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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

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

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

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

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Mar 10
Mar 10 FALLING - Helen McClements

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MAX VON SYDOW
Mar 9

Mar 9 MAX VON SYDOW

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GRIEF, HOPE, MEN - Gareth Higgins
Mar 3

Mar 3 GRIEF, HOPE, MEN - Gareth Higgins

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Feb 27
Feb 27 LES MISERABLES: Hope for a New Year - Martha Tatarnic

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Feb 26
Feb 26 DESIRE LINES - Glenn Jordan

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Feb 18
Feb 18 MISSIVE - K. STELLAR DUTCHER

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CHARADRIUS PIANO - Ted Lyddon Hatten
Feb 13

Feb 13 CHARADRIUS PIANO - Ted Lyddon Hatten

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THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE - Jasmin Pittman Morrell
Feb 11

Feb 11 THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE - Jasmin Pittman Morrell

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Feb 6
Feb 6 MEMENTO MORI - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

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