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Starts Fri Mar 29

Woman at WarDir. Benedikt Erlingsson — 2019 — Iceland 101 min — Icelandic with subtitles

A clandestine radical, Halla has been secretly sabotaging the local aluminum industry for years. Then, as she plans her boldest action yet, she learns she is finally set to start a family.

Starts Fri Mar 29

The Mustang Dir. Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre — 2019 France/USA — 96 min — R

Matthias Schoenaerts stars as a convict with a violent past who rediscovers his own humanity while breaking wild horses on a prison ranch.

Starts Apr 5

Ash is the Purest WhiteDir. Jia Zhang-ke — 2019 — China/France 136 min — Mandarin with subtitles

An examination of contemporary China from its most prominent cinematic poet about a stubbornly loyal woman and the rural mobster she loves.

Visit FilmStreams.org for up-to-date venue for all films.

Starts Apr 19

High LifeDir. Claire Denis — 2018 Germany/France/UK/Poland/USA — 110 min — R

Monte (Robert Pattinson) and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a mission to deep space. A most-unusual space oddity from the director of Beau Travail and Let the Sunshine In.

CINESOUND

An operatic film series in conjunction with ONE Festival — Opera Omaha’s multi-week, multi-venue festival with an emphasis on experimentation. Part of the festival’s Performance Series, CINEsound is curated by ONE Festival artist-in-residence Ross Karre (International Contemporary Ensemble), and will occur across four Film Streams programs.

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Fri Mar 29 Dundee

Midnight Movies: PossessionAn occult horror holy grail with live overture. See page 6.

Sat Apr 13 Ruth Sokolof

Silents in ConcertAn artfully curated medley of family-friendly shorts with live scores. See page 9.

Tickets: $16 general, $14 for seniors, students, teachers, military, and cyclists, and $12 for Film Streams Members, kids aged 12 and under, and Opera Omaha Season and Festival Subscribers.

Sat Apr 6 Ruth Sokolof

Courses: Deep Dive: Music and the Moving ImageLearn about film sound and try your hand at scoring an iconic scene. See page 13.

Sun Apr 14 Ruth Sokolof

Sights on Sounds: Sound InventorsA hosted presentation of short documentaries on post-WWII composers. See page 6.

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Starts May 10

Hail Satan?Dir. Penny Lane — 2019 — USA 95 min — R

Founded in 2013, the Satanic Temple’s public antics have put them at the forefront of the fight for religious freedom and inclusion.

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NEW RELEASES

Starts May 3

Ask Dr. RuthDir. Ryan White — 2019 — USA 100 min

Chronicles the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America’s most famous sex therapist.

Starts Apr 19

Amazing GraceDir. Alan Elliott & Sydney Pollack — 1972 — USA 87 min — G

Long shelved, here finally is the heavenly documentary presenting the live recording of Aretha Franklin’s album “Amazing Grace” in January 1972.

Starts May 31

The Biggest Little FarmDir. John Chester — 2019 — USA 91 min — PG

This testament to the immense complexity of nature follows two dreamers and a dog on an odyssey to bring harmony to both their lives and the land.

NEW RELEASES

Coming soon

DianeDir. Kent Jones — 2019 — USA 96 min

An astonishing Mary Kay Place stars as Diane, a community rock whose caring ways mask a deep inner turmoil that threatens to emerge when her past comes back to haunt her.

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Little WoodsDir. Nia DaCosta — 2019 — USA 103 min — R

In a North Dakota town that has seen boom and bust, estranged sisters (Tessa Thompson, Lily James) resort to extreme measures to keep their family home.

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Black MotherDir. Khalik Allah — 2018 — Jamaica 77 min

A meditative exploration of Jamaica, vividly rendering its colorful inhabitants, lush wildernesses, urban jungles, and enduring spirit.

Visit FilmStreams.org for up-to-date venue for all films.

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SunsetDir. László Nemes — 2018 — Hungary/France 144 min — Hungarian & German with subtitles

On the eve of WWI, a steadfast young woman wanders Budapest attempting to unravel her mysterious past. From the director of Son of Saul.

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FOREVER YOUNG FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SERIES

SPRINGTIME IN PARIS!

