Doc Shorts Programming sponsored by Barry & Jackie Albrecht and Pat Scallet

Alimamy: A Father's Burden
Directed by
Felix Golenko
2020
40 minutes
Krio & Temne
In a small village in Sierra Leone, a farmer fights to provide for his family and break the vicious cycle of poverty by helping his kids get an education.
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No Crying at the Dinner Table
Directed by
Carol Nguyen
A Vietnamese family deals with family secrets, confessions, and confrontations.
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Sonny
Directed by
Pawel Chorzepa
Marcin, who was placed in an orphanage at age 12 because of the behavior of his alcoholic parents, attempts to repair the relationship with his father.
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When Mom Is Gone
Directed by
Zeynep Gulru Kececiler
2020
29 minutes
Persian
Single father Mohammed struggles to keep his family of six children together in a mountain village in Afghanistan.
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