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Homegrown: Documentary Shorts Collection
What Does It Look Like to Bring a Violin to a Gunfight?
Season 1
Episode 1
Follow The Black String Triage Ensemble, a group of Black and Latinx musicians in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as it performs at crime scenes in the immediate aftermath of tragic events. Together, the group seeks to alter the notion of first responders.
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15:30
Explore Escambrón Beach as people come together to protect its coastline from overdevelopment.
14:45
Examine the state of public schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands 7 years after devastating storms.
10:27
Indigenous people in Minnesota attempt to revitalize their language through technology.
12:00
The Soomaal House of Art in Minneapolis is the nation’s first Somali-American art center.
11:02
A guaranteed income experiment in Gary, Indiana helps to stabilize the lives of residents.
11:16
A Chinese, nonbinary aspiring nurse seeks to build a gender-affirming life in the Midwest.