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1) Good Bread
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Bread can be considered many things: warm; delicious; sustaining. It's also slang for money. This literal slice of life, which follows the typical day of an ex-gang member on his first job in the bakery of Homeboy Industries, underscores the meaning - and the lasting contribution - of "good bread."
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For those without access to a simple toilet, poop can be poison. Businessman-turned-sanitation-superhero Jack Sim fights this oft-neglected crisis affecting 2.6 billion people. Jessica Yu is the Oscar-winning director of Breathing Lessons, In the Realms of the Unreal, Protagonist, and Last Call at the Oasis. Directed by Jessica Yu.
3) Mine Kafon
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A short documentary portrait on a designer who has created a low cost solution to landmine clearance. Directed by Callum Cooper.
4) Techistan
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Tech entrepreneur Rehan Allawala is on a mission to empower Pakistan's most disenfranchised before they're left behind by the Internet revolution.
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MUSIC MAN tells the story of professor and inventor Ge Wang who teaches computer music at Stanford University where he began the innovative Stanford Laptop Orchestra. Wang believes everyone who loves music should be able to play it. To that end, Wang was the first to turn the IPhone into a musical instrument when he created the "Ocarina" phone app which became one of the most popular in the world when it was launched in 2009.
7) Mushroom Man
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This is the story of how mushrooms can save the world! Renowned mycologist and mushroom pioneer Paul Stamets harnesses the power of infamous fungi to fight the planet's leading problems, from developing cures for cancer to destroying toxic radioactive waste. Directed by Leslie Iwerks.
9) In Your Head
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Can virtual reality control pain? Interface designer Dr. Diane Gromala has experienced chronic pain for the last 25 years. Working with concepts of mindfulness meditation, where a patient focuses on their pain to control it, Dr. Gromala and her team have built an immersive virtual reality environment that allows patients to interface with the self by using biofeedback and sensory cues to moderate pain levels.
10) The Red Dot
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While a sophomore in high school, Riley Ennis used a protein from horseshoe crabs to train the immune system of an octopus to detect and destroy cancerous cells. This innocent first experiment has had rippling effects in the world of cancer research.
12) Gaia Soil
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Paul Mankiewicz is the creator of Gaia Soil, a light-weight soil used for urban gardens. His work couples ecological engineering and restoration with the integration of human communities in natural systems.
14) Fire with Fire
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Who would dare to pit one fatal disease against another ... inside the body of a six-year-old patient? The results will shatter all expectations.
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Neil Harbisson was born with achromatopsia, a rare condition that causes complete colour blindness. In 2004, Harbisson and Adam Montandon developed the eyeborg, a sensory device that translates colours into sounds, which Harbisson, the world's first officially recognized cyborg, wears at all times. Directed by Rafel Duran Torrent.
16) Emergency
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In an area better known for apocalyptic sandstorms, punishing heat, and seemingly endless war, Sudan's state-of-the-art Salam Center offers highly specialized health care free of charge to people in need of cardiac surgery thanks to the innovative efforts of the Ngo Emergency and its founder Dr. Gino Strada. Directed by Kief Davidson.
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In March 2011, two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute successfully replaced a dying man's heart with a 'continuous flow' device, proving that life was possible without a heart beat. Jeremiah Zagar is the Emmy-nominated director of In a Dream, Delhi House, and Coney Island, 1945. Directed by Jeremiah Zagar.
19) New Gift
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In today's context of biological and ecological destruction caused by chemical farming, industrial agriculture and genetic engineering, the film explores the core philosophy of "Navdanya" movement ignited by Dr. Vandana Shiva who believes seed is a gift of life, heritage and continuity and saving seeds leads to conserving biodiversity, knowledge, culture and sustainability. Directed by Supriyo Sen.
20) G©œmb©œc
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Meet two Hungarian engineers who have invented a new geometric body, using the pure force of their minds.
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