Short Program 6 - DocuNation

Running time: 114 mins

Nothing is more compelling than the human experience. Get a glimpse into the unusual, surprising, and sometimes troubling worlds of real people: see women who are breaking down barriers in unexpected ways, discover characters whose sense of self is tied to their fascinating hobbies, hear stories of race and the preservation of culture, and take a heartbreaking late night bus trip. It all comes together in this eye-opening collection of documentary shorts.

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After decades struggling to protect her ancestors burial places, now engulfed by San Franciscos sprawl, a Native woman and her allies occupy a sacred site to prevent its desecration.
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Michael Paul Smith is a recluse who has had a very tough life. His 60 year search to find himself was answered by his creation of a fictional town called Elgin Park.
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Each night in Silicon Valley, the Line 22 transforms from a public city bus into an unofficial shelter for the homeless in one of the richest parts of the world.
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A group of talented blind ballerinas inspire audiences to believe anything is possible, at the worlds only ballet school for the blind, in Brazil.
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Luna Magica, a professional Lucha Libre wrestling star in Mexico, dreams of becoming world wrestling champion while fighting to make ends meet as a single mom in Mexico City.
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Rodrick Markus is the face behind Rare Tea Cellar. For more than a decade, Rare Tea Cellar has been sourcing and selling tea as well as anything you can eat, drink, or cook with.
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Somewhere along the way, most of us reach a point in life at which we come to terms with who we are and how and where we fit into the varying communities in which we live...
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Lolita, a fashion movement imported from the streets of Harajuku, Tokyo, has a thriving group of followers in Los Angeles. Sugar Coated follows four Lolitas to investigate their motivations for…
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