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TheyDream

TheyDream

After an unexpected death in the family, a Puerto Rican-American filmmaker teams up with his grieving mother, collaborating alongside her to tell stories of familial love and loss.

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Poetic License

Poetic License enters the lives of teenage poets whose spoken word performances allow them to candidly and poignantly express what it's like growing up in today's America.