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Feb 4
Feb 4 VOLUNTEERS - Terri Farless

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ALTERNATIVE OSCARS - Gareth Higgins
Jan 29

Jan 29 ALTERNATIVE OSCARS - Gareth Higgins

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Jan 29
Jan 29 LINGERING AT THE EDGES OF EXPERIENCE - Morgan Meis

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 A HIDDEN LIFE IN PLAIN SIGHT - Seth Wispelwey
Jan 23

Jan 23 A HIDDEN LIFE IN PLAIN SIGHT - Seth Wispelwey

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Jan 16
Jan 16 I HAD A RIGHT TO LOVE THE INTRICACIES OF MY MIND - Elisabeth Ivey

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Jan 14
Jan 14 THE THIRD TIME, FAMILY - Kim Jackson

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Jan 14
Jan 14 ECLIPSES - Nancee Neel

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Jan 11
Jan 11 DELIVER US FROM OVER-FUNCTIONING - Donna Schaper

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Dec 26
Dec 26 SACRAMENTAL CONNECTION WITH EVERYTHING? - Boyd Wilson

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Dec 24
Dec 24 LOVES, REGARDLESS - Jasmin Pittman Morrell

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Dec 19
Dec 19 STANDING ON EACH OTHER’S SHOULDERS - Dwight Lee Wolter

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Dec 17
Dec 17 THE WAY WE LIVE - Helen McClements

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Dec 12
Dec 12 HE WAS IN GOD'S HANDS THE WHOLE TIME, WASN'T HE? The Remarriage of Nature and Grace in "The Tree of Life" - Jim Crosby

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Dec 9
Dec 9 THE PERSON AND THE SYSTEM - Guy Sayles

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Dec 9
Dec 9 TAKING MOVIES PERSONALLY: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE CINEMA OF TERRENCE MALICK - Jim Crosby

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Dec 9
Dec 9 FLUIDITY - Laura Hope-Gill

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Dec 9
Dec 9 BEYOND CATEGORY - Sara Mussen

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Dec 9
Dec 9 LOOKING FOR MISTER ROGERS - Shan Overton

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Nov 20
Nov 20 Sky Fishing - David Wilcox

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WARREN BEATTY'S RULES - Gareth Higgins
Nov 15

Nov 15 WARREN BEATTY'S RULES - Gareth Higgins

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