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A man in a US military uniform with dark skin tone stands beside a woman with medium skin tone wearing a denim jacket and white hijab. Other soldiers stand in the background and foreground.
Beyond the Films
November, 6, 2023

The Complex Role and Diverse Array of Chaplains in the Military

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A woman with light skin tone, brown hair, and a leather jacket photographs a human skull in a forensic lab. Various photographs of human skulls and skeletons hang on the wall behind her.
Beyond the Films
October, 9, 2023

Forensic Anthropology Tools of the Trade 

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A child with medium skin tone and dark hair, looking downcast, sits with his arms and head resting on a table full of food.
Behind the Films
September, 25, 2023

“Your Story Makes You Strong”: Sansón, an Incarcerated Man, Watches His Life as Documentary Reenactment

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Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes, a Mexican-American man with medium-light skin tone and glasses sits next to a man with medium skin tone and dark features at a table in an auditorium, recreating a courtroom scene.
Behind the Films
September, 18, 2023

From Crimmigration Court Interpreter to Lifelong Friends

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Short Film “Folk Frontera” Shows the Culture of Life on the Border
Behind the Films
September, 15, 2023

Short Film “Folk Frontera” Shows the Culture of Life on the Border

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Illustration of a woman standing in front of the Earth, surrounded by waves, clouds, and weather patterns.
Beyond the Films
September, 5, 2023

Got Climate Anxiety? You’re Not Alone, but Here’s How to Cope

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illustrated animated film still of young Matt from the film Brother
Behind the Films
August, 30, 2023

Feeding Our “Hungry Ghosts”: The Misunderstood Pain Behind Addiction

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Kimberley and daughter Kai stand in front of a church at sunset
Behind the Films
June, 20, 2023

Free Mom Hugs: How Mama Bears Spread Radical Love

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Yuji Okumoto as Shu Kai Kim, Robert Downey Jr. and James Woods standing in front of prison cell bars, in True Believer
Beyond the Films
May, 25, 2023

From True Believer to The Help, How the White Gaze Has Shown Hollywood’s Shortsightedness

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Credit: Diana Mara Henry Photography Caption: Welfare rights leaders (including Johnnie Tillmon and Beaulah Sanders) put their hands together, celebrating passage of their National Plan of Action item at the First National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas.
Beyond the Films
May, 15, 2023

From Mothers’ Pensions to Welfare Queens, Debunking Myths about Welfare

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Sam Harkness, age 11, screams as a freight train passes by, Color Super-8mm, 1998
Beyond the Films
May, 4, 2023

Home Movies and Heartbreak: Brothers Bond Over Decades of Filmmaking

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Michele Stellato sits in front of her walker
Beyond the Films
April, 27, 2023

“Laughter Is My Outlet”: How Michele Stellato is Living and Coping with ALS

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