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SCHOOL GIRLS; OR THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY

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Inspired from actual events, School Girls tells the story of Paulina,the most popular (mean) girl in school and Ericka, the new girl with a unique background – both students at the prestigous Aburi Girls boarding school, who face each other in a battle of wits and beauty as they compete to be named Miss Ghana 1985.

PRETTY HUNGER

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Lea, a biracial seven year old girl with an epic imagination, takes us on a journey of growing up as she realizes that her babysitter is actually her father and that she is actually Black. Guided by her imaginary friend Bette Davis, Lea explores what it means to be a woman of color and how to come to terms with both of her parents and the baggage they carry with them.

PILGRIMS

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On a ship to colonize a newly discovered planet, a soldier and a teenage girl find themselves quarantined together in a cabin and are forced to explore their own traumatic pasts and roles in a dying society.

CYGNUS

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Cydney believes an angel rescued her from an ineffable trauma, and the truth may prove stranger than she imagines. Cygnus is a mythic, hilarious, and dark fairy tale where a burnt feather may illuminate the possibility of a divine intervention.

COST OF LIVING

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The lives of four people in Jersey intersect. Cost of Living delves into the chasm between abundance and need and explores the space where bodies — abled and disabled, rich and poor — meet each other.

RADIO ISLAND

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Ellen is an ex-military crisis negotiator. When she comes home to care for her injured and isolated mother, she remotely handles a hostage situation overseas. Worlds blur as she attempts to manage menacing threats both near and far; whom is controlling who in this house and on this earth?

AIR SPACE

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As Glory and Kyle try to flip a falling-down house in an abandoned neighborhood, they discover that the evicted owners have been living secretly in a hollowed-out wall. A surreal comedy about what happens when a new generation tries to build something from the broken pieces another generation hasn’t given up yet.

LAURA AND THE SEA

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It’s company outing day, and Laura, one of the top travel agents of her generation, decides to end it all. Afterwards, her colleagues try to piece things together on a memorial blog, but how do you mourn someone you didn’t know that well?

CURVE OF DEPARTURE

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On a balmy New Mexico night in a too-small motel room, a “ragtag little group” gathers in anticipation of the funeral that has brought them together.  But the dearly departed is the least of their concerns as they all grapple with the curves life has thrown them.