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Distance Between Us

Distance Between Us

Season 24 Episode 2
57:00
Claim My Place

Claim My Place

Season 24 Episode 3
57:35
Finding Good in the Bad

Finding Good in the Bad

Season 24 Episode 4
57:15
Creative Expression

Creative Expression

Season 24 Episode 5
56:35
Down a Dark Road

Down a Dark Road

Season 24 Episode 6
57:15
Deep Connection

Deep Connection

Season 25 Episode 1
57:50
Her Next Era

Her Next Era

Season 25 Episode 2
57:40
Trapped

Trapped

Season 25 Episode 3
57:40
That Missing Piece

That Missing Piece

Season 25 Episode 4
56:30
The Unexpected Drops In

The Unexpected Drops In

Season 25 Episode 5
57:35
A Dire Strait

A Dire Strait

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The Struggle Is Real

Season 24 Episode 1

An animatronic cowboy fights for creative freedom in "Under Refurbishment," a drama from Biola.  Chapman documentary "A Piece of Myself" examines the appropriation of Indigenous culture by Alaska's booming tourism industry. Two Nigerian weightlifters compete against each other for a chance to win US citizenship in "Lift," a drama from NYFA followed by animated short "Sports Day" from USC. 

Under Refurbishment. An animatronic cowboy at a Western-themed family entertainment park struggles to maintain his creative freedom. (Griffin Douglass/Biola)

A Piece of Myself. Three Alaskan Native artists define the intrinsic value of their work, while a booming downtown tourism industry extracts and appropriates their culture into souvenirs. (Vivienne Ayres, Audrey Shuppert, Nidhi Kumar/Chapman)

Lift. Two Nigerian immigrants thrust themselves into the world of competitive weightlifting for a chance to gain American citizenship. (Abraham Amkpa/NYFA)

Sports Day. A girl struggles for her mom's approval in a lively school sports event. (Jessica Wu/USC)

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The Unexpected Drops In
57:35
Six short films from SoCal Students at CSUN, LMU, ArtCenter and more.
That Missing Piece
56:30
Six short films from SoCal Students at CSUN, Biola, CSULB and more.
Trapped
57:40
Five short films from SoCal Students at UCLA, CalArts, NYFA and more.
Her Next Era
57:40
Five short films from SoCal Students at Chapman, CalArts, SDSU and more.
Deep Connection
57:50
Six short films from SoCal Students at USC, CSUN and CalArts.
Down a Dark Road
57:15
Tales of mystical, strange and untrustworthy elements lurking in everyday places.
Creative Expression
56:35
Disabled dancers, artists on a mental health journey, and the pain of school lunch.
Finding Good in the Bad
57:15
Stories of finding love, friendship and resilience after dark days.
Claim My Place
57:35
Latinx filmmakers explore relationships with their family, community, and Hollywood.
Distance Between Us
57:00
Families separated by oceans, mistakes and magic.
You’re Still Out There
56:30
A mother loses her daughter, a girl loses her scarecrow and a criminal loses his lover.
I’ve Got This
57:05
Tales of underdogs: a beauty queen, SoCal thespians and a disgruntled pigeon fight back.
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