The City Behind Us
Documentary Shorts
Saturday, August 15th
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11:45AM - 1:45PM
The City Behind Us
The Elmora Troopers, a Little League team from Elizabeth, NJ made it all the way to the World Series using sportsmanship, caring, and community spirit. They caught the attention and love of their city, and eventually the whole nation.
Directed by:
Iwonka Swenson , Bob Burnett
Genre:
20m
Run Time:
United States
Country:
GA
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Key Cast:
Making Michael Chang
Innovative New Jersey artist Ricardo Roig races against time to create a four-story mural honoring the 20th-anniversary of Hoboken tennis star Michael Chang's unexpected 1989 French Open victory.
Directed by:
Terry Stavoe
Genre:
15m
Run Time:
United States
Country:
NJ
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Key Cast:
Ricardo Roig
L’Eau Est La Vie (Water Is Life): From Standing Rock To The Swamp
On the banks of Louisiana, fierce Indigenous women are ready to fight—to stop the corporate blacksnake and preserve their way of life. They are risking everything to protect Mother Earth from the predatory fossil fuel companies that seek to poison it.
Directed by:
Sam Vinal
Social Justice, Indigenous Rights, Environmental Justice, Grass Roots Organizing, Human Rights, Women's Rights, Gender Justice
Genre:
25m
Run Time:
United States
Country:
LA
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Key Cast:
Cherri Foytlin, Anne White Hat, Patch, Eve Butler, Sharon Lavigne, Pastor Harry Joseph
The Hustle Is Real
A real story about creating your own lane to make money doing what you love and the hustle and grind that goes along with it.
Directed by:
Thomas B Draudt
Genre:
12m
Run Time:
United States
Country:
MA
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Key Cast:
Jamison Harvey
Russ Johnson: The Fork King
NYC-based artist, Russ Johnson, brings forks to life in his graffiti. He uses forks to be critical of our consumer-society, to promote tolerance, to comment on other social issues and to simply be amusing.
Directed by:
Eugene Lehnert, Elizabeth Niles
documentary
Genre:
5m
Run Time:
United States
Country:
NY
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Key Cast:
Russ Johnson
Not Today
Wendy Martinez went for a run and never came home, while Kelly Herron fought off her attacker who had attempted to rape and murder her.
Directed by:
Josh Wolff
Genre:
30m
Run Time:
United States
Country:
NY
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Key Cast:
Kelly Herron, Wendy Martinez
The Last Crop
An intimate look at the recession of a local, family farm in rural Pennsylvania and the rich history behind their disappearing livelihood.
Directed by:
Katie Supplee
Genre:
14m
Run Time:
United States
Country:
PA
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Key Cast:
Christopher Supplee, Jack Supplee, Susan Supplee Yeoman