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"Spark"

"Spark"

Season 1 Episode 7
8:27
"Teleglobal Dreamin'"

"Teleglobal Dreamin'"

Season 1 Episode 8
16:28
"The Fighting Kind"

"The Fighting Kind"

Season 1 Episode 9
17:59
"Dia de los Muertos"

"Dia de los Muertos"

Season 2 Episode 5
3:29
"First Match"

"First Match"

Season 2 Episode 9
14:46
"I Am John Wayne"

"I Am John Wayne"

Season 2 Episode 10
17:06
"Priceless Things"

"Priceless Things"

Season 2 Episode 12
11:05
"Springtime"

"Springtime"

Season 2 Episode 15
12:41
"Under"

"Under"

Season 2 Episode 17
22:56
"Will"

"Will"

Season 2 Episode 18
4:55
"11-Minute Mile"

"11-Minute Mile"

Season 3 Episode 1
6:48
"A Series of Kinetic Sets Tells a Story"

"A Series of Kinetic Sets Tells a Story"

Season 3 Episode 4
4:15
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"Pearl Was Here"

Season 1 Episode 6

In your standard arcade claw machine, there are treasures just out of reach. But not for young Pearl. Answering the call of plush animals and seeing an opportunity to escape a troubled family, the scraggly girl slips away from her mother and climbs into the safe and sealed environment of the claw booth. Mommy doesn’t take this too well. Directed by Kate Marks. Made at CalArts.

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Season 6 Episode 610
Missing Pieces
Even across oceans and death we never forget the ones we love.
Women Directors
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Season 6 Episode 609
Beyond Her Years
Three young women confront prejudice and predation while navigating the adult world.
Finding Home
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Season 6 Episode 608
Finding Home
Family is found in unlikely places in these two short films.
Woman's Best Friend
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Season 6 Episode 607
Woman's Best Friend
Two women must choose between their beloved dogs and their futures.
Hard Times
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Season 6 Episode 606
Hard Times
No one said life was easy. Two short films look at life as an outsider.
Anxiety Ridden
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Season 6 Episode 605
Anxiety Ridden
Anxiety plagues the protagonists in three short films by student filmmakers.
A Dark Place
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Season 6 Episode 604
A Dark Place
Life on the streets is unpredictable and filled with tough choices in these short films.
Surreal Life
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24:29
Season 6 Episode 603
Surreal Life
A surreal mash-up of shorts with reincarnation, boy bands, a frog dance party, and more.
Women on the Verge
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Season 6 Episode 602
Women on the Verge
Two stories of love. Love for boys and a love for eggs.
Prom
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Season 5 Episode 30
Prom
A blossoming teen romance is derailed by racism.
When We Were Young
3:26
Season 5 Episode 29
When We Were Young
A young woman returning to her grandmother's finds the house empty but full of memories.
Salt
12:23
Season 5 Episode 28
Salt
A new friendship leads to tragedy in a small Icelandic town.
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