DOC Shorts Festival - Sept. 22/23 event
New Releases
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Documentary, Independent, Short Films
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INTERCEPTION: JAYNE KENNEDY AMERICAN SPORTSCASTER
Directed by Safiya Songhai
A bronze-skin bombshell rocks the world of Sunday Morning Football ---millions tune in, but few know the tumultuous story of Jayne Kennedy, the first Black woman to boldly run interception on the racial lines of American sportscasting.
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TERRA AUSTRALIS INCOGNITA, 20min., Ukraine
Directed by Andril Andreiev
A film about a yachting expedition to Antarctica to the Antarctic Circle.
A BALANCING ACT, 10min,. USA
Directed by Matthew Thai Cheung
As highliner, Nathan Paulin, prepares for his next show in the French Alps, he must learn to not only balance on the line, but also his family and work.
THE WEEDS, 12min., USA
Directed by Gaofeng Tian
The name of this film is Wild Grass, just like the fate of Chinese Americans.In 2004, the Philadelphia government promulgated the curfew law, mainly restricting the restaurants opened in residential areas to stop operating before 11 pm. In the following 14 years, 96% of the tickets issued by the police station were given to Chinese restaurants. This racially discriminatory law enforcement case was sued by the Chinese restaurant owner against the city government of Philadelphia in 2017. In 2018, the Federal Supreme Court announced that the Chinese restaurant won the case. Thus ending the 15-year discriminatory bill.
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TURN OFF MY HEART, 3min., Norway
Directed by Bjørn Olav Edvardsen, Jostein Vedvik
The Artists emotions and loneliness is overwhelming. But does he run away from the emotions, or does he dive into them? The forces of nature, the ocean, the waves, the wind - the video shows y... -
DIVERSITY Festival Best Scene Reading...
A Korean-born, American-raised K-pop idol working on the release of her solo debut track in Seoul, struggles with the language and cultural differences while dealing with a crazed stalker who’s dangerously obsessed with her.
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CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
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