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Some survive, some thrive. The science is clear: childhood trauma has lasting, measurable effects. Can we heal and stop the devastating impacts? Until recently, we have not understood who struggles to survive, and who manages to thrive and how. 

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An inspiring family rises above their challenges... Robin and George are a loving couple raising two lovely daughters. On Robin's birthday, the family's life is suddenly thrown in turmoil when Robin is shot by a robber. George desperately tries to maintain a normal life for the daughters. Robin's sister, Greece, and best friend, Jada, step in to help. 

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Life moves down the track. Nurlan has one last shift driving a cargo train into Baku in Azerbaijan, through neighborhoods where he could reach out the window and touch houses, people, and clotheslines. On that last trip, he snags a blue bra from a washing line, and decides to make a journey to find its owner. Along the way of his adventure, he discovers that the world along the tracks is very different when viewed from ground level. The Bra is a beautiful and funny meditation on daily life, and a post-modernist interpretation of Cinderella.

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Art or love can a writer have both? After the end of her first lesbian relationship, Anna, indulges in self-destructive acts to cope with the break-up. Getting ahold of herself, she focuses on her writing. To cope with the heartbreak, she indulges in self-destructive acts. Anna doesn't see herself being worthy of love without first succeeding in writing. She wonders if she needs more exciting life experiences to drive her writing. The result? More love. Must she choose between creativity and relationship? Will she continue to jeopardize what she has gained to get what she craves?

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A crime-writer gets tangled in her own mystery. When her latest novel flops, the publisher sends the best-selling crime-writer, Robin Richards, to a Swedish Countryside Farm for inspiration. The charming, rustic farm turns out to be a ramshackle house of horrors that are revealed slowly and shockingly. The farmer has a secret, his eccentric sister never utters a word, but is surely up to something? The gun-nut son, the creepy driver who claims to be a big fan, and his jealous wife form a cast of intriguing characters. Will Robin finally find the inspiration she seeks? At what cost?

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When the contact with the rest of the world is lost, how far would you go to find out who the new enemy of humanity is? No meteorites hit Earth, no terrorists put the world in danger, no atomic war was started, but something did go wrong. Contact between most towns on earth has been severed. A small area in Eastern Europe still has electricity, and maybe even life. There are dead bodies everywhere: in stores, in cars, on roads, in hospitals, and railway stations. Who or what is destroying all life on Earth? How long will the last outpost of mankind survive?

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A vampire's love story. In New York City Sarah is part of a subculture of people who identify as vampires who believe they need to drink blood to stay healthy. James is an expat IRS agent assigned to audit Sarah's vampire "church". Romance sparks between the two, while clashes between their different worlds cause hiccups. Sarah's roommates and community are not accepting of James, while James' conservative Christian friends aren't too fond of the vampire cult.

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Through the eyes of the shooters. How do you live a productive life if you shot and killed someone in gang violence? What if you killed an intruder in your home and watched them die before help arrived? Or if you were a child who accidentally shot a sibling? This powerful film looks at the after effects of pulling the trigger and the challenges of living with the consequences. Can you be forgiven? Can you forgive yourself? Find redemption? How do you cope with dozens of surgeries to repair your face after experiencing the trauma of a gunshot to the head?

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Believe in your version of reality. Felix is forced to retire early. When his wife, Anne, is promoted at her job and his daughter, Grace, moves in with her boyfriend. Felix feels lonely and bored by retirement, so he decides to try on the augmented reality glasses he received as a farewell gift. What he discovers is a new, exciting world, wherein exists Auggie, his AR companion. Auggie is very understanding of Felix's needs and emotions. Surprised, and touched, Felix begins to fall in love with Auggie, while also questioning his choices.

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Mothers' actions have the biggest stakes. Maura Mackenzie, a talented concert pianist and loving mother of two young girls. What starts as an ordinary summer day, ends as an unfortunate event jeopardizes Maura's world. Her husband decides it's best he takes the kids. Maura spends her days wandering around until one evening, a kind stranger intervenes. With the encouragement from her new friend, and an ever-supportive father, Maura acquires the strength to rebuild her life and win her daughters' love back. Will it be too late though?