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3) Some Freaks
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English
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A charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though when she loses her weight after going to college, their relationship is tested in devastating ways they never dreamed would happen. *"What seems like an ordinary teenage comedy about cliques and bullying on the surface is actually a modestly perceptive and touching glimpse into the ways in which we transition from adolescence into adulthood." - Todd Jorgenson, **Cinemalogue***...
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English
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As the number of students on the autism spectrum attending college steadily climbs, schools and students alike are trying to figure out how to manage the unique challenges experienced by this community. Getting accepted is often easy enough, but once on campus, navigating college can be challenging in many ways, often leaving students to figure it out as they go along. Five students on the autism spectrum — Guillermo, Jasmine, Caroline, Jonathan,...
6) Happy Valley
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English
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Amir Bar-Lev’s documentary HAPPY VALLEY takes an unflinching look at an iconic American institution in the wake of unthinkable scandal. Nestled in the idyllic area known as Happy Valley lies the town of State College and the home of Penn State University. For over 40 years, Joe Paterno was the celebrated head coach of the school's storied football team. Lauded not only for his program's success on the field, but also for students’ achievements...
7) Fail State
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English
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Executive produced by news legend Dan Rather, FAIL STATE investigates the dark side of American higher education, chronicling the decades of policy decisions in Washington, D.C. that have given rise to a powerful and highly-predatory for-profit college industry. With echoes of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, the film lays bare how for-profit colleges exploit millions of low-income and minority students, leaving them with worthless degrees and drowning...
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Español
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For years pupils and students have been protesting in Chile against the privatization of the educational system. Thousands demonstrated for their right to free education. By 2012 the protests began to decrease. Today only one school in Santiago is still occupied. The violent raiding of the school by the police could happen at any time, so who are these pupils and what are they demanding?
10) The Competition
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Français
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La Fémis is one of the most prestigious film schools in the world, offering hands-on training from working professionals and accepting only forty students per year from hundreds of applicants. This Wiseman-esque documentary observes the process whereby those lucky forty are selected—a process which is revealed to be highly personal, idiosyncratic, and subject to the vagaries of taste and personal prejudice. THE COMPETITION offers not only a unique...
11) Spiral Bound
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English
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A documentary about the unlikely union of eight creative high school students from a youth development program and a group of liberal arts college students over the course of one summer. Together, these education activists are seeking social justice not only in the public school system but also in the higher education arena. On this journey, both groups learn the power of the arts in giving a voice to those who need it the most, including themselves....
12) After the Fire
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English
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Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning story and NY Times bestseller, AFTER THE FIRE is a gripping documentary detailing the tales of incredible courage and cowardice in the aftermath of the 2000 Seton Hall Fire in New Jersey. The story follows two freshmen roommates, Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, proceeding from the devastating fire to the grueling medical treatment and into their life-affirming future. It is also the story of the search for the arsonists...
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English
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As college tuition skyrockets and student debt explodes, a powerful new documentary reveals a nationwide fight for control of the heart, soul and finances of America's public universities. STARVING THE BEAST tells the story of a potent one-two punch roiling public higher education right now: 35 years of systematic defunding and a well financed market oriented reform effort. It's the story of a little known and misunderstood ideological fight, the...
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