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The Porch A slow conversation about beautiful & difficult things

Jun 4
Jun 4 CRAWLING TOWARDS DIVERSITY: Reflections On the Arts & Faith Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films - Kenneth R. Morefield

Gareth Higgins
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AN ODE FOR MOTHER - Jasmin Pittman Morrell
Jun 2

Jun 2 AN ODE FOR MOTHER - Jasmin Pittman Morrell

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May 30
May 30 THE RECOVERY TOOLBOX - Boyd Wilson

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May 26
May 26 REJUVENATION - Helen McClements

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May 19
May 19 WEATHERING - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

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May 15
May 15 MOMENTS IN THE PAST THAT PREPARED ME FOR THIS ONE - Donna Schaper

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DRIVEWAYS - ONE OF THE MOST MOVING FILMS OF THE YEAR - Andrew Johnson
May 5

May 5 DRIVEWAYS - ONE OF THE MOST MOVING FILMS OF THE YEAR - Andrew Johnson

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Apr 29
Apr 29 WALKING WITH MARY IN THE QUARANTINE - Laura Hope-Gill

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Apr 27
Apr 27 THE GRACE OF A MOMENT - Elisabeth Ivey

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Apr 22
Apr 22 STAR WARS AND EVIL - Adam Sacks

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Apr 20
Apr 20 ADVICE FROM THE HIDDEN, THE BIDDEN, AND THE UNBIDDEN - Donna Schaper

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Apr 14
Apr 14 THE ART OF THE UNREVEALED, IN A TIME OF QUARANTINE - Mary Ellen Lough

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Apr 3
Apr 3 DREAMING THE WORLD

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Apr 1
Apr 1 THE BANKER: REMAKING THE AMERICAN DREAM - Jasmin Pittman Morrell

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Mar 30
Mar 30 THINGS ARE NOT GETTING WORSE - COVID-19 AND APOCALYPTIC IMAGINATION - Ken Sehested

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Mar 25
Mar 25 ANNOUNCING THE CINEMATIC WORLD PROJECT

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Mar 24
Mar 24 BREATHING LESSONS - Olivia Bardo

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Mar 20
Mar 20 An Unfinished Story in Four Scenes - Guy Sayles

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
THE GENIUS OF THE PLACE: POETRY, PALM TREES, AND THE MYSTERY OF MERWIN - Shan Overton
Mar 17

Mar 17 THE GENIUS OF THE PLACE: POETRY, PALM TREES, AND THE MYSTERY OF MERWIN - Shan Overton

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Mar 12
Mar 12 A NEW, OLD PLACE - Kim Jackson

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