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American Lotto, Kris Parker
American Lotto, Kris Parker
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The Preka family won the diversity visa lottery and has immigrated to the seaside town of New London, Connecticut. They are a family of four that have dreamed of immigrating to the United States for much of their lives. Originally from Albania, a country with limited opportunities and riddled with corruption, the film will follow them in Connecticut as they adjust to life in the US and the challenges of learning a new language, finding decent work, and adjusting to a new culture. The film explores their emotional journey; their hopes, expectations, and disappointments, as they build a life without …
Black Gold, Natalie Peart
Black Gold, Natalie Peart
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Jae Lee is an urban farmer and keeper of New York City soil. Lee spends her time working across gardens throughout New York City. At Phoenix Community Garden in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, she devises a community composting plan and picks up food scraps from local cafes. She then takes those food scraps to Phoenix Community Garden where she and some of the garden members process those food scraps and turn it into "black gold" or compost. Lee believes that a large part of her role on earth is nourishing the soil. However, New York City gardens are not only inhabited …
Dear Maliha,, Na-Eela Djemil
Dear Maliha,, Na-Eela Djemil
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Dear Maliha is a short documentary film exploring the complexities of spiritual abuse through Maliha Fairooz. Spiritual abuse is a form of abuse that uses spiritual or religious beliefs to control or manipulate others. In some cases, spiritual abuse can be used to describe a religious leader who abuses their platform. But in Maliha’s story, we explore the concept of parental spiritual abuse. However, we learn more about this through Maliha Fairooz and the creative use of her journal.
For Maliha journaling is a form of therapy she uses to process her feelings and days. She also uses it as …
Birthing Without Fear, Jessica Brown
Birthing Without Fear, Jessica Brown
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Birthing Without Fear is a 15 minute documentary that follows Ijeoma Hassan, a pregnant woman from New Jersey, her doula, and OB as they plan for a safe delivery of her son.
Full Project: https://youtu.be/Urk_IMyLpIY
Our Place: Notes On Love And Longing, Nadia M. Mohamed
Our Place: Notes On Love And Longing, Nadia M. Mohamed
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Produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, this experimental documentary uses found footage from the personal and political archive to witness and question how personal and political transformation connect, particularly as it relates the material and conceptual legacies we inherit and innovate.