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Pleasures and pastimes
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A whimsical ode to the reparative power of knitting, rendered in wool
Directed by Samantha Moore
Food and drink
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For a Chinese tea master, each sip is a rich expression of memory
Directed by Anna-Claria Ostasenko Bogdanoff
Compassion and empathy
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How one man saved 160 lives with an extended hand and a warm cup of tea
Directed by Alec Green and Finbar Watson
Symbols and myth
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A Navajo creation story illustrates why humans must forge their own path
Directed by Dallin Penman
Music
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Repairing instruments for children is its own art in this Oscar-nominated short
Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Altered states
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A woman summons a stoic calm after accidentally trapping herself in a shower
A film by Tom Schroeder
Love
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In the bliss of budding love, a couple becomes – quite literally – entangled
Directed by Ben Brewer
Anxiety
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Self-honesty is crucial, life is weird – a tale of wisdom gained via panic attacks
Directed by Samira Mian
Place
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The clutter of a used bookshop forms an evocative metaphor for memory
Directed by Diego Quinderé de Carvalho
Artists and art history
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A minotaur shifts shapes and sexes in this ferociously original animation
A film by Chaerin Im
Dance
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Every culture dances. So why did humans evolve to get down?
Directed by Rosanna Wan and Andrew Khosravani
Parenting and families
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‘Suddenly you are here’ – a breathless, hilarious ode to new motherhood
Directed by Henriette Rietz