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Master Of Light (Country: Netherlands, US; Year: 2022; Director: Rosa Ruth Boesten)
A classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison travels to his hometown to paint his family members.
My Sister Liv (Country: US, Australia; Year: 2022; Director: Alan Hicks; Writer: Paula DuPré Pesmen, Alan Hicks, Andrew McAllister)
A journey into the reality of the current teen mental health crisis.
My So-Called High School Rank (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg)
The challenges of getting accepted to top colleges for today’s American high schoolers are articulated by a musical created by teachers.
Outta The Muck (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Ira McKinley, Bhawin Suchak; Writer: Ira McKinley; Stars: Alvin Dean, Bridgett Dean, Elea Dean)
Consideration of a coastal Floridian town and its inhabitants.
Sam Now (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Reed Harkness; Writer: Reed Harkness, Heather Hawksford, Darren Lund; Stars: Doris Harkness, Jared Harkness, Jois Harkness, Randy Harkness, Reed Harkness, Sam Harkness)
What do two film-obsessed brothers do to solve a family mystery of a missing stepmum?
Santa Camp (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Nick Sweeney)
Each summer in the woodlands of New Hampshire, aspiring Kris Kringles convene at Santa Camp.
This Much We Know (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: L Frances Henderson)
Grieving the suicide of a close friend, a filmmaker travels to Las Vegas, America’s suicide capital.
The 'Vous (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Jeff Dailey, Jack Lofton; Stars: Terence Blanchard, Bill Clinton, John Daly, Al Gore, Willie Herenton, Chuck Leavell, Archie Manning, Jim Neely, David Porter, Roy Williams)
Documentary about a Memphis BBQ institution.
Wisdom Gone Wild (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Rea Tajiri)
The filmmaker documents his mother as she becomes gripped by dementia.
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