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"Sequin Raze"

"Sequin Raze"

Season 4 Episode 18
20:08
"Socks & Bonds"

"Socks & Bonds"

Season 4 Episode 19
19:59
"Timmy II"

"Timmy II"

Season 4 Episode 20
9:00
"Tin"

"Tin"

Season 4 Episode 21
7:09
"Total Freak"

"Total Freak"

Season 4 Episode 22
9:36
"Trash Cat"

"Trash Cat"

Season 4 Episode 23
2:06
"Zelos"

"Zelos"

Season 4 Episode 24
14:54
“Aspirations” | Season 4, Episode 5

“Aspirations” | Season 4, Episode 5

Season 4 Episode 26
26:53
“Daily Grind” | Season 4, Episode 4

“Daily Grind” | Season 4, Episode 4

Season 4 Episode 29
26:21
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Film School Shorts

"Rita Mahtoubian is Not a Terrorist"

Season 4 Episode 17

Iranian-born Rita Mahtoubian comes from a long line of doers and dreamers. But after she arrives in America alone in the 1980s, she seems destined for anonymity. After an inspiring Rosh Hashanah dinner at her neighbor's house, Rita sets out to change her life from ordinary to extraordinary. In the process, she also unwittingly attracts the attention of a Homeland Security agent.

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Even across oceans and death we never forget the ones we love.
Women Directors
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Three young women confront prejudice and predation while navigating the adult world.
Finding Home
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Family is found in unlikely places in these two short films.
Woman's Best Friend
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Two women must choose between their beloved dogs and their futures.
Hard Times
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No one said life was easy. Two short films look at life as an outsider.
Anxiety Ridden
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Anxiety plagues the protagonists in three short films by student filmmakers.
A Dark Place
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Life on the streets is unpredictable and filled with tough choices in these short films.
Surreal Life
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A surreal mash-up of shorts with reincarnation, boy bands, a frog dance party, and more.
Women on the Verge
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Two stories of love. Love for boys and a love for eggs.
Prom
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A blossoming teen romance is derailed by racism.
When We Were Young
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A young woman returning to her grandmother's finds the house empty but full of memories.
Salt
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A new friendship leads to tragedy in a small Icelandic town.
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