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Documentary Films:
A Daughter's Debt (29:03)
A Daughter's Debt is an intimate, multi-generational exploration of Hmong-American women coping with the effects of cultural practices such as bride purchasing, marriage by capture, and polygamy.
Director
Chao Thao
Chao Thao
Producer
Patricia Pham
Patricia Pham
Editor
Rejh Cabrera
Rejh Cabrera
Cinematographers
Zach Haskell
Jonathan Pope
Zach Haskell
Jonathan Pope
Sound Editor
David Bolen
David Bolen
Re-Recording Mixer
Abby Potts
Abby Potts
Composers
Sam Jones
Alexis Marsh
Sam Jones
Alexis Marsh
Associate Producer
Lindsey Villarreal
Lindsey Villarreal
Beyond the Sole (22:12)
One Sneakerhead goes on a journey to celebrate the art of collecting shoes and validate the world he loves so much.
Director
Derek Dow
Derek Dow
Producers
Angie Browne
Jonathan Keijser
Angie Browne
Jonathan Keijser
Cinematographer
Ayana Baraka
Ayana Baraka
Editors
Elizabeth Cirillo
Phillip Hughes
Elizabeth Cirillo
Phillip Hughes
Sound
Mark Allen
Skinner Myers
Mark Allen
Skinner Myers
Composers
Maxwell Addo
Jongnic Bontemps
Maxwell Addo
Jongnic Bontemps
It's Better In Italian (40:00)
Discover the world of the "doppiatori"-the elite group of Italian voice over actors that dub English language films into Italian.
Writer/Director
Jordan Ledy
Jordan Ledy
Producers
Jordan Ledy
Magee Clegg
Jordan Ledy
Magee Clegg
Cinematographer
Brian Frager
Brian Frager
Sound Design/
Post Production Sound
Ginge Cox
Clark Harris
Post Production Sound
Ginge Cox
Clark Harris
Production Sound Mixer
Diego Perez
Diego Perez
Editor
Ben Stillerman
Ben Stillerman
Composer
Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas
Looking at the Stars (29:36)
A group of talented blind ballerinas inspire audiences to believe anything is possible, at the world's only ballet school for the blind, in Brazil.
Director
Alexandre Peralta
Alexandre Peralta
Producers
Sabrina Chammas
Alexis Morrell
Katrelle Kindred
Sabrina Chammas
Alexis Morrell
Katrelle Kindred
Cinematographers
Guan Xi
Alejandro Ernesto M.F.
Guan Xi
Alejandro Ernesto M.F.
Editors
Alexandre Peralta
Faroukh Virani
Alexandre Peralta
Faroukh Virani
Sound Designer
Veronica Li
Veronica Li
Production Sound
Charles Leisenring
Charles Leisenring
Associate Producer
Thais Reis Corte Peralta
Thais Reis Corte Peralta
Composers
Alexis Marsh
Samuel Jones
Alexis Marsh
Samuel Jones
MY DAD'S A ROCKER (28:48)
This is a documentary about a 60-year-old man who is part of the first generation of Chinese rockers. After being sidelined for three years due to a stroke, he is now ready to compose again.
Writer/Director/
Producer
Zuxin Hou
Producer
Zuxin Hou
Cinematographer/
Editor
A Bu
Editor
A Bu
Composer
Jongnic Bontemps
Jongnic Bontemps
Transcriber
Lingling Sun
Lingling Sun
Translators
Bo Gao
Xinrui Zhu
Siwen Li
Bo Gao
Xinrui Zhu
Siwen Li
Sound Design/
Post Production Sound
Xun Huang
Post Production Sound
Xun Huang
National Forest (14:16)
National Forest is an ode to nature, a love story, a travelogue, a confessional; it is a cinematic reminder that while you may enter nature alone, you will exit surrounded.
Director
Justin Stark
Justin Stark
Producers
Kelby Wood
Paisley Smith
Kelby Wood
Paisley Smith
Editors
Cooper Lewis
Luke Pennington
Cooper Lewis
Luke Pennington
Cinematographer
Damir Omic
Damir Omic
Sound
Alix Spence
Yuske Fukada
Alix Spence
Yuske Fukada
Over/Under (18:48)
Over/Under documents the growing world of sports betting through the eyes of its advocates as well as through the stories of two men who risk more than money every time they place a bet.
Director
Sean Jarrett
Sean Jarrett
Producers
Katie Pyne
Jeremy Burkett
Katie Pyne
Jeremy Burkett
Cinematographer
Alix Spence
Alix Spence
Sound
David Bower
Jenna Bryant
David Bower
Jenna Bryant
Editors
Jeffery Glaser
Mei Na
Jeffery Glaser
Mei Na
Peace, Daal, & Partition (24:29)
Paisley Smith explores the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan and discovers how the tragic events have impacted three generations of women in her family. As she learns more about her grandma's experiences during the Partition, she discovers that some stories are passed down through generations, while others remain untold.
Writer/Director
Paisley Smith
Paisley Smith
Producers
Genie Deez
Mischa Cantu
Genie Deez
Mischa Cantu
Cinematographer
Bryan Mendoza
Bryan Mendoza
Editors
Christina Jobe
Sara Joe Wolansky
Christina Jobe
Sara Joe Wolansky
Sound Design/
Recording
Luke Pennington
Edwin Soto
Recording
Luke Pennington
Edwin Soto
Composer
John Piscitello
John Piscitello