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PBS Online Film Festival (March. 4-22, 2013)
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Learn all about the PBS Online Film Festival!1
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PBS 2013 Online Film Festival (Trailer)
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Watch Us Surprise You: Join us this spring (March 4 to March 22, 2013) for the 2013 PBS Online Film Festival. From fact to fiction, these 25 films feature surprising stories that only PBS can tell. Learn more at http://www.pbs.org/filmfestival
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Patrick Epino & Stephen Dypiangco introduce the 2013 Online Film Festival.2
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Why We Love PBS | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
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Hosts Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco introduce the 2013 Online Film Festival. Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco are co-founders of the National Film Society. With a uniquely brainy and offbeat style, the National Film Society produces weekly web videos about movies, filmmaking and pop culture as a part of PBS Digital Studios.
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The Short Film | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
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Film Festival hosts Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco explore the history of the short film, from its experimental beginnings to today's animated and live action films.
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The Film Festival
by PBS 1,204 views
Hosts Patrick and Stephen examine the history and culture of film festivals.
Watch all the films featured in the 2013 Online Film Festival: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzkQfVIJun2LyQFWskflkYUt_Y6QqbH3c&feature=view_all -
Watch a film about a family who combats cystic fibrosis.
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Watch a film about a young girl's imaginary journey back in time.6
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Hoverboard | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
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Watch "Hoverboard," a short fiction film about an imaginative young girl and her teddy bear on a quest to travel in time after watching ""Back to the Future Part II.""
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Watch a film about two astronauts whose lives are put at risk.7
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Capsule | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
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Watch "Capsule," a fiction film about two astronauts who struggle to stay alive after an unexpected obstacle - the crash of their space capsule.
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Watch a film about a cat that constantly disappears from his home.
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Watch a film about one family's struggles with deportation.9
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Sin Pais | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 3,511 views
Watch "Sin PaÃs," a short documentary film that explores one family's complex and emotional journey involving deportation.
Presented by POV(http://www.pbs.org/pov/) and Latino Public Broadcasting (http://www.lpbp.org/) -
Watch a film about one of the last Czech dance halls.10
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Noc na Tenecku (Night at the Dance) | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 5,195 views
Watch "Noc na Tenecku," a short documentary film about one of the last true Czech dance halls in Texas. The film also looks at the elderly who still come there each Sunday to wax the floor and dance the polka — even as they struggle with old age, illness and death.
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Watch a film about a the Pine Ridge Reservation.11
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Honor the Treaties | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 3,859 views
Watch "Honor the Treaties," a short documentary film about photographer Aaron Huey's relationship with the Pine Ridge Reservation and how his involvement with Native American rights has changed the way he conveys his story.
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Watch a film about the origins of terms like "cage-free."12
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The Story of an Egg | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 8,107 views
Watch the PBS 2013 Online Film Festival "Most Viewed" winner - "The Story of an Egg," a short documentary film about the real story behind such terms as "cage free,"" "free range," and "pasture raised" eggs.
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Watch a film about the obsessive world of anagrams.13
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Ars Magna | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 3,478 views
Watch "Ars Magna," a short documentary film about the obsessive and fascinating world of anagrams with Cory Calhoun, who took the first three lines of Hamlet's "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy and made them into what's been called the "world's greatest anagram."
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Watch a film about a 72-year-old free diver and ocean photographer.14
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Still | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 4,566 views
Watch "Still," a short documentary film about Carlos Eyles, a 72-year-old ocean photographer, author, and free diver. Eyles' close relationship with the marine world is evident as he serves as the voice of the ocean against environmental and biological threats.
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Watch a film about a mother, her son, and her struggles with cancer.15
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Mijo | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 3,294 views
Watch "Mijo," a short documentary about the relationship between a young mother who is a professional dancer and her 6-year old son, as she undergoes treatment for breast cancer. The film is a delicate balance between the son's innocence, the mother's medical journey and its depiction through dance.
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Watch a film about a student's journey to combat asthma.16
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Brionna Williams | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 1,375 views
Watch "Brionna Williams," a short documentary film about a student athlete's journey to a healthier lifestyle despite her challenges with asthma.
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Watch a story told through spoken word poetry.17
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Verses in Exile: Why I Write | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 1,650 views
Watch "Verses in Exile: Why I Write," a short film created by a Khmer-exiled American, Kosal Khiev, who tells pieces of his life story through the art of spoken word poetry.
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Watch a film about a woman trapped between two worlds.18
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Worlds Apart | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
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Watch "Worlds Apart," a short documentary film about Rose Vasquez, a Native American woman trapped between two worlds: the success and distance of college, and the challenges of life on her reservation.
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Watch a film about an innovative performing arts education program.19
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Live Art | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 2,877 views
Watch the PBS 2013 Online Film Festival "People's Choice Winner" - "Live Art," a short documentary film about an innovative 20 week performing arts education program for all types of children that culminates to a live stage performance.
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Watch a film about homosexuality in Nigeria.20
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Asylum - Bisi | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 4,019 views
Watch "Asylum - Bisi," a short documentary film about Bisi Alim, who was one of the first Nigerians to openly discuss his homosexuality on national television and as a result, has put his life of the line.
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Watch a film about shell mounds in California.21
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Injunuity: Buried | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 1,682 views
Watch "Injunuity: Buried," a short animated film about the impact the dot-com boom had on the destruction of the shell mounds in Northern California.
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Watch a film about a theatre graduate and her passion for wrestling.22
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Heel | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 1,788 views
Watch "Heel," a short documentary film about Amanda, a theatre graduate who has traded in her degree found her new passion and true voice within an indie wrestling ring.
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Watch a film about the Tewa peoples of New Mexico.23
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The Longest Sun | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 2,482 views
Watch "The Longest Sun," a short fiction film told entirely in the endangered language of Tewa. The film tells the story of Tahn Pi, a young Tewa boy, who sets out on a mythical journey to stop the sun from setting.
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Watch a film about a first generation high school grad.24
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Can't Hold Me Back | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 2,091 views
Watch "Can't Hold Me Back," a short documentary film about a high school senior's road to success as he is the first in his family to earn a high school diploma with the help of his father, a former gangster.
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Watch a film about a woman recovering from a miscarriage.25
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The House I Keep | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
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Watch "The House I Keep," a short fiction film about a woman struggling to come to terms with her miscarriage.
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Watch a film about the history of the Chamorro culture.26
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Lina'la' Lusong | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 1,320 views
Watch "Lina'la' Lusong ," a short documentary film about how the traditional culture of Chamorro has changed throughout different colonization eras and how it has modernized.
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Watch a film about Indian children's religious identity.27
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Indian Summer | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 3,959 views
Watch "Indian Summer," a short documentary film about a group of Indian American children who attend the the Hindu Heritage Summer Camp in order to provide a platform to learn about Hinduism, connect with others, and form a stronger religious identity.
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Watch a film about a woman's battle against homophobia in Zimbabwe.28
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Asylum - Skye | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 1,533 views
Watch "Asylum - Skye," a short documentary film about Skye Tenevimbo and her battle against homophobia in Zimbabwe and the consequences that have arisen for her family and herself as a result.
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Watch a film about a blind man's journey to belong in NYC.29
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Sound of Vision | PBS Online Film Festival 2013
by PBS 2,017 views
Watch "Sound of Vision," a short documentary film about a blind man's journey to belong. Born and bred in the city that never sleeps, Frank Senior spends his waking and dream-swaddled hours confronting the hurdles, and embracing the beauty, of the city he will never see.
Presented by POV(http://www.pbs.org/pov/)
