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1) The clarion
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Peter plays the trumpet and works in a kitchen; Stasi tries to climb the corporate ladder and lands in therapy. These sensitive siblings struggle to find their place in the world, seeking intimacy and belonging -- or trying to escape it. A promising audition, a lost promotion, intriguing strangers and clubbing hippies, a silent lover and a grieving neighbour -- in rich, sensual scenes and moody brilliance, 'The Clarion' explores rituals of connection...
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"The candid story of a young man abandoned by his family and religion and left searching for identity in an unfamiliar world. When Michael Dawouk is disowned by his Muslim family for being gay, he turns his back on the religion and culture he grew up with. He is forced out onto the street, only to be taken in by a former high school teacher who offers him room and board in exchange for sex. Michael is soon left with nothing to believe in, until he...
3) Who am I?
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A young indigenous girl explores the ways she is connected to the Earth and to those who came before her.
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"From the author of Maidenhead, a reverse cautionary tale about a young woman exploring the boundaries of sex and belonging in the early 2000s. Distraught that her teenage daughter is in love with a woman a decade older, Yara's mother sends Yara away from their home in Brazil on a Birthright trip to Israel for Jewish youth. Freed from her increasingly controlling and jealous girlfriend, Yara is determined to forge her own path and follow her desires....
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"When Silvia and her mother finally land in a place called Island City, after being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-too-distant future, they end up living and working at The Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower where Silvia's aunt, Ena, has been serving as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about the family's past. But in Ena there is an opening: a person willing to...
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"Donkey believes he's a cat. He lives in a barn, surrounded by cats, and he does everything they do (though balancing on the fence posts is harder than it looks). They're all one big, happy cat family. Until one day, Farmer says something puzzling: "Donkey, you're acting like a cat." And a seed of doubt is planted. Wait -- is it possible that Donkey is not a cat? And does that mean he doesn't belong? When Donkey goes on a journey of self-discovery,...
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"If you ask Delphinia Baker, she'd tell you she has all the family she needs. Sure, her mom passed away when she was young, her dad is often away on deployment, but even though Del has never had anyone she can call her people, she has always had her grandmother--and that's enough. Besides, having no roots just makes it that much easier when you have to move again. All of that changes, though, when Gramma falls ill and Del is sent to stay with her...
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