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AJAY DAHIYA
48 NO ONE SHINES THE SAME
08 WITHOUT PERMISSION
SAGE GALLON
52 I NEED YOU TO SEE MY COLOR
14 IN A WORD
56 GRATEFUL FOR THE STRUGGLE
JONATHAN KOHANSKI
96 ACE IN SPADES
22 FOR HUMANITY
CHIEF OGIMAA
60 LIFE ON MARZ
MATTY MARZ
102 WORDS WITH EDEN
24 STANDING IN YOUR TRUTH
ARIYA
66 NASRIN
106 UNSUGARCOATED
MARCIA S. ROSS/JEFF KAUFMAN
JONATHAN GEORGE/AALIA LANIUS
34 UNEXPECTED PLANS
CHARLOTTE ALEXANDRA
72 REFLECTIONS OF A REFUGEE
THI NGUYEN
108 COMPLEX PTSD, MY SON & ME
36 BARE TO BE BRAVE
80 P.O.D.C.A.S.T.
112 F.I.T.
LAURA KIMPTON
BECKY KOETS RICHARD
CALY BEVIER
LEX GILLETTE
ENDA O’DOHERTY
38 UNIVERSAL SONG OF UNITY
PAUL ROGERS
82 DEAR YOUNGER ME
42 OVER THE WALL
86 THE TWO SIDES OF BROKEN
ROY ZAFRANI
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BTWF/CHANNEL KINDNESS/ZEE TAYLOR
JOEL CARTNER
90 YOUR NAME & YOUR WORD
DESMOND CLARK
92 DITCH THE JUNE GLOOM
LORRAINE D’ALESSIO
ACE/TANITH HARDING
EDEN BENIBO/TANITH HARDING
LORI BUTIERRIES
ELIZABETH BLAKE-THOMAS
116 UNITED WE STAND
FREE & EQUAL/UWS FESTIVAL
120 AWARENOW OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
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