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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
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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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14:54
A hurricane pulls a couple out of their comfort zone.
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An astonishing voyage of immigration, love, and World War II in a single take.
"11-Minute Mile"
6:48
An arrogant day-trader is delayed at an airport during the Boston Marathon bombings.
"Will"
4:55
Set during the attacks of 9/11, a young girl wishes she could go back in time.
"Under"
22:56
A relapsed drug addict is convinced by her fiancé to journey to a remote country cabin.
"Springtime"
12:41
An 86-year-old pork sung maker quits her shop in rural Taiwan to head to the big city.
"Priceless Things"
11:05
When jewelry goes missing in a salon, an engaged couple suspect the immigrant employees.
"I Am John Wayne"
17:06
In New York City, an urban cowboy avoids going to his friend’s funeral.
"First Match"
14:46
A teenage female wrestler on an all-boy wrestling team faces her biggest challenge.
"Dia de los Muertos"
3:29
A little girl visits the land of the dead and experiences the holiday Dia de los Muertos.
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