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Human Ties
Stories that reveal the complexities, humor, and heart of human connection.
Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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SLIFF Kids
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Spotlight On Inspiration
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Women in Film
25 Cats From Qatar
Film
25 Cats From Qatar
Directed by Mye Hoang
When the owner of Milwaukee’s Sip and Purr Cat Café, learns of the feral cat crisis in Qatar,…
Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Race in America: The Black Experience
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Show-Me Cinema
A Black History Tour of St. Louis
Film
A Black History Tour of St. Louis
Directed by Tony West
Father Gerald Kleba, a St. Louisan and a priest for over fifty-five years, takes you on a Black…
Animation
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Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Race in America: The Black Experience
Enongo
Film
Enongo
Directed by Kevin Schreck
"Enongo" is aFeature-length, animation- hybrid and the inspiring story of rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate, Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, a.k.a., Sammus. With her…
Asian Focus
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Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Women in Film
Gingerbread for her dad
Film
Gingerbread for her dad
Directed by Alina Mustafina
Three generations of women from one family travel from Kazakhstan to Poland to find the grave of the…
Fine Arts Spotlight
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Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
I Love You, AllWays
Film
I Love You, AllWays
Directed by Stuart Sox
Welcome to the curious world of The AllWays Lounge in New Orleans, The Big Easy's world-renowned capital of…
Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Race in America: The Black Experience
Immutable
Film
Immutable
Directed by Charlie Sadoff, Gabriel London
Immutable follows a group of s from the Washington Urban Debate League who set out not just to…
Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Women in Film
Love Chaos Kin
Film
Love Chaos Kin
Directed by Chithra Jeyaram
An unexpected pregnancy compels an Indian immigrant mother to help her adopted twin daughters reconnect with their White…
Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Matter Of Time
Film
Matter Of Time
Directed by Matt Finlin
Human Ties
Nanda School of Tradition
Film
Nanda School of Tradition
Directed by Pranab Aich
A coming-of-age journey of an inherent minimalist, who struggles to preserve one of India's last traditional open-air schools…
Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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SLIFF Kids
Rebel with a Clause
Film
Rebel with a Clause
Directed by Brandt Johnson
A grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on an epic road trip across all 50 states…
Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Spotlight On Inspiration
She Runs the World
Film
She Runs the World
Directed by Matthew O'Neill, Perri Peltz
Allyson Felix is the most decorated track and field athlete of all time. At the height of her…
Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Women in Film
The Gas Station Attendant
Film
The Gas Station Attendant
Directed by Karla Murthy
As a young boy, H. N. Shantha Murthy ran away from home to escape the extreme poverty of…
Asian Focus
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Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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SLIFF Kids
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Women in Film
Turtle Walker
Film
Turtle Walker
Directed by Taira Malaney
In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on an epic journey along India's coastline and the spectacular Andaman…
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