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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2025 - Program 1
DESCRIPTION:Reel Sisters is proud to present our selection of fine virtual films that you can enjoy from your living room or couch! Each section is $5 and no extra charge for film lovers who purchased All Access Passes! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 25 through Monday\, Nov. 10\, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 1 – Shattered Youth \n \nRed Clay \nDirector: Christian Nolan Jones \nWriter: Omar Epps\, Tauheed “2 Chainz” Epps \nProducer: Sade Wilkins \nnarrative\, 21:20 min. \n“Red Clay” tells the poignant story of Nook\, a conflicted teenager navigating the challenging terrains of adolescence amidst his mother’s crippling drug addiction. Caught in a rampant cycle of poverty and desperation within his community\, Nook dreams of a better life\, but finds himself ensnared in the very world he envisions escaping. \n \nBy the Lake \nDirector: Alex Dauphin \nWriter: Alex Dauphin \nProducer: Alex Dauphin\, Sable Williams\, Amer-Marie Woods \nnarrative\, 25:21 min. \nLuce is a Black loner from the city whose hard past makes them distrust the future. Reina is a White firecracker from Appalachia who has never heard a “no” she couldn’t sway. While Luce shoots up in an abandoned warehouse\, Reina pops pills at home. Both OD. Their paths interwine as they both struggle to get clean. \n \nShallow End \nDirector: Maria de la Cruz Rudloff \nWriter: Maria de la Cruz Rudloff \nProducer: Maria de la Cruz Rudloff\, Janet Valentina Manina\, Anne Leigh Cooper \nnarrative\, 15 min. \nTwenty-something year old Agatha comes home after a lengthy stay in rehab\, a shattered person. In her small town\, everything seems to remind her of the life she once had and the people she held dear before it all went wrong. \n \nDon’t be late\, Myra \nDirector: Afia Serena Nathaniel \nWriter: Afia Serena Nathaniel \nProducer: Afia Serena Nathaniel\, Nouman Waheed \nnarrative\, 15 min. \nA missed school bus leaves ten-year-old Myra stranded in Lahore\, where her journey home spirals into a tense fight for survival against the men who stalk her every step. \n.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2025-program-1/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Virtual Program - Oct. 25 to Nov. 10, 2025
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2025 - Program 2
DESCRIPTION:Reel Sisters is proud to present our selection of fine virtual films that you can enjoy from your living room or couch! Each section is $5 and no extra charge for film lovers who purchased All Access Passes! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 25 through Monday\, Nov. 10\, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 2 – Bitter Truths \n\n\n \nThe Village It Took \nProducer/Director/Writer: Victoria Wilcox \nnarrative\, 12 min. \nAfter Everstone University (predominately White institution) denies funding the day of the 56th Annual open mic night of the Black Student Union (BSU)\, BSU event planner Ozanna writes an unauthorized check out of desperation\, to protect this event of community & escapism. With not enough money in the bank account when the check is deposited by the vendor\, the account is over-drafted. \n \n117 Years of Movie Bullsh*t \nDirector: Candice Vernon \nWriter: Candice Vernon\, Frank Adkinson \nProducer: Frank Adkinson\, Blue Kimble \nnarrative\, 29:50 min. \nFrank and Candice\, two aspiring Hollywood stars are sent back in time\, during the Gone With the Wind Era\, by the evil Dick Whitman\, an old school studio exec. As Frank and Candice try to get back to the present time\, they keep getting stuck in movies of the past as token Black characters. \n \nBack to Where We Were//In The Presence of Our Ancestors \nDirector/Writer: SHARAYNA ASHANTI CHRISTMAS \nProducer: SHARAYNA ASHANTI CHRISTMAS\, Bilphena Yahwon \nexperimental\, 4:18 min. \nBack to Where We Were //In the Presence of Our Ancestors is a narrative short film directed by Sharayna Christmas that invites us to reflect on the continuity of our past\, present\, and future. The film weaves ancestral presence\, the healing power of water\, and the regenerative force of land into a tapestry of guidance and transcendence. Set against the evocative backdrop of St. Helena Island\, a sacred Gullah site\, the work channels movement inspired by the ancestors of Igbo Landing\, accompanied by the resonant music of Georgia Anne Muldrow. \n \nOwnership \nDirector: Yvonne Huff Lee \nWriter: Peppur Chambers \nProducer: Yvonne Huff Lee\, Peppur Chambers\, Matthew Soraci \nnarrative\, 30 min. \nWhen an innocent invitation to an antiques reality show unearths shameful skeletons between two families –one black\, one white — three multi-generational women are forced to take painful ownership of their present reality.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2025-program-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Virtual Program - Oct. 25 to Nov. 10, 2025