Forever YoungAdmission for kids 12 and under just $2.50!

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Apr 14 & 18 Dundee

The Red Balloon and White ManeDir. Albert Lamorisse — France — 75 min

A duo of magical films. The Red Balloon will also be part of a program of family-friendly shorts with live scores presented with Opera Omaha as part of the CINEsound series (see page 9).

May 18, 19, 23, 25, 26 & 30 Dundee

Ernest & CelestineDir. Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier — 2012 — France/Belgium/Luxembourg — 80 min — PG

A mouse and a bear form an odd couple that helps heal their closed-minded communities in this hand-animated tale from the creators of The Secret of Kells.

May 4, 5, 9, 11, 12 & 16 Dundee

Triplets of BellevilleDir. Sylvain Chomet — 2003 France — 80 min — PG-13 — 35mm

The internationally beloved animated feature about Madame Souza, a grandmother trying to save her son, a cycling savant named Champion, with the help of three ancient, singing sisters.

Apr 20, 21, 25, 27, 28 & May 2 Dundee

A Cat in ParisDir. Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol 2010 — France — 80 min — PG

This warm and jazzy homage to American noir follows a larcenous cat pulled into helping a girl who has fallen into a gangster’s clutches.

Jun 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 & 13 Dundee

HugoDir. Martin Scorsese — 2011 USA — 126 min — PG

One of the great auteurs of New Hollywood set aside his taxi drivers and raging bulls to craft a marvelous children’s story that doubles as a love letter to cinema.

Jun 15, 16, 20, 22, 23 & 27 Dundee

Small ChangeDir. Francois Truffaut — 1976 France — 104 min — PG — 35mm

A towering luminary of French cinema created this lovely kid-friendly film about the perils of growing up, leaving us with the lesson that every child deserves to be loved.

MIDNIGHTS & SIGHTS ON SOUNDS

Dundee MidnightsA Dundee tradition continues! Dundee

Ruth Sokolof

FRIDAYS

SECOND SUNDAYS

11:55 pm

7:00 pm

SUPPORTED BYIN THE YEAR 1999This season of Dundee Midnights takes a look at under-seen cult classics, all celebrating 20-year anniversaries.

eXistenZ Apr 26Dir. David Cronenberg — 1999 — USA — 97 min — R — 35mmJennifer Jason Leigh and peak-era Jude Law tackle video game NPCs, assassins, and mutated frogs. Presented with Nebraska Science Festival.

Audition May 31Dir. Takashi Miike — 1999 — Japan — 97 min — R — 35mmThe infamous J-horror shocker from Takashi Miike makes its return to cinemas from the American Genre Film Archive.

Ravenous Jun 28Dir. Antonia Bird — 1999 — Czech Republic/Mexico/USA/UK — 111 min — R — 35mmThis genre-bending cannibal flick asks the important questions, like how far can you stretch morality to survive, and how many puns can a cannibal make in a dinner scene?

Sights on SoundsAn ongoing series for fans of great music and great stories.

Hosted by Patrick Kinney

Apr 14

Sound Inventors Part of CINEsound, an operatic series presented in collaboration with Opera Omaha’s ONE Festival (see page 1). ONE Festival artist-in-residence Ross Karre will provide commentary as he leads the audience through a program of documentary shorts that, among other subjects, touch on some of the artists involved in the festival.

Apr 30Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World Mato Nanji, one of the great electric

blues guitarists, joins us for a documentary that thrillingly reveals the influence of native artists and musical traditions on pop music.

May 12A Tuba to Cuba 2019 The storied Preservation Hall Jazz

Band takes a journey to explore the contributions of Cuban music to what became known as jazz.

Jun 9Carmine Street Guitars 2019 A loving portrait of a legendary

Greenwich Village guitar shop as development threatens its future. Luminaries like Jim Jarmusch, Eleanor Friedberger, and Nels Cline drop by and plug in.

