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Coming to America as Refugees, in Children's Words
In a short film, 4-year-old Almas and 10-year-old Mustafa explain what it was like to leave Iraq for Oregon.
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'Gay Syrians Are Only Those Killed in ISIS Videos'
An excerpt from a feature documentary on LGBTQ refugees advocating for better representation and resettlement
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The Legacy of China's Family-Planning Rules
A documentary about three of the 13 million unregistered people born outside the nation’s former one-child policy
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Cabrini Green and Chicago's Public Housing Disaster
A documentary filmed over the course of 20 years tells the story of a disenfranchised community pushed out of their homes.
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A Passion for Finding Talent
Philip Carlson was the agent who signed Philip Seymour Hoffman and Claire Danes. In a short film, he describes his love for the industry.
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How a Carnival Dance Group Prepares to Take to the Streets
A colorful short film follows a troupe of young people from London as they get ready for the festival.
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The Fickle Career of an NFL Player
A short film tells the story of an offensive lineman who’s looking for his next team.
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The Life of an Undocumented High-School Senior
In a short film, a young woman wonders if she'll be able to go to college.
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What Does a Reformed Racist Look Like?
In a short documentary, a former KKK leader reconnects with the African American woman who helped raise him.
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What's in a Protest Sign?
In a short film, people explain why they choose particular messages to display.
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Kony's Legacy Persists for Children Born From His Army's Sexual Violence
A short documentary explores how the offspring of abducted women struggle to find a place in Ugandan society.
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Katie Martin / Emily Jan / The Atlantic The Casualties of Women's War on Body Hair
Hair removal, at its core, is a form of gendered social control.
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Inside the 1915 Protest to Ban The Birth of a Nation
How an African American newspaper editor led a movement against the racist film
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On the Eighth Day, There Were Airport Protests
A visual portrait of JFK after the announcement of the travel ban
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Camus and Sartre's Bitter Friend Breakup, Animated
The French existentialists used to be close companions. What happened?
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The Snow Guardian of the Rockies
How one man's meticulous snow level records became proof of climate change
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Smoked Salmon the Old-School Way
How one Irishman uses 10,000-year-old turf to prepare fish from the Wild Atlantic Way
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The Mysterious Kidney Disease That Became a Public Health Epidemic
CKDu has killed tens of thousands of people in the last decade. This short film illustrates a portion of its scale and scope.
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Meeting the Son of Your Sister’s Killer
In an exclusive excerpt from The Witness, Kitty Genovese's brother gets close to confronting her murderer.
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One Man's Search for Meaning in the Rhythm of Tap
The short film He Who Dances on Wood is a soliloquy on the joy of dance.