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2025 - Program 3
DESCRIPTION:Reel Sisters is proud to present our selection of fine virtual films that you can enjoy from your living room or couch! Each section is $5 and no extra charge for film lovers who purchased All Access Passes! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 25 through Monday\, Nov. 10\, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 3 – Dreams In Motion \n\n\n \nDark Skin Bruises Differently \nDirector/Writer: Susan Wokoma \nProducer: Susan Wokoma\, Maëva Demurger \nnarrative\, 10:52 min. \nChildren lie. But when one lie threatens Ms Lawson’s integrity as a teacher\, can she keep on defending a student as peculiar as Maria Obasi? \n \nLana \nDirector: Laetitia Angba\, Julie R. Lissouba \nWriter: Laetitia Angba \nProducer: Rocío Barba Fuentes \nnarrative\, 16:18 min. \nLana\, in her chaotic teenage years\, doesn’t live her life exactly as everyone else. Her father\, Benjamin\, is threaten of deportation from Canada and her family deals everyday with the fear of an expected separation. \n \nZari \nDirector/Writer: Shruti Parekh \nProducer: Shruti Parekh\, Kajri Akhtar \nnarrative\, 19:16 min. \nAmerican teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb\, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen. \n \nCan You Hear Me \nDirector: Shiam Shams\, Sayba Talukder \nWriter: Shiam Shams \nProducer: Rezwan Shahriar Sumit \nnarrative\, 16:59 min. \nIn the cacophony of Dhaka\, Drik\, a deaf 9-year-old\, finds solace \nin his friend Saibo’s stories during their daily rides to school. Their unique bond bridges their different hearing abilities\, creating a peaceful haven amidst the chaos. When Saibo suddenly vanishes\, Drik is left alone and vulnerable. Lost in Saibo’s drawings\, Drik experiences vivid visions of the ocean\, but his joy is tempered by worry for his missing friend.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2025-program-3/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Virtual Program - Oct. 25 to Nov. 10, 2025
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2025 - Program 4
DESCRIPTION:Reel Sisters is proud to present our selection of fine virtual films that you can enjoy from your living room or couch! Each section is $5 and no extra charge for film lovers who purchased All Access Passes! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 25 through Monday\, Nov. 10\, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 4 – Family Ties \n\n\n \nRocked by the Wind \nProducer/Director/Writer: Hsiao-Shan Huang \nAnimation\, 13:36 min. \nSeeking his bandmates and escaping chores\, high school senior Shuan headed to the city\, only to be caught in a typhoon later that day. Navigating the fierce storm became an unexpected test in his pursuit of their dream. \n \nSummer Ripples \nDirector: Yijian Shan \nWriter: Yijian Shan \nProducer: Manqi Liu\, Kunao Yan \nnarrative\, 20:25 min. \nIn the earthquake-prone city\, a lonely Qian meets her online acquaintance Chen Li to end their lives together. As they roam around\, their connection deepens. Faced with the exhausted city\, the subtle connection between desire and death remains elusive to them. \n \nMemories of ZHI \nDirector: Mingxing Li \nnarraive\, 22:29 min. \nIn 2013 China\, a sudden event leads 16-year-old orphan Zhi to accidentally kill a boy. Seeking refuge\, Zhi flees to a Buddhist monastery\, where he meets a kind woman who\, unbeknownst to him\, is the mother of the deceased boy. Instead of continuing to flee\, Zhi decides to deceive the police in an attempt to stay close to her\, drawn by the motherly warmth he feels from her. \n \nFalcon Eyes \nDirector/Writer: Annlin Chao \nProducer: Ariel Liu\, George Bushaway \nnarrative\, 20 min. \nFourteen-year-old June struggles with face blindness\, a condition that makes it impossible for her to recognise people’s faces. As she tries to remember her deceased mother’s face\, June also uncovers a secret kept by her father. \n \nGrandma’s Four Color Cards \nDirector: Sally Phuong Tran \nProducer: Ngân Lê\, Kiều Vy \nexperimental\, 11 min. \nFrom her tiny house in Saigon’s District 4\, 101-year-old Ngoai runs an illegal card game\, a traditional Vietnamese pastime\, to survive in the slums. With her loyal cat and the support of neighbors\, she navigates poverty\, demonstrating resilience and strength as a beloved figure in her community.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2025-program-4/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Virtual Program - Oct. 25 to Nov. 10, 2025
