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Trial By Fire 14 min

Dir. Alex Astrella, Laguna Niguel, CA

During the devastating Thomas Wildfire, inmate firefighters relish the opportunity to emerge from their restraints, finding serenity and a sense of purpose through the work that they devote their lives to.

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She's Having My Baby 9 min 22 sec

Dir. Leslie Alejandro, Los Angeles, CA

Two different sides. Two different stories. Sometimes, it takes three to start a family. We follow Rachael Harris as she redefines what a "normal" family looks like, While also exploring the perspective of a three-time surrogate's commitment to that same standard.

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Unspoken 17 min 7 sec

Dir. Patrick Lee, Los Angeles, CA

UNSPOKEN is the collective outpouring of six queer and trans-Asian Americans as they grapple with their queerness and

consider what family acceptance might look like.

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One Sweatshop Story 9 min 13 sec

Dir. Natalia Moreno-Campos, Brownsville, TX

A documentary of the Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

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Eyes 6 min 33 sec

Dir. Zach Goodwin, Alex Kumph, Alex Flanagan, Flynn Harris, Los Angeles, CA

A short look into a group of people that join together in the meatpacking district of downtown Los Angeles.

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70 Years of Blackness: The Untangling of Race & Adoption 29 min 51 sec

Dir. Christopher Windfield, San Antonio, TX

Verda Byrd has been living her entire life as a black woman. Only until the age of 70, Verda made a shocking discovery. She was adopted and her biological parents were actually white.

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