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Dennis Harris and Wendy Christensen have been creating taxidermy since they were children. Today Dennis owns his own shop where he creates suspension taxidermy and Wendy works in a museum maintaining dioramas. They both compete in the World Taxidermy Championships with their creations and try to find a balance between art and science in their work.

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Siaki, an elderly Samoan man struggles to come to terms with the lifelong shame of having an incomplete traditional tattoo when he is confronted with the shame of his sight. As Siaki's vision deteriorates, memories of the painful tattooing ceremony he underwent in his youth haunt him as he yearns to see his tattoo completed before it's too late. Part of Shorts Program 8: Student Shorts

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Ten year old Ana longs for a friend but her odd attempts to connect freak other kids out. Retreating into the bush for another day of lone exploring, she comes across a stranger intent on drowning a puppy in the river. Horrified, Ana battles her fear and confronts the man, saving the dog and unexpectedly finding the companionship she has craved. Part of Shorts Program 7: Time, Space, And In Between

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A young couple driving on an isolated road knocks over a pedestrian. Their first reaction to assist the man is rapidly rejected because the two lovers have reasons to hide their affair. The girl presses her boyfriend to finish-off the wounded man. The road accident becomes a real murder... Part of Shorts Program 3: Choice and Effect

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The spirits of the Oceanic realm dance and frolic on a South Seas beach. Can you hear their song? Found footage, video of Tiki objects d'art, and stage-of-the-art digital composing are combined to create a surreal tropical. Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated Worlds

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Sleight of Hand. A set of techniques used by someone to manipulate objects secretly to deceive. This is a stop-motion film about illusions. A Man yearns to know his place in the world and how he fits in, when sometimes it's better not to know. Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated Worlds

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Death can be feared, sensationalized, romanticized... but it cannot be ignored. Other than birth, it is the single most universal and transformative event in our lives. However each of us meets our fate, communities around the world mark this moment with unique and ancient traditions. How do we say goodbye? Buddhist lama Bat-Orshikh provides a rare glimpse into a storied and nearly extinct death ritual of sky burials in Mongolia, a practice designed to help let go of the body, comfort the living, and guide the spirit to another state of being.

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Four hundred million people in India and 1.5 billion worldwide do not have access to reliable electricity. Simpa Networks found a solution that earned them the Accenture Sustainable Energy Award at The Tech Awards 2012. They established a solar home system that allows for families in off-grid areas to have an affordable, pay-as-you-use solar energy solution. The system, along with providing a cleaner and more cost-effective solution for light than kerosene lamps, also displaces 160,000 tons of carbon dioxide. Plays with the feature film The Believers

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The Safe Agua Team from the Art Center College of Design found that in Cerro Verde, a slum in Peru, 30,000 people live without access to running water and sanitation. In response, they designed and created alongside Cerro Verde families products that would help conserve water, reduce illness, and stimulate economic change. Their Safe Agua products earned them the Katherine M. Swanson Young Innovator Award at The Tech Awards 2012 and are a step towards better health and better lives in areas similar to Cerro Verde. Plays with feature film La Camioneta: The Journey Of One American School Bus

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Alone and bored with his life indoors, a young boy ventures outdoors to his favorite swimming hole, only to find it already occupied. A showdown ensues, but is the outcome worth it? Part of Short Program 8: Student Shorts