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Putting it all into perspective, stress management expert Loretta LaRoche reveals how we hinder our lives by the irrational stresses we create. By learning how we employ ridiculous patterns of thinking to deal with stress, we can then move on to "the joy of living." LaRoche shows viewers how to get back on a sensible path through simple breathing exercises and exaggeration therapy, whereby one's debilitating worries are recast in a new light.

The largest black community in the country started as a safe haven for escaped slaves but has more recently been labelled as one of the biggest hubs of pimping and human trafficking in the nation. "This Is North Preston" illustrates how the town of 4,000 has dealt with generations of pimp culture, economic struggle, limited government resources, violence, and constant systemic racism. Artist "Just Chase" paints a picture of his life in crime and the events that made him get out out of the street life to chase his musical dreams. "This is North Preston" gains insight from respected community members, pimps, politicians, police and trafficking victims, all while pushing hope and a brighter future.

Among everything obscure in an image, there is always the camera. This Isn’t What It Appears reconstructs and radicalizes the ways to see and interpret archival photographs of Korean women taken in the 1950s by American soldiers stationed in South Korea. This film attempts to reveal the camera within the frame, not as an omniscient eye but as a reciprocal medium that subverts the hierarchy in an image.

This Is How I Felt was filmed in a twenty-four period while the filmmaker was wearing a heart monitor to investigate possible arrhythmias.

A new pop musical telling the 200,000 year love story between Earth and Humanity. From first sparks to today’s abusive relationship via infidelities of astronomical proportions, can Humanity make up for all the pain they’ve caused Earth? With a high-energy pop score and razor-sharp lyrics, THIS IS A LOVE STORY shines a fresh light on our relationship with the planet.

Not for the faint of heart, this compilation of chaotic live performances, raw and uncensored videos, and outlandish interviews from metal's darkest and most extreme bands is sure to please the twisted hearts of black metal fans. Included are appearances and live performances from bands such as Cradle of Filth, Celtic Frost, Emperor, Satyricon, Morbid Angel, Jasmin Asylum, Throes of Dawn and Borknagar.

A 3-actor chamber piece chronicling a relationship in disruption, told from 3 different perspectives. Kay and Dee are husband and wife, and cracks are beginning to show in their marriage. They both feel misunderstood and unappreciated. Soon, a major disruption happens that drives them to discuss divorce.

This is a Video Monitor is an attempt to construct a wholly ‘videological ‘ experience, and is built on an initial take of a woman describing the paradox of the real and imagined functions of the monitor on which her image appears…

This cinematic VR experience offers insights into the struggles and conflicts of growing up an Indigenous man.

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper - which happens to fit him perfectly, trouble could be following close behind. Visual humor swims to the fore as the best-selling Jon Klassen follows his breakout debut with another deadpan funny tale.

Seven stories of people living with cancer.

Full of funny and acute observations This Is What It Is, is a candid and very personal account of love as seen from the male perspective.

Canoas is considered by many, especially by those who are not from there, as a commuter town. Cities from metropolitan areas are usually labeled like this because of the workforce that commutes out everyday to work in the capital. In this daily movement, many times, ideas are conceived and creativity flourishes. I believe that this is one of the reasons why those cities often have a lively cultural scene. The documentary "This is Canoas not POA" makes this very clear: Canoas has a lot to show in terms of a music scene that's independent, diverse, creative, and most important, united. Bands, night clubs, studios, producers, record shops. Everything a music scene needs to develop is very well documented here. Watch it and create your own scene, start your own band!

A documentary that looks at marriage in the lesbian and gay community. It profiles six same-sex couples who have made lifelong commitments through some form of marriage.

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND is a funny and moving look at the impact of major corporations on American life, told largely from the point of view of ordinary citizens. The film examines both evident and lesser known areas of corporate influence, hears how people across the country feel their own lives have been affected, and looks at some of the brave, compelling and sometimes hilarious ways in which individuals and communities are reacting.

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This animated short features a night watchman who, with his dog Fang, discovers that museums are not just a collection of dusty old artefacts. With humour, the film shows how the past is very much alive and connected to our present.

A performance-based video installation that examines race, gender, and age in an intergenerational group of seven White women, including Fraser herself. Based on transcripts of six 90-minute discussions organized by Fraser in 2020, the women apply psychoanalytic group relations methods to the task of examining their internal racism and their roles in White supremacy.

In the wake of a radioactive blast, a young and pregnant couple, Maya and Malik follow instructions from the president’s subsequent announcement— “Stay inside, seal all potential passageways from toxic air”. However, they soon find contradictory information online, pointing out the possibility that the presidential announcement was just a fake video from the terrorists themselves. Instead, in order to survive the radioactive blast, they must immediately drive away from the epicentre of the attack. Trust issues boil over as Malik and Maya are torn by the decision that will determine their fate. Should they stay, or should they go?

Team riders Danny MacAskill, Ali Clarkson, Duncan Shaw, and Fabio Wibmer