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2025 - Program 5
DESCRIPTION:Reel Sisters is proud to present our selection of fine virtual films that you can enjoy from your living room or couch! Each section is $5 and no extra charge for film lovers who purchased All Access Passes! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 25 through Monday\, Nov. 10\, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 5 – The People’s Way \n\n\n \nThe People’s Way \nDirector: William Taft Tyner\, Ashley Tyner \nProducer: Michael Tyner \nnarrative\, 90 min. \nGrappling with the impact of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis\, three community organizers\, Jeanelle Austin\, Toshira Garraway\, and Robin Wonsley embark on interweaving journeys to care for their communities\, find inner healing and build a future towards black liberation.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2025-program-5/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Virtual Program - Oct. 25 to Nov. 10, 2025
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2025 - Program 6
DESCRIPTION:Reel Sisters is proud to present our selection of fine virtual films that you can enjoy from your living room or couch! Each section is $5 and no extra charge for film lovers who purchased All Access Passes! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 25 through Monday\, Nov. 10\, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 6 – Barrel Children \n\n\n \nBarrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind \nDirector/Writer: Nadine White \nProducer: Nadine White\, John Johnston\, Jordan Walters \ndocumentary\, 55:42 min. \nA stellar debut film from award-winning journalist Nadine White\, Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind peels back the layered tales of Caribbean youngsters who grew up away from their parents before migrating to join them in Britain.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2025-program-6/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Virtual Program - Oct. 25 to Nov. 10, 2025
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SUMMARY:Section A – 1 pm-2:20 pm
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 25\, 2025\, 651 Arts \nIn celebration of Reel Sisters 27th Anniversary Season\, we present an afternoon of films by women of color from across the globe. \n \nSECTION A – Masks & Mirrors | Oct. 25 – 1 pm-2:20 pm \n\n\nLittle Stories\, Big Echoes: Beads of Hope \nDirector/Writer: Dawn Richard \nProducers: Chris Hartley and Dawn Richard \nAnimation\, 5 min. \nBeads of Hope is a powerful animated short film set in New Orleans\, following Dawn\, a young Black girl\, as she navigates the chaos of a devastating flood that threatens the life of a beloved family member. The story unfolds in a historically Black neighborhood\, on the day of Hurricane Katrina—now marking its 20th anniversary. \nFacepaint \nDirector/Writer: Silvana Carranza \nProducers: Karsten Otto and Tommy Schutz \nNarrative\, 15 min. \nA party clown with artistic endeavors outside of her day job fights a panic attack during one of her shifts. \nThe Knife \nDirector/Writer: Joy Nesbitt \nProducers: Grace Odumosu \nIn The Knife\, Ife\, a young Black Irish woman\, is anxiously awaiting her 20-week pregnancy scan\, hoping for good news about her baby’s health. But when the scan reveals unexpected complications\, she and her husband\, Darragh\, are forced to confront a ridiculous reality that will test their trust in the healthcare system. \n(G)host Country \nDirector: Kheyal Roy-Meighoo Writers: Kheyal Roy-Meighoo\, Isaac Gazmararian\, Koan Roy-Meighoo \nProducers: Isaac Gazmararian\, Molly Patrick \nAnimation\, 7 min. \nSince moving to the UK\, international student Kajal has had odd visions. After her concerns are dismissed by her British therapist\, Kajal takes matters into her own hands and confronts her haunts. \nMissing Rhythms \nDirector: Regina Hoyles Writer: Aja Houston Producers: Regina Hoyles\, Julie Bersani\, Toni Adeyemi\, Yhá Mourhia Wright \nNarrative Short\, 15:25 min. \nIn a mysterious\, insane asylum full of missing Black women from all over the country\, a woman must use rhythm to remember her true identity and fight being lost forever behind the ominous Blue Door. \n\n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/oct-25-section-a/