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SPRING REPERTORY SPRING REPERTORY

Our latest Great Directors series focuses on an artist known for quiet films of great emotional power. In a career that stretched from the silent era to the dizzying time of progress that visited Japan after World War II, Yasujiro Ozu crafted no fewer than ten films now considered masterpieces. He is perhaps best known for sympathetic portraits of youngsters yearning for independence and elders cast aside by impatient modernizers — often with stars Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara. Though his great subject was Japanese domestic life, Ozu’s films addressed infinitely relatable themes of loneliness, intergenerational tension, and the simple beauty of the everyday.

SUPPORTED BY OMAHA STEAKS

Tokyo Story Apr 21, 23 & 25 Dundee Micro1953 — Japan — 137 min — Japanese with subtitlesIn this profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, an elderly couple travel to bustling Tokyo to visit their indifferent adult children. Widely considered Ozu’s crowning achievement.

Equinox Flower May 26 & 30 Dundee Micro1958 — Japan — 118 min — Japanese with subtitlesOzu’s first color film also marked an abrupt change in tone, now fully sympathizing with a younger generation.

Late Spring Apr 28, 29 & May 2 Dundee Micro1949 — Japan — 106 min — Japanese with subtitlesThis powerful story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his only daughter is a poignant tale of love and loss.

A Story of Floating Weeds Jun 9 & 11 Dundee Micro1934 — Japan — 86 min — SilentAn aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.

Early Summer May 5, 6 & 9 Dundee Micro1951 — Japan — 125 min — Japanese with subtitlesTradition is pitted against independence when Noriko insists on picking her own husband in this nuanced examination of generational upheaval.

Floating Weeds Jun 10 & 13 Dundee Micro1959 — Japan — 119 min — Japanese with subtitlesOzu remakes his 1934 silent classic A Story of Floating Weeds, setting his later version in a seaside location, Ozu otherwise preserves the details of his elegantly simple plot.

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice Mar 24 & 27 Ruth Sokolof 1952 — Japan — 135 min — Japanese with subtitles Secrets and deceptions strain the already tenuous relationship between a childless, middle-aged couple when their headstrong, thoroughly modern niece sweeps into their household.

Late Autumn Jun 16, 18 & 20 Dundee Micro1960 — Japan — 104 min — Japanese with subtitlesA loving mother gently tries to persuade her daughter to marry in this reworking of Late Spring.

Early Spring May 19, 21 & 23 Dundee Micro1956 — Japan — 145 min — Japanese with subtitles A familiar Ozu ennui is explored through the eyes of a young salaryman, dissatisfied with career and marriage, who begins an affair with a flirtatious co-worker.

An Autumn Afternoon Jun 23, 25 & 27 Dundee Micro1962 — Japan — 113 min — Japanese with subtitlesAn elderly widower encourages his only companion, his daughter, to marry and move away. Ozu’s final film was one more aching masterpiece.

Great Directors: Yasujiro Ozu

Ruth Sokolof

Mon May 13, 7 pmCoupler scores Dragnet GirlOne of the most innovative groups in live film scores presents their original composition for Ozu’s formally accomplished and psychologically complex 1933 gangster picture. On 35mm!

Tickets: $16 general, $14 for seniors, students, teachers, military, and cyclists, and $12 for Film Streams Members.

Sat Jun 1, 7 pmDan McCarthy scores I Was Born, But... Hometown hero Dan McCarthy performs an original score to this 1932 portrait of the toils of one family, as told from the rascally point of view of a couple of stubborn little boys. On 35mm!

Silents in Concert

Supported by Sam Walker

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Collaborations Collaborations & Special Programs

Wed Apr 24, 7 pm Ruth Sokolof

RafikiDir. Wanuri Kahiu — 2018 — 83 min — English and Swahili with subtitlesKenyan girls Kena and Ziki long for something more than traditional marriage. When love blossoms between them, they will choose between happiness and safety. Post-show discussion presented with AFROMAHA.

Wed May 7, 7 pm Ruth Sokolof

Mr. Deeds Goes to TownDir. Frank Capra — 1936 — 115 minVISITING ARTIST A stone-cold comedy classic featuring intro and Q&A with Victoria Riskin — daughter of Robert Riskin, screenwriter of this and many other movies, and Fay Wray, legendary leading lady of films like King Kong, and author of “Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir.” Book signing to follow.

