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Creating a comedic post-apocalyptic film about a swimming competition for citizenship over a decade ago, Margarita Jimeno speaks to Kostia about the still-relevant desire for belonging, community, and unconditional love.

Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/wjNtI5xyZE

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What does it take to succeed in a life that constantly feels competitive? Writer and director Margarita Jimeno talks about the community support and unconditional love received by the main character in her short film “Swimming Away.” Full interview available on Friday!

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In his philosophically-infused relationship drama “De Agua,” Israel Leon Fajer explores the commitment required to work through challenging relationship struggles and see the fruits of them.

Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/wjNtI5x1a6

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Writer and director Israel Leon Fajer talks about the vulnerability and openness required to create and to love, whether or not that commitment is reciprocated.

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In a film full of poetic imagery and language, writer-director Han Huang describes the journey through loneliness that led him to make “The Sunlight through the Gaps in the Trees."

Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/6Bn4jnrJw3

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Although we don’t always find what we’re looking for, writer-director Han Huang explains that in his film “The Sunlight through the Gaps in the Trees,” seeking connection provides fullfilment, even when we don’t find it.

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In the screwball comedy “Top Position,” writer and director Ash Maeda explores what it means to be masculine, and how to define your own path.

Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/MTuF7bE7td

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Writer and director Ash Maeda talks about the journey from listening to what others say it means to be masculine, to discovering positive role models of masculinity for himself — both in his film “Top Position” and in real life.

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Kostia speaks to City of Refuge Founder and CEO Bruce Deal and filmmaker Nick Nanton about “The Greatest of These,” an inspirational documentary following an Atlanta pastor’s community refuge in the inner city.

Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/PlL4kCRMyz

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Director Nick Nanton talks about the courage and inspiration he’s found in City of Refuge founder Bruce Deel’s open-hearted attitude to life.

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City of Refuge’s founder and CEO, Bruce Deel, talks about what inspired him to live a life of service, which led to becoming a subject in Nick Nanton’s documentary “The Greatest of These.”

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Kostia talks with writer, director, and producer Cuau Velazquez about the psychological obstacles he faced making his first film, and the therapy tools he used to overcome them and make “Apparition.”
Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/QiLETGqjT4

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Writer, director and producer Cuauhtemoc Velazquez explains how overcoming limiting beliefs led him to make his first short film, “Apparition.”

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From the gruesome, sacrificial mating rituals of the praying mantis to the reversal of human gender hierarchies, Kostia talks with co-writers Riley Scott and Mackenzie Breeden about the themes of their film “Praying Mantis.”

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Guests and co-writers Riley and Mackenzie talk about the shocking rollback of womens’ rights that led them to explore the darker impulses of the human spirit in their short horror film “Praying Mantis.”

See it on YouTube: https://t.co/023HY2jR0w

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Director Mackenzie Breeden and her co-writer Riley Scott explain what moves each of them to explore darkness in their horror film “Praying Mantis.”

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Combating fear and depression with humor
Director and editor Mikiesh Nichols talks about making his short film “Moron” and the ways he has learned to fuse comedy with horror to make depression lesson scary.
See it on YouTube: https://t.co/0hLAXe366V

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What is cool?
Kostia and Mikiesh talk about the misguided character in Mikiesh’s short film “Moron,” and how a superficial system teaches us to get what we want.

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Making mistakes is human
Director and editor Mikiesh Nichols explains the lesson of his main character (and all of us) in his short film “Moron.”

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Can relationships survive betrayal of boundaries?
Marcus Baker talks with Kostia about his short film “One Hundred,” in which a young woman’s dreams are put in jeopardy when her mother needs to borrow money.
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