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Clean Hands Project

In the summer of 2008, thirteen Nepali activists and journalists, who are part of the Dalit ‘untouchable’ caste, used professional video and photography equipment within their communities. The Clean Hands Project offers a snapshot of their lives and the issues they and other Dalits face.

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To Steal A Bicycle

Told through the voices of real victims, To Steal A Bicycle investigates public awareness, police response, pro shop experience and street wisdom on just how easy is it to steal a bike in Washington, D.C.

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The Gallery

Opening a gallery is harder work than most artists anticipate, but sometimes a little perspective can go a long way. With artist Rob Vander Zee.

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Booms Up

For some, throwing boomerangs can be a meditative art, a metaphor for life in a lot of ways. How you put something out, will come back to you.

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Four Minutes

You sit down on a chair in a large circle of chairs facing inward. In front of you, another concentric circle of chairs facing out. A bell rings and you begin conversation. You have four minutes to make a connection with the man or with the woman in front of you. Then the bell rings again, and you now have a fresh face smiling at you. And a fresh four minutes to make a new connection.

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Unscene DC

UNsceneDC was a collection of user generated videos positioned on a map on a interactive website at the exact location where they were recorded.

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