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  1. Topical Playlist—Films that Navigate Hope and Heartbreak - Fresh Art International
    Topical Playlist—Films that Navigate Hope and Heartbreak – Fresh Art International / 3-24-2020 / ·

    […] Filmmaking in Pahokee Holds Hope for the Future – The 2019 documentary Pahokee is a landmark project for filmmakers Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan and a community endeavor for the rural South Florida town whose high school seniors tell their story. Perched on the Southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades, forty miles west and a world apart from affluent West Palm Beach, Pahokee is named after the Seminole word meaning “grassy waters.” In the film, we follow four students as they navigate the hope and heartbreak of their senior year at Pahokee High School. All eyes are on the rituals of football, prom and graduation in the town these teenagers call home. […]

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