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47 Doc Challenge Films
Real Life. Filmed Real Fast.
The International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have just 5 days to make a short documentary film. The International Documentary Challenge encourages documentary filmmakers to create and to give filmmakers an international platform to showcase their talents.
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![Sugar]()
Sugar
Day in the life of Sugar Vendil: young, classical pianist trying to share her passion for classical music with a reluctant world
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![My Son Thain]()
My Son Thain
Witness how the struggles of autism affect the lives of a mother and her son as she attempts to provide him with a normal life
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![A Moving Meditation]()
A Moving Meditation
The story of how martial arts gave one man the power to realize his dreams
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![Lines of Communication]()
Lines of Communication
Animator Angela Steffen discusses the creation of her art and the short movie "Lebensader"
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![Into the Sea]()
Into the Sea
This history of the Oregon Coast tells us the dream of building on beach front property can become a nightmare
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![Glorified Reality: Tales of a Street Vending Artist]()
Glorified Reality: Tales of...
Artist and Street Vendor Tricia Beck examines the reality of living her dream and its unexpected rewards
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![Friendship Cup]()
Friendship Cup
International students at Lindenwood University compete in a soccer tournament, slightly ironically called the "Friendship Cup"
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![Building a Dream: Amelia's Mechanics]()
Building a Dream: Amelia's ...
Three women make a break for the road in a band called Amelia's Mechanics from Greensboro, NC
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![Awful Grace]()
Awful Grace
Return to an interracial rally where Robert Kennedy calls for ceasefire as he states that Martin Luther King Jr. has been killed
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![You Can Call Me Nikkie]()
You Can Call Me Nikkie
An intimate portrait of a transsexual prostitute in Japan who is just trying to make money for her family.
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![Yesterday's News]()
Yesterday's News
A story of healing and abundance
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![Whitfield]()
Whitfield
Seth Whitfield served three tours in Afghanistan and one tour in Iraq as a Ranger in the U.S. Army
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![Volumen]()
Volumen
On tour with Northwest indie rockers, Volumen
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![Vanish]()
Vanish
A man and his boots ponder global warming
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![State Of Mind]()
State Of Mind
Talking to God, walking towards oncoming traffic and asking Scotty to beam him up!
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![Sideshow!]()
Sideshow!
"Sideshow!" explores the colorful world of sideshows from their origin to present day.
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![Rose City Rumble]()
Rose City Rumble
"Rose City Rumble" documents a rough-and-tumble girls-only roller derby league in Portland, Oregon.
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![Riding on Impulse]()
Riding on Impulse
Riding on Impulse presents a fresh view of contemporary western living.
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![Paving the Way]()
Paving the Way
Laws and obstacles prohibiting skateboards in public spaces roused an ambitious bunch of skaters to build their own skate park.
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![Milk Matters]()
Milk Matters
Using the Raw Milk Debate in Ontario as a starting point, this short film then delves into issues on Blind Food Consumption.
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![Marathon Women]()
Marathon Women
Everyday women build strength, faith and personal power through running.
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![Knocked Down. Dragged Up]()
Knocked Down. Dragged Up
An intimate portrait that gets inside the head of a drag queen.
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![Jet City Rollergirls]()
Jet City Rollergirls
A portrait of Jet City Rollergirls, the only all female, flat track roller derby league in Snohomish County, WA
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![In The Eye Of The Whale]()
In The Eye Of The Whale
One man's personal journey to draw attention to the plight of the whales through his historic photo documentation.
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![Ice Fishing]()
Ice Fishing
As the ice fishing season comes to a close, families and friends drive to their huts and fish one last time before the ice melts
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![Hoop Springs Eternal]()
Hoop Springs Eternal
A profile of professional hula hoopers Jenny McGowan ("Miss Saturn") and Loren Bidner.
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![Growing Up Metal]()
Growing Up Metal
An exploration of what happens when one's mom and dad are in Death Metal bands.
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![Ghost Bike]()
Ghost Bike
The grassroots "ghost bike" movement - why are mysterious white bikes being placed in cities all over the world?
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![Food Flight]()
Food Flight
A filmmaker's exploration of where her food comes from.
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![Fiercely Independent]()
Fiercely Independent
A short film about the only volunteer DJ public radio station in the state of Utah, KZMU in Moab.
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![Farm to Table]()
Farm to Table
The story of how far our economic world has been separated from the natural world
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![Cockers]()
Cockers
An intimate view into the sport of cockfighting in the Republic of Palau.
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![Bright | Simple]()
Bright | Simple
A portrait of Down syndrome artists at Visionaries & Voices, an art studio for people with disabilities.
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![Chains]()
Chains
The GM5 Graffiti crew explores the history of hip-hop by painting a wall in Los Angeles.
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![Blind Faith]()
Blind Faith
"Blind Faith" reconsiders the notion of "disability", explores the creative space between lightness and darkness.
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![The Art of Balance]()
The Art of Balance
Gary Synder struggles to balance two lives and thrive as both an art dealer and an Aikido instructor
