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American Graduate: Stories from the Classroom
Season 2
Episode 1
Short docs featuring stories from Latino filmmakers: "The Smallest Step" animates 3D modeled avatars of diverse H.S. students against real world backdrops; "Overcomers" highlights two teens succeeding despite odds stacked against them; and "Every Girl Matters" looks at a Catholic H.S. with a 100% graduation and college acceptance rate.
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26:08
Films focusing on resilience through the lens of family, rebuilding, and mental health.
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26:40
Indigenous leaders protecting our natural resources in the face of the climate crisis.
27:31
As extremist beliefs and violence were downplayed, a dangerous ideology grew as a threat.
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27:17
The history of Filipinos in care work and the Filipino Americans on the front lines today.
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25:18
From the crimes committed to the cover-up, an exposé of the sexual assault scandal at USC.
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28:21
A collage of people’s experiences that frame and illustrate the current racial reckoning.
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28:05
Dismantling the racism that underscores the mental healthcare industry.
1:26:10
Exploring the survival of three Chinatowns in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Boston.
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26:10
HEAVEN: CAN YOU HEAR ME? explores the impact of gun violence on Black families in Philly.
26:08
Profiles of people who are either caught up in or helped by the levers of the law.
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55:44
Balancing the protection of North Atlantic right whales and the livelihoods of lobstermen.
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29:30
Told through video diaries, follow doctors saving lives during the first wave of COVID-19.