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Synopsis

Synopsis
Synopsis of a Documentary Film THE MENNONITES: A PEOPLE APART (working title) Audience: General broadcast North American audience Social Media audience through a variety of social media platforms Format: High Definition Video Rationale: The term “Mennonite” is quickly becoming shorthand for expressing certain concepts in popular culture. While once mostly ignored, Mennonites are finding themselves…
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45 Years

45 Years
We discover Geoff (Tom Courtenay) and Kate (Charlotte Rampling) Mercer in the final days before celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary. Things are on track for a momentous party with friends and neighbors. Kate is securing the venue and dealing with the details that such an event demand. A letter addressed to Geoff arrives. The letter…
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Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal
Polish director Urszula Antoniak uses her 2009 film, Nothing Personal to tell a story about living on the margins in this modern, fractured world. Set in Ireland, we first discover Anne (Lotte Verbeek) in a stripped bare apartment above a bustling street. She slowly pulls the gold wedding band from her finger and disappears onto…
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A Bottle in the Gaza Sea

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea offers the viewer a small snippet of hope for the mess that makes up the Middle East. It's not much hope, and the premise is too far fetched to think such an event could trigger much change. But then, the story is fun to consider, and we know that…
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