2013
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Literacy Bridge, led by Cliff Schmidt, invented the Talking Book, a battery-operated audio computer that addresses the needs of those who lack electricity and literacy. Specifically designed to answer questions pertinent to the people, Talking Book's appearance in Ghana resulted in farmers harvesting forty-eight percent more crops and maternal lessons leading to healthier practices and behaviors.
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Small gasoline engines used by motorboats tend to emit excessive pollution; however, electrical or battery-operated engines do not offer the same performance when out on the water. LEHR Inc. created Propane Outboard Motors, patented gaseous-fueled engines that nearly eliminate pollution while at the same time being cost-effective and comparable in performance to gasoline engines. The reduction of the emission of volatile organic compounds and methyl-mercury has earned LEHR Inc.
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30 days to figure out the rest of his life. In a comedy where the mantra "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" plays true, the question is: Is it ever too late to "figure it all out"? Jason (Jason Thompson, General Hospital) is a thirty-something college graduate happily cohabitating with his girlfriend, but unhappily working as a waiter. When a doctor orders him to take a FMLA (Family Medical Leave of Absence) for thirty days, Jason finds himself with a newfound freedom - to slack.
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"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."
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Winner of seven Academy Awards, the big screen is the only way to see one of the cinema's grandest epics, starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, and Omar Sharif! David Lean's monumental film recounts the true-life experiences of T. E. Lawrence, better known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia. A young, idealistic British officer in WWI, Lawrence (O'Toole) is assigned to the camp of Prince Feisal (Guinness), an Arab tribal chieftain and leader in a revolt against the Turks.
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Stan, a mild-mannered gay man, has been called into the Department of Immigration to account for his marriage to a Canadian drag queen. It's not going well. Having recently won the right to marry his boyfriend, Stan now finds himself caught in the bureaucratic rotors of American government. Convinced of a conspiracy, Stan launches into a bout of hysteria driven by the fear of being separated from his love. Shorts Program 7: Time, Space, And In Between
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On the eve of the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the British rulers of the Indian subcontinent prepare to depart the region amidst waves of ethnic violence. Shorts Program 3: Choice and Effect
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Jessica is a transsexual who is working as a prostitute in the red-light district of Bangkok. She is faced with the toughest choice of her life. To follow her boyfriend abroad and start a new life, or to stay in Bangkok and keep supporting her mother. Whatever choice she makes it will determine her future and impact the people closest to her. Part of Shorts Program 6: Docu-Nation
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The inspiring journey of a bus fraught with danger. Every day dozens of decommissioned school buses leave the United States on a southward migration that carries them to Guatemala, where they are repaired, colorfully re-painted and used as daily transportation by working class Guatemalans. La Camioneta is the enthralling story of the journey of one such bus and its owner, a man determined to survive as an entrepreneur despite overwhelming odds against his success.
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War. Kosovo 1999. Adem finds himself in situation that he has to choose: to save his son or his brother's son. Part of Shorts Program 1: The Battles We Fought