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Twelve Harvard Law students from six countries explore how laws and regulations can both disrupt lives and encourage constructive change. With intimate and powerful profiles of people -- either caught in or helped by the levers of the law -- these short films examine the jeopardy to people's homes and lives.
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Women leaders reclaim for their right to share the indigenous practice of controlled burning.
1:02:24
A love story of salmon, water and family that explores this deep connection for the Lummi people.
1:18:02
Examining the short-sighted political decisions of one American city in an era of rising seas.
25:49
Black Americans forced to go North for advanced degrees return home to fight Jim Crow in the South.
55:19
How a lynching and police killing 78 years apart haunt the rural community of Sikeston, Missouri.
25:17
Stories of trans leaders addressing critical issues around economic empowerment and human dignity.
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1:28:49
Leaders from opposing sides of the abortion debate meet in secret talks following deadly attacks.
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27:04
Chinese residents patrol Manhattan's Chinatown to protect their home and find belonging.
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27:41
A Yurok knowledge keeper seeks to return fire practices, and restore land and people.
25:23
In Dawson, MN, PURIS promises to revolutionize "alt-meat" and the agricultural system.
16:57
From Hampton and Howard to NC A&T and NC Central, witness rivalries defining HBCU sports.
26:03
From the CIAA to the Bayou Classic, a unique look at sports and spirit that define HBCUs.