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Narrative Short Period Film

The Clifford family hopes to start a new life by selling their dilapidated, impoverished farm. But when the discovery of an endangered bird on the property threatens to collapse the sale, the son Andy must decide whether to make the bird’s presence known or to shoot, shovel, and shut up.

Starring Casey Simpson (Nickelodeon’s Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn), Ryan Kitley (Chicago PD), and Becki Hayes

Themes: Family, Environment, Freedom, History

Runtime: 14 minutes

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Short Documentary

HAS HEART is an intimate and inspiring documentary capturing the emotional journey of U.S. Navy veteran Michael Hyacinthe and artist Tyler Way, who unite to transform veterans' experiences through the power of art. After serving in conflict zones and experiencing personal loss and trauma, Michael grapples with his own sense of identity and purpose. He finds new meaning by collaborating with Tyler, a talented footwear designer, to create a unique space where veterans can express their untold stories through art and design.

Themes: Veterans, healing, art, community, service, emotional

Runtime: 13 minutes

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Short Documentary

City planner and land-use expert M. Nolan Gray visits Caroline, NY where a local battle of a proposed zoning ordinance is reaching a breaking point.

Themes: Economic freedom, land-use, politics, housing affordability

Runtime: 24 minutes

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Award-winning short documentary

Shanyeill McCloud helps thousands of others get their second chance in life through cleaning their criminal records while she herself is ineligible for an expungement.

Themes: Criminal Justice, American Dream, Freedom

Runtime: 14 minutes

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Feature documentary

This time capsule explores the changing American identity during the first Trump years by floating in and out of different lives across the United States.

Themes: Politics, culture war, division, American Dream

Runtime: 58 minutes

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Short Documentary

In 1992, Austin Van Dyke's father bought a 1968 Pontiac GTO from a local man who told him that he couldn’t believe it was a “numbersmatching” car. After completely restoring and falling in love with the car, he was forced to sell it in order take care of his growing family.

In 2021, Austin Van Dyke goes on a heart-felt journey to find his father's car and return it back to him — a journey that takes him around the world.

Themes: Local stories, family, Father’s Day, cars, man and machine

Runtime: 9 minutes

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Short Documentary

In this short documentary, director Tran Calvin uncovers his father’s escape from Vietnam and struggle to find freedom in the years that followed.

Themes: Family, Refugees, Freedom, History, American Dream

Runtime: 16 minutes

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Short Narrative Period Film

An orphan boy touches the lives of three disparate people in postwar Germany.

Starring Ethan Coskay (Bridge of Spies), Dolly Lewis (CTV/CW’s Sight Unseen), Rob Clove and Ben Rademacher

German language with English subtitles

Themes: Politics, War, History, Humanity

Runtime: 7 minutes

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Short Documentary, Explainer

How land-use regulations stop malls for adapting to a changing economy.

Themes: Economic freedom, History, land-use policy

Runtime: 8 minutes

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