OFFICIAL SELECTION (3rd Edition)

17-27 December, 2016

AN AMERICAN QUILT-STITCHING TOGETHER OUR 9/11 MEMORIES

Directed by: Roz Sohnen

 

Category: Documentary

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Year & Country: 2016, United States

 

Duration: 31 min

 

Synopsis: SIX FAMILIES AFTER LOSING LOVED ONES IN 9/11, SHARE THEIR STORIES AND CREATE QUILT PANELS TO MEMORIALIZE THEIR LOVED ONES AND IN THE PROCESS BEGIN TO HEAL.

 

Website: https://www.facebook.com/anamericanquiltfilm

 

 

 

Black Beauty

Directed by: Phillip Edge

 

Category: Documentary 

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Year & Country: 2016, United Kingdom

 

Duration: 9 min

 

Synopsis: A young musician at the age of 22, is forced to reflect upon the traumatic event that changed his life, as he attempts to find some solace through fixing his once beloved guitar. 'Black Beauty' was just one of the pieces that were left broken following the terrible accident.

 

Website: N/A

 

 

 

Four Million Threads

Directed by: Jackie Hurwitz

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Category: Documentary, Social Issue

 

Year & Country: 2015, United States

 

Duration: 25 min

 

Synopsis: An interactive journey into the world where your clothes are made 

 

Website: http://www.fourmillionthreads.com/

 

 

 

Handicapable

Directed by: Ty Wilson

 

Category: Documentary, Student

 

Year & Country: 2016, United States

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Duration: 12 min

 

Synopsis: A personal glimpse into the lives of three amputees that highlights both their difficulties and inspiring overcomings. It features a war veteran and Paralympic gold medalist, a meningitis survivor and advocate who had her legs and fingers amputated, and a college freshman born without his left arm who plans to become the first disabled baseball player to play for The University of Texas at Austin.

 

Website: http://handicapabledoc.com/