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08:24
Independent's Day

by Beverly Engleman

Beverly Engelman is a fiercely independent octogenarian who needs help from her neighbors after a stroke.

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10:13
Dream House on Fire

by Katie Smith

Katie Smith struggles to survive in an abusive home.

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13:47
The Shower

by Tomi Reichental

A young boy in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is sent to the showers with his mother.

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05:32
Halfway Home

by Liz Allen

Liz Allen is a kid when her house burns down.

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14:11
Break A Leg

by Sinéad Burke

A little person comes to terms with her disability.

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05:01
Good News/Bad News

by Catherine Palmer

Catherine Palmer suffers a computer failure while working on her PhD.

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12:33
Listo?

by Roy Choi

Fresh out of culinary school, Roy Choi learns about cooking in an unexpected place.

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06:51
One Woman's Trash

by Kate Greathead

Kate Greathead must unload a garbage bag full of romantic memorabilia.

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14:04
A Blind Ear

by Kambri Crews

A young woman discovers the truth about the relationship between her deaf parents.

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16:12
Burningman in Blue

by Robert Ooghe

At his first epic Burning Man Robert loses his sandals at a special ceremony.

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12:27
Backseat Cop

by Paul Bacon

An unauthorized nap puts a police officer in a compromising position.

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07:12
Back to New York

by Kodi Witty

A young woman is forced to make a hard decision when her mother decides to move.

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06:17
Nice Shot, Kid

by Tara Clancy

In Kindergarten, Tara Clancy gets made fun of for her mole until she just can't take it anymore.

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12:49
Food

by Chris Fischer

The son of a farmer leaves Chilmark and travels the world, eventually becoming a successful chef. He returns home to start his own restaurant and serves the Obamas.

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09:43
Caution: Eating

by Evan Kleiman

The trials of opening a restaurant are overtaking her life, but then a piece of tomato nearly kills her.

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09:18
Birth of a Nation

by Petina Gappah

Social upheaval in the early days of Zimbabwe.

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05:53
Cub to King

by Liz Allen

A whiney kid on an camping trip.

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06:43
Cat-Cow-Meow

by John Dubuc

A “man’s man" goes to a yoga retreat and gets in touch with his inner cat.

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06:37
Las Doñas of Humboldt Park

by Lily Be

Lily Be discovers her grandmother’s love, but only after a fist fight.

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06:46
The Number In His Pocket

by Jon Jay Read

A man is called to identify a body.

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