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Freedom, fantasy, family – the sundry allures of the American Renaissance faire
Renaissance faires are a once-a-year chance for visitors to experience an Elizabethan England-meets-‘World of Warcraft’ fantasy land. But for the travelling performers, festival life means the freedom to choose unconventional families and an alternative to mainstream culture and mores.
Directors: Jarred Alterman, Ryan Scafuro
Producer: Ryan Scafuro
Editor: Jarred Alterman
Cinematographers: Jarred Alterman, Ryan Scafuro
Music: Tyler and Wesley Powell
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Architecture
A 3D rendering of the Colosseum captures its architectural genius and symbolic power
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Human rights and justice
Surreal, dazzling visuals form an Iranian expat’s tribute to defiance back home
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Language and linguistics
Do button-pushing dogs have something new to say about language?
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Art
When East met West in the images of an overlooked, original photographer
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Values and beliefs
Why a single tree, uprooted in a typhoon, means so much to one man in Hanoi
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Consciousness and altered states
‘I want me back’ – after a head injury, Nick struggles with his altered reality
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Animals and humans
One man’s quest to save an orphaned squirrel, as narrated by David Attenborough
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Wellbeing
Children of the Rwandan genocide face a unique stigma 30 years later
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Earth science and climate
Images carved into film form a haunting elegy for a disappearing slice of Earth
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