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17-year-old Daunnette Moniz-Reyome, who lives on the Umoⁿhoⁿ Reservation in Nebraska, interviews Native American youth and elders against the backdrop of a ceremonial powwow. Mentored by filmmaker Evan Mascagni, Moniz-Reyome shares her family’s journey to retain sacred rituals and culture traditions and the ways in which her community is healing historical trauma with strength and dignity.
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20-year-old German activist Helena Marschall advocates for climate justice.

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Diya Payal, a teen from India, explores plant biodiversity and sustainable farming.

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Tymur Tsapliienko, Ukrainian refugee, shines light on the effects of war and displacement.

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Ndèye Fatou Fall shares how cultural shifts in her Senegalese village affected her life.

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Syrian refugee Mohammad Shasho shares how he’s forging a new life in Berlin.

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Edelsin Mendez conveys the effects of climate change on coffee growers in rural Nicaragua.

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Mike Martin documents his return home to Harlem after being incarcerated at Rikers Island.

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16-year-old Indian-born Jayshree Janu Kharpade never expected to get an education.

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17-year-old Yemeni immigrant Faiza Almontaser struggles and triumphs in New York City.

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Displaced by violence, Colombian teen María Ceballos puts a human face on this issue.

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17-year-old Namgyal Wangchuk Trichen Lhagyari was crowned King of Tibet by the Dalai Lama.