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Documentary Shorts 4 – Defiance

  • 105 mins

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Tampons & Taxes

Directed by: Emily Harrold | 25 mins

When male legislators in South Carolina refuse to repeal a sexist state tax on menstrual hygiene products, the only women in the South Carolina State Senate cross party lines to fight back.

High Times

Directed by: Jack Moseley | 23 mins

High Times traces the outlaw ambition of Tom Forcade, a rebel publisher who turned risk into revolution when he created High Times Magazine. What started as a defiant act exploded into a countercultural phenomenon, challenging authority, redefining marijuana’s place in society, and forever changing the way a generation saw itself.

Her Baby Don’t Block Her Jumpshot

Directed by: Emily M Lobsenz | 25 mins

For most of the 20th century, Iowa high school girls thrilled fans in packed stadiums playing 6-on-6 basketball. Empowered as athletes, they transformed the sport into the Midwest’s biggest spectacle. When sophomore All-State forward Jane Christoffer became a mother and was cast out of the league, she challenged their notion of farm-girl femininity, demanding her right to play ball.

Olinda’s Golden Arches

Directed by: Douglas Henrique | 25 mins

The historic city of Olinda becomes the stage for a late Cold War between Brazil’s first communist mayor and the arrival of McDonald’s. What made Olinda known as the first city IN THE WORLD to bankrupt a McDonald’s?

Sotobosque

Directed by: Raina Bhargava | 7 mins

Dany Murillo was born and raised in Camarones, a small community nestled in Ecuador’s Pacific Forest. With the help of Third Millennium Alliance, a local non profit, Dany is protecting the highly threatened ecosystem and his hometown’s future.

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