2019 Films A-R

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American National ​
Director: Gabriel Knoos-Newton / USA / 15 min. / Documentary Short

A story about the challenges faced by American Samoans in Salt Lake City as they strive to become U.S. citizens.

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Azadeh
Director: Mirabbas Khosravinezhad / Iran / 10 min. / Narrative Short.

A young girl wants to go to the city to visit her father for the last time, but her mother and brother do not allow her.


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Bishop ​
Director: Joshua Ziggy Popkin / USA / 17 min. / Documentary Short.

The harrowing true story of William Bradford Bishop who murdered his entire family and van-ished, never to be seen again.

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“Conservation Kids” A Green STEM Documentary
Director: Cheryle Franceschi / USA / 27 min. / Documentary Short.

STEM principles are used to explain the connection between Mother Nature and lands, wa-ters, parks, and wildlife habitats.

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Doctor C.
Director: Stanley Preston / USA / 66 min. / Documentary Feature

A documentary about a physician who in the 1970’s fought for a hospital in a predominately African American area of Southern Maryland.

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Farming for the Future​ ​
Director: Kieran Moreira / USA / 11 min. / Documentary Short.
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The future of farming is emerging in some unexpected places: a school in west Baltimore, a garage in St. Louis, and a snow-covered farm in Maine.

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Fraser Syndrome & Me​
Director: Kyle Anne Grendys / USA / 20 min. / Documentary Short.

Kyle Anne Grendys is only the 75th person to be born with the rare recessive gene disorder called Fraser Syndrome. Having always felt alone, she sets out on a journey to meet others just like her.

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From Seed to Seed​
Director: Katharina Stieffenhofer / Canada / 86 min. / Documentary Feature.

A hopeful story, this Canadian perspective shows the effects of a global social movement that regenerates the land, farming, and communities toward a sustainable future.

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Found in Korea​
Director: Nam Holtz / USA / 74 min. / Documentary Feature.

A Korean adoptee travels back to Korea for the first time in 35 years.

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Four Points​
Director: Cadell Cook / USA / 3 min. / Narrative Short.

Four average citizens have been selected by the new U.S. president to participate in a game that will determine the policy of the new administration.

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Hebo
Director: Kevin Wells / USA / 11min
Documentary Short.

“Hebo” explores the work of Sam Ezell, an outsider folk artist in Hillsborough, NC.

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How a Song Saved a Species ​
Director: Remi Cans / France / 2 min. / Animation

Whales are intelligent animals who play a crucial role in maintaining the ocean’s health.

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Indian Gold​
Baycat Academy / USA / 5 min. / Works by Young People.

A 24-year-old Indian immigrant is creating a more just and equitable spice trade.

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iRony​ 
Director: Radheya Jegatheva / Australia / 8 min. / 
Works by Young People.

This film explores the relationship between man and technology as told from the perspective of a phone.

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Jacob’s Gauntlet​
Director: Fran Gresham / USA / 5 min. / 
​Animation.

Two little piggies react in horror to the spectacle of a man eating a “pig in a blanket” at a hot dog stand.

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Joe and Denise
Director: Julia Thompson / USA / 9 min. / Documentary Short.

In this nightmare turned love story, Joe and his wife reveal his 40-year journey from death row to wedding bells.

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#kneeltoheal
Director: Robert Gilman / USA / 3 min. / Documentary Short

This short explores the policy that was created in response to one player’s decision to kneel during the playing of our national anthem.

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Lola​
Director: Robin Macdonald / Canada / 23 min. / Documentary Short.

Lola, a trans woman from Iran, has to escape for a better life.

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Mum’s Hairpins​ 
Director: Tatiana Fedorovskaya / Russia / 20 min. / Narrative Short.

In 1941 Ukraine, a box with his mother’s hair pins—the only thing left from his family—is Yasha’s last chance to escape German invaders.


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Overload: America’s Toxic Love Story​ 
Director: Soozie Eastman / USA / 71 min. / 
Documentary Short.

Soozie Eastman embarks on a journey to find out the levels of toxins in her body and explore whether there is anything she can do to change them.

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Perpetuate​
Director: Stephan Larson / USA / 5 min. / Animation.

This short animation is about life, birth, nature, and industry.

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Race Anonymous​ 
Director: Melanee Murray / Canada / 13 min. / 
Narrative Short.

This film picks apart the tormented and funny subconscious of human beings who struggle to resist the delusion that human worth is only skin deep.

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Robert Johnson: Making a Legend​
Director:  Sam Seliger / USA / 28 min. / 
Works by Young People

Robert Johnson, a 1930’s bluesman, went from obscure traveling performer to blues icon in the half century following his death.

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Running Past​
Director: Kevin Bay / USA / 5 min. / 
Documentary Short.

Ethiopian American immigrant Caleb Mammo-Jegol is a Gen Z activist driven to organize for change.

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2019 Films: S-Z