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Shorts: Reflections I

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Featuring past shorts by filmmakers with works screening in DC this March.

Emily Ford sets out with Diggins, a borrowed Alaskan Husky sled dog, to become the first woman and person of color to thru-hike the 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail in winter. As the 69-day journey through subzero temperatures tests her physical and mental endurance, Emily and her canine protector develop an unbreakable bond as they embrace the unexpected kindness of strangers and discover they’ve become figureheads in the movement to make the outdoors more accessible for everyone. What begins as an extraordinary physical and mental challenge also becomes a spiritual adventure.

Year
2021
Runtime
30 minutes
Country
United States

Director
Jesse Roesler

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Emily Ford sets out with Diggins, a borrowed Alaskan Husky sled dog, to become the first woman and person of color to thru-hike the 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail in winter.

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Runner and advocate Faith E. Briggs used to run through the streets of Brooklyn every morning. Now, she’s running 150 miles through three U.S. National Monuments that lay in the thick of the controversy around public lands.

Meet the women who are standing up for their right to protect the ocean.

Ofelia Rivas was born just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, a place her ancestors have called home since time immemorial. Today Tohono O’odham tribal members live on both sides of the border. But with an increasingly militarized border, can Ofelia’s traditional way of life survive?

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A story of overcoming odds, the power of resilience, and ultimately, the ever-lasting effects of LGBTQ community building.

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Featuring past shorts by filmmakers with works screening in DC this March.

Emily Ford sets out with Diggins, a borrowed Alaskan Husky sled dog, to become the first woman and person of color to thru-hike the 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail in winter. As the 69-day journey through subzero temperatures tests her physical and mental endurance, Emily and her canine protector develop an unbreakable bond as they embrace the unexpected kindness of strangers and discover they’ve become figureheads in the movement to make the outdoors more accessible for everyone. What begins as an extraordinary physical and mental challenge also becomes a spiritual adventure.

Year
2021
Runtime
30 minutes
Country
United States

Director
Jesse Roesler