Western Kentucky University

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    Experimental Pes

    Western Spaghetti

    Pes brings magic to the ordinary task of making spaghetti.

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    Documentary Zack Conkle

    Wright's Law

    Zany and unpredictable, Jeffrey Wright is loved by his physics students at Louisville Male High School. But, beyond teaching them how the world works, it’s his personal life that inspires them to be better people.

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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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    Thriller Peter Edlund

    The New West

    A classic revenge tale begins in a schoolyard and ends at the heart of the modern frontier.

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    Western Courtney Hoffman
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    The Good Time Girls

    The directorial debut of celebrated costume designer Courtney Hoffman (Baby Driver, The Hateful Eight) violent revenge is the goal in this pulpy feminist western

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    Sci‑Fi Jalil Sadool & Adam Meyer

    Spice Frontier

    Centuries after the destruction of Earth, Kentucky Williams and his cyborg companion, C-LA, lead the crew of the Serrano on an intergalactic, flavor-driven adventure to hunt down the last remaining earth spices.

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    Documentary Olivia Loomis Merrion

    Quilt Fever

    Welcome to “The Academy Awards of quilting”, a weeklong spectacle in which quilters from all over the world gather in Paducah, Kentucky every year for its huge quilt competition. Part of our SXSW Shorts Week coverage. #SXSWshorts

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    Documentary Remington Smith

    The Derby

    A portrait of the disparate but connected worlds of workers and revelers at the fastest two minutes in sports, The Kentucky Derby.

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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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    Documentary Ben Garfield

    War & Cheese

    “I heard destiny calling… I was going to be a cheesemaker.” When Oleg Sirota discovered his native Russia was banning all Western cheese imports, he set about building a cheese factory in the snowy wilderness. “Russian Parmesan” was born.

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