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Wed May 8, 7 pm Ruth Sokolof

Bad ReputationDir. Kevin Kerslake — 2018 — 93 minA journey through Joan Jett’s life and career, from her early years as founder of The Runaways to her status as rock icon. Presented in collaboration with Omaha Girls Rock, with intro and pre-show performance by OGR participants.

Fri Jun 21, Sundown Highlander Community Lawn

Cooley High Dir. Michael Schultz — 1975 — 108 minFREE OUTDOOR SCREENING Cooley High seniors Preach and Cochise dream of making it big in this beloved coming-of-age story. Presented with Seventy Five North.

Wed Jul 24, Sundown El Museo LatinoFREE OUTDOOR SCREENING Save the date! Info TBD for another roving presentation presented with (and at) El Museo Latino.

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Wed May 1, 7 pm Ruth Sokolof

Highway of TearsDir. Matthew Smiley — 2015 — 79 minFREE SCREENING A Canadian documentary on the quest for justice for the missing and murdered First Nations women in the Highway of Tears cases. Post-show discussion, presented with Legal Aid Nebraska, will call attention to the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls crisis. Attendees are encouraged to wear red to help raise awareness.

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Tue May 28, 7 pm Ruth Sokolof

The Rest I Make UpDir. Michelle Memran — 2018 — 79 minFREE FILMMAKER SCREENING Sidelined by dementia, groundbreaking avant garde playwright Maria Irene Fornes began a decade-long collaboration with filmmaker Michelle Memran. Post-show filmmaker discussion with Memran and producer Katie Pearl presented with The Great Plains Theatre Conference.

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COLLABORATIONS

Sat Apr 13, 3pm Ruth Sokolof

Silents in Concert x CINEsoundA family-friendly medley of short films with live performances by members of the International Contemporary Ensemble. Features The Red Balloon, also showing in our Forever Young Family & Children’s Series (see page 5). Part of CINEsound, an operatic series presented in collaboration with Opera Omaha’s ONE Festival (see page 1).

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Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc) Live: May 11 | Encore: May 15

Join us for Prelude Talks by Opera Omaha speakers before all live Saturday showings. Tickets: $24 General, $20 for Film Streams Members & Opera Omaha Subscribers, $10 for students

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Ruth SokolofThe Met: Live in HD

Tue June 11, 7pm Ruth Sokolof

TrophyDir. Christina Clusiau & Shaul Schwarz — 2017 — 108 minThis in-depth look into big-game hunting and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa unravels the complex consequences of treating animals as commodities. Post-show discussion presented with Nebraska Wildlife Rehab.

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FILMS STREAMS ON THE TOWN

Send Us Your Films

LOCAL FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE CFE

Hey, local filmmakers!Submissions are now open for our tenth annual Local Filmmakers Showcase—a curated program featuring work by area artists. For a film to be eligible, at least one of the project’s filmmakers must be a resident of Nebraska or Iowa. Elementary, middle, and high school students and classes are encouraged to submit projects for the Student Spotlight.

Submit your work by end of day on Friday, July 26.

Info and application at FilmStreams.org/news/lfs2019.

COURSES

Saturdays, May 4 – Jun 1, 10 am to 1 pm

Dundee Linder Microcinema

INSTRUCTOR Diana Martinez, PhD, Film Streams Education Director

COST $125 General $100 Student/Teacher/Senior/Military $75 Film Streams Members

Hayao Miyazaki, considered one of the greatest animators of all time, said, “The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.” This Course attempts to make sense of this chaos, and give students the tools to appreciate the masterful work of those who bring animation to life.

The Course introduces students to the history and development of animation as both an art form and an industry. We will explore animation from historical, technological, and cultural perspectives. Focusing closely on American and Japanese work, the class will examine early examples of the form, the transition to sound and feature film, as well as contemporary experimental animation. Students will also learn about techniques like silhouette animation, cel animation, stop-motion, rotoscoping, and CGI.

At the end of the class students will be familiar with the key people and studios who have contributed to the development of the form and expanded the definition of moving images.

SYLLABUS

The Adventures of 1926 Prince Achmed

Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009

Grave of Fireflies 