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America Reframed
Kid Candidate
Season 10
Episode 9
A viral joke video catapults Hayden Pedigo – a 24-year-old artist and musician in Amarillo, TX – into the spotlight and prompts him to make a surprise bid for city council. With his goal of upending the status quo and ousting corrupt incumbent politicians, KID CANDIDATE follows Pedigo’s unorthodox campaign while unpacking issues of race, income inequality and gentrification in small-town America.
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Sol Guy watches his late father’s tapes -- and confronts the choices of his father’s life.
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A collective memory of Mt. Pleasant's Salvadoran community and the May 1991 rebellion.
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A filmmaker and three Chicagoans navigate the complexities of living with mental illness.