to preserve Los Angeles' little known 50+ year queer line dancing tradition. Despite its success and fiercely committed community, the event is set to lose its venue due to gentrification.

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