LOCATION:651 Arts\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Film Screenings
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SUMMARY:Section B - 2:25 pm-3:45 pm
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 25\, 2025\, 651 Arts \nIn celebration of Reel Sisters 28th Anniversary Season\, we present an afternoon of films by women of color from across the globe. \n \nSECTION B – Transitions | Oct. 25 – 2:25 pm-3:45 pm \n\n\nIn Transit (Invited) \nDirector: Jean Paulo Lasmar \nWriters: Jean Paulo Lasmar\, Thiago Fernandes \nDoc.\, 4 min. \nBernie Wagenblast\, a well-known voice to anyone who’s been on a NYC subway\, has undergone a transition. On the Transgender Day of Visibility\, the MTA revealed Bernie’s true voice as a transgender woman for the first time in its history. \nPlenum \nDirector/Writer: Charlene A. Carruthers \nProducers: Ahsha Davis\, Charlene A. Carruthers \nNarrative\, 26 min. \nAn experimental reconstruction of the 1995 Black Nations/Queer Nations Conference\, PLENUM follows the experience of siblings Ajani and Tracy\, as they make their way from Chicago to New York City. While Tracy is worried that Ajani’s recent HIV positive diagnosis will drive him into isolation\, Ajani fears the consequences of telling their father as he enters a new community and phase of life. \nCuming Out \nDirector/Writer: Jasmine J Johnson \nProducers: Mary Ross Bonney\, Whitney Fuller \nNarrative\, 19 min. \nKennedy’s desire for a heteronormative experience sees her embark on a one-night-stand. What could possibly go wrong? \nBlackberry Winter \nDirector: Jason Hightower Writer: Amber Iman \nProducers: Jason Hightower\, Arizona Newsum\, Amber Iman \nNarrative\, 16 min. \nA fairytale Valentine’s Day takes a turn when Amber\, our Georgia Peach living in the Big Apple\, sees an unexpected text message in her boyfriend’s phone. Launched into a journey of self-discovery\, with a future that is uncertain\, Amber questions whether to follow her head or her heart to find her way forward.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/oct-25-section-b/
LOCATION:651 Arts\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Film Screenings
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SUMMARY:Section C – 3:50 pm-5:05 pm
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 25\, 2025\, 651 Arts \nIn celebration of Reel Sisters 28th Anniversary Season\, we present an afternoon of films by women of color from across the globe. \n \nSECTION C – Ancestral Rhythms | Oct. 25 – 3:50 pm-5:05 pm @651 Arts \nShe Island \nDirector: Raven Irabor\, SIRA Marissa Lewis \nWriters: Kadia Blagrove\, Dylan Braud\, Olivia Jade Khoury\, Andrea Knowles \nProducers: Raven Irabor\, D’Andre Wilson\, Miesha Miller\, Ashley Laird \nExperimental\, 16 min. \nShe Island is an enchanting and experimental film that weaves together folklore\, history\, and mysticism to tell a powerful story of resilience and cultural reclamation. Set on the fictional Caribbean island of She Island\, where women reign supreme and cultural syncretism flourishes\, the narrative is inspired by the folkloric character LaDiabless and navigates themes of hybridity\, sisterhood\, tradition\, ritual\, preservation\, wisdom\, and mysticism. \nBoil the Cabbage \nDirector: Candace Mae Williamson Producers: Kaylee Hayes\, Jemina Garcia \nDoc.\, 24 min. \nCandace is a documentary filmmaker and novice banjo player. As she learns her first tune\, “Boil That Cabbage Down\,” she reaches out to historians\, activists\, and storytellers to uncover the complex history of the banjo. Through her journey\, we are transported to the past\, where the painting “The Old Plantation” is reimagined\, revealing the instrument’s origins. \nCamille A. Brown: Giant Steps \nDirectors: Shellée M. Haynesworth\, Michelle Parkerson \nProducer: Shellée M. Haynesworth \nDoc.\, 15 min. \nCamille A. Brown: Giant Steps follows 4-time Tony-nominated choreographer\, director\, and educator Camille A. Brown (Hell’s Kitchen\, GYPSY) as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of everyday movement and African Diasporic dance.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/oct-25-section-c/
LOCATION:651 Arts\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Film Screenings
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SUMMARY:Section D – 5:15 pm-6:47 pm
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 25\, 2025\, 651 Arts \nIn celebration of Reel Sisters 28th Anniversary Season\, we present an afternoon of films by women of color from across the globe. \n \nSECTION D – Rooted In Resistence | Oct. 25\, 2025 – 5:15 pm-6:47 pm @651 Arts \n\n\nOn A Sunday at Eleven \nDirector/Writer: Alicia K. Harris \nProducers: Jeff Chiu\, Hayley Brown \nnarrative\, 9 min. \nA young Black ballerina performs her Sunday rituals\, while facing the pressures to conform to Eurocentric beauty standards. \nYáamay: An Ode to Blooming \nDirectors: Casse Kihúut\, Camaray Davalos Producers: Casse Kihúut\, Camaray Davalos \nWriters: Emily Clarke\, Alexis Munoa-Dyer\, Meadow Fuller\, Avelaka Macarro\, Marlene’ Dusek \nnarrative\, 12 min. \nUsing original poetry as the foundation\, we are taken through a journey examining what it means to be a contemporary California Indigenous woman. With a montage of modern\, archival\, and animatic visuals\, this film becomes as dynamic and alive as the women telling their stories. \nHeadbang \nDirector/Writer: Anna Khaja \nProducers: Raelle Tucker\, Cameron Fife \nnarrative\, 24 min. \nAn American perspective on the hijab and female empowerment that resonates with universal questions of selfhood and freedom. Through the lens of two different young women\, Leila\, from secular background\, and Amara\, from a religious one\, HEADBANG explores the complex power of the hijab\, and how a seemingly simple piece of cloth embodies both what the wearer imbues it with and what society project onto to it. \nA Beauty Supply In Queens \nDirectors: Oluseyi Olatujoye\, Princess Adenike \nWriter: Princess AdenikeProducers: Princess Adenike\, Caroline Chikezie\, Shalom Obiago \nnarrative\, 17 min. \nAn HBO Short Film Finalist\, A Beauty Supply in Queens follows Ms. Aji\, a Nigerian mother\, and her daughter Tobi as they navigate the challenges of running a beauty supply store in Queens. Amidst fierce competition and underhanded tactics from rivals\, the film celebrates their resilience and the strength of their community. \nNannies of New York (Invited) \nDirector: April Guscott \nDoc.\, 10 min. \nNannies of New York provides uncensored\, first-hand accounts of three Afro-Caribbean women’s perspectives working as nannies to wealthy white families in NYC\, the stigma associated with the work\, and the fight for their rights as domestic workers. \nKiss My Grass \nDirectors: Mary Pryor\, Mara Whitehead \nProducers: Justin Benoliel\, Luke Anderson\, Saki Fenderson \nDoc.\, 15 min. \nKiss My Grass exposes the persistent inequities faced by Black women entrepreneurs in the booming cannabis industry. Executive produced by trailblazers Colin Kaepernick\, Rosario Dawson\, Mary Pryor\, Luke Anderson\, and Justin Benoliel\, the film takes viewers on an emotional journey through the struggles\, corruption\, and lack of support these women encounter as they fight for their place in a landscape fraught with obstacles. \n 
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/oct-25-section-d/
LOCATION:651 Arts\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Film Screenings
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SUMMARY:A Mess of Memories – 7 pm-9 pm
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 25\, 2025\, 651 Arts \nIn celebration of Reel Sisters 28th Anniversary Season\, we present a feature screening of A Mess of Memories. \n \nA Mess of Memories – Oct. 25\, 2025 – 7 pm-9 pm \nDirector/Writer: Ebony Blanding \nProducers: Mandy McCowan\, Hunter Barcroft\, Brandon Williams \nWhen their childhood home is threatened by their mother Jovita’s hoarding\, estranged siblings Deja\, Riley\, Mylo\, and Brooke are forced to reunite. As they sift through years of clutter\, buried memories resurface\, tensions ignite\, and long-held secrets unravel.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/oct-25-a-mess-of-memories/
LOCATION:651 Arts\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Film Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reel Sisters of the Diaspora":MAILTO:reelsisters@yahoo.com
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