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Reel Works Episodes


Season 2 Episodes

 Memories: Stories of dreams and memories
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This week on Reel Works with Byron Hurt, three stories exploring people's memories - Some cherished, some painful and some lost forever to Alzheimer's.

THE FILMS
Memories
In Memories, Filmmaker Jordan Burns asks his subjects, elderly residents in a Brooklyn nursing home, to share some of their fondest memories - as well as some of their most painful - in this moving meditation on memory, loss and love.

Superstar
Naiquan has many dreams...being a writer, actor, filmmaker and possibly a singer. This is a film about Naiquan's family not realizing their dreams and him not wanting to follow that path. Naiquan will accomplish his dreams because he's a "Superstar".

Lost Minds
In Lost Minds, change is an important part of life that is sometimes good, sometimes bad and many times unavoidable and uncontrollable. In “Lost Minds” two very different families are connected by the same life-changing disease that has greatly affected the people that they love. This film takes the viewers on a journey from the onset of the disease to the final stages of the disease and explores how these families have struggled, accepted and overcome.



 Parents
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This week on Reel Works with Byron Hurt, three very personal stories about parents. These stories cover everything from a charming love story that began on a tennis court almost seventy years ago, to a look into the lives of a same sex couple raising three kids.

THE FILMS
If U Want To Get Technical
In If U Want To Get Technical, filmmaker Riaebia Robinson explores her home life, where she is being raised by her sister and her sister’s girlfriend. Riaebia finds that their hopes and dreams are no different than that of any other family.

Love Match
Eric Balgley turns the camera on his grandparents in Love Match, revealing how the history of his whole family boiled down to a chance meeting on a tennis court.

The Donkey and the Bicycle
In The Donkey and the Bicycle, we see the profound effect a father's absence has on the family he left behind. This is a story of a young woman who finally gets her father to make good on the promise of teaching her how to ride a bike.

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Season 1 Episodes

 Moving Forward: Stories of Loss
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After the death of a family member, what pushes one to move forward? Two films about loss that are both beautiful and inspiring.

THE FILMS
Moving Forward
How does one persevere through loss? This film explored the aftermath of loss and how one young man deals with the death of three close people in his life. The strength and closeness of his family gives him the foundation necessary to persevere and triumph in his own life despite the void by the departure of those closest to him.

Poetry in the Dark
Daniel Kharlak tells the story of his grandfather's immigration to the United States through stunning visual.



 Leaving Home: Stories of Immigration
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Three young filmmakers explore the difficulties and joys of coming to the United States and the feeling of being caught between two worlds.

THE FILMS
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Filmmaker Aleksandra Gezentsvey talks to four immigrant teens from the former Soviet Union and explores how their experiences in America are affected by their difference in culture.

A Million Light Years From Home
A young man, born in Paraguay, creates a visually stunning film that reflects his feelings and experiences of having lived in such different worlds. He explores how both of these places have shaped who he is today.

The Amazing Life of Scott Tsang
After the death of Scott Tsang's mother at a young age, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor at only six years old. Soon after, at the age of 13, Scott lost his father. In this inspiring film, Scott Tzang talks about his experiences moving forward in life and his inspiring outlook.

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