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W. Kamau Bell Doesn't Want to Fit In
Movie
Comedian W. Kamau Bell struggled with his identity growing up. As a self-described “nerd,” he favored martial arts over basketball and rock over hip-hop. This struggle carried over into adulthood and his early efforts at standup comedy. At one point, he even considered giving up comedy entirely. ...
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Uncle Brian
Movie
Uncle Brian is a dark comedic tragedy about Brian, a teenager who blatantly disregards life's responsibilities, encounters humorous hazards and consequences that befall him for feeling that he is above them. His life is a hands-free ride on a broken-down roller coaster; a dirty, sloppy mess of se...
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True Colours
Movie
True Colours’ is a parallel plot following teenagers Ayesha and Chloe who are neighbours yet inhibit very different worlds and think that the grass is greener on the other side. Ayesha’s traditionalist mother has embedded a perception that correlates fairer skin tone with beauty and personal succ...
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Trocadero
Movie
A newspaper columnist and host of his own national network radio program, interviewing more film personalities on his show than any other commentator, is searching for a story for a Sunday column carried by newspaper from coast to coast. Hanging out in Hollywood's famed Trocadero restaurant and n...
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Transition
Movie
Reggie Watts’ many talents—standup comedian, former front man of rock band Maktub, R&B soul singer and experimental performer—have made him an audience favorite in Seattle for over 10 years. In recent years his collaborations with director/writer and Washington native Tommy Smith, including perfo...
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Three Broadway Girls
Movie
Sophisticated comedy: a trio of money hungry women who all have sugar daddies who keep them in the lap of luxury, even as they drive the men crazy. Each woman represents a different personality type, from sensitive, to kind-hearted, to difficult and untrustworthy. Set in the age of jazz, the twen...
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This Side of Summer
Movie
Although she was crowned prom queen, something isn’t clicking for Sierra (Soleil Bouchereau) as she finds herself in the incessant gravitational pull of the aloof Henry (William Shewfelt). She spends her summer killing time doing whatever works while in and out of his orbit. Her closest friend Am...
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This Panda Is Dancing
Movie
A poetic short film by Max Stossel & Sander van Dijk:
In the Attention Economy, technology and media are designed to maximize our screen-time. But what if they were designed to help us live by our values?
What if news & media companies were creating content that enriched our lives, vs. catering ...