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12:47
My Name, Embroidered

by Flora Hogman

World War II separates a young girl from her mother.

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05:41
Her Name Was Zelda

by Sara Peters

A girl realizes that video games are not training for life.

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07:40
Dog Days of Spanish Harlem

by Ernesto Quiñonez

An adolescent money-making scheme is hatched in 1970s Spanish Harlem. 

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06:44
Let Me Sleep On It

by Brad Lawrence

A romance begins to the music of Meat Loaf.

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06:11
Neighborhood Watch

by Steve Zimmer

Steve Zimmer's family is not the most popular, but their attention to detail does help solve a rash of neighborhood crimes.

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11:57
The Birthday Present

by Brock Grant

A forced birthday outing launches a reluctant teenager into adulthood.

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13:05
Reach For The Stars One Small Step At A Time

by Richard Garriott

The limits of a man's physical vision turn into the view from space.

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15:19
Al Gore Is So Boring...

by Mark Katz

Speechwriter Mark Katz accidentally steals a popular joke and dreads confessing to Al Gore.

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05:39
When In Rome

by Moran Cerf

A chronically late man makes his flight.

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04:56
Bird Brain

by Brookie Phipps Williams

A physicist is subject to the law of birds.

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06:22
My Father's Cornet

by Albert Maysles

A filmmaker remembers his father.

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12:52
The First Elf

by Simon Doonan

A stylist stirs up controversy when called on to decorate the White House for Christmas.

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14:57
Church Latin

by Jim Krenn

A radio personality remembers his first time in the spotlight.

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05:37
Baggage Claim

by Christine Blackburn

A flight attendant reveals the old-school way of dealing with in-flight disruptions.

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15:02
My Sister's Keeper

by Fathia Absie

A Somali immigrant struggles to keep her troubled sister in the country.

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05:30
Meeting The Folks

by Courtney Bellanti

A high school girl takes her boyfriend hot tubbing with her dad.

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06:16
Take The Bull By The Horns

by Matteson Perry

A young American tests his mettle in Spain.

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10:25
What Can You Do?

by Mack McClendon

A New Orleans native realizes he can never return to his pre-Katrina life.

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12:33
Conviction

by Al Sharpton

The Reverend has to decide if he really wants to be like Dr. Martin Luther King. 

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12:33
Easter in a Texas Roadhouse

by Wayne Reece

After running out of gas, a young preacher in 1960s Texas ends up in a pool hall

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