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You & I, You & Me
A romantic drama following two trans musicians -- the disgraced ex-punk rocker son of a record label CEO and a guarded former pop star -- after they are paired to write her an unlikely comeback hit.

Project type: Fiction Feature
Writer/Director: Gabe S. Dunn
Producer: Melisa D. Monts
Cinematographer: Gabriel Carnick
Line Producer/UPM: Sara Soderquist

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You Don’t Know My Name

After being separated from his incarcerated mother at birth, Tommy Franklin searches for her identity while uncovering deep ancestral bloodlines. As he gets closer to this life-altering truth, he must navigate his way through systems designed to keep him in the dark.

Project type: Nonfiction Feature
Director/Writer/Producer: Tommy Franklin
Producer: Dawne Langford
Consulting Producer: Darcy McKinnon
Director of Photography: Zuri Obi
Composer and Sound Designer: Renee Copeland

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Young Filmmakers After School Film and Television Skills Development Program

Eliminating the Darkness, One Candle at a Time.

Project type: Organization
Director: Beverley Mitchell
Producer: Quinton Fredericks

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Your Opinion, Please

For nearly a decade, Montanans could participate in "Your Opinion, Please", a weekly public radio program that provided a platform for people to express their views live on-air. By juxtaposing audio clips from hundreds of episodes with contemporary footage of Montana, Your Opinion, Please will offer a compelling portrait of the program's impact, and the enduring importance of open communication.

Project type: Nonfiction Short
Director/Producer/Editor: Marshall Granger
Producer: Alana Waksman
Director of Photography: Lorin Granger

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Yurt (Dormitory)

Forced to leave the comfort of his middle class lifestyle at his father’s behest, twelve-year-old Ahmet is sent to an all-boys religious dormitory where he must navigate familial expectations, his religious obligations, and the childhood to which he so desperately clings.

Project type: Fiction Feature
Director/Writer: Nehir Tuna
Producer: Tanay Abbasoglu
Producer: Dorothe Beinemeier
Co-Producer: Thierry Lenouvel
Cinematographer: Florent Herry

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Zugzwang

A private detective takes a job, hoping for redemption, and finds herself in the midst of an ever-expanding world of corruption.

Project type: Fiction Feature
Writer/Director: Bridget Stokes
Producer: Erin Owens, Katie Taylor

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