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Title:   Saltwater Inheritance Tagline:   They carried their legacy in stories, and their future in salt-stained hands. Excerpt: As a...

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Title:   Blue Is a Boy’s Name Tagline:   What do you become when the world only lets you survive? Excerpt: If Moonlight  were a novel, it...

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I couldn’t help but wonder… what if our love for cinema didn’t end with the credits? This week, the curtain rises on the American Black...

Title:   Black Powder, Red Ink Tagline:   Every outlaw needs a story worth bleeding for. Excerpt: If this film rode into bookstores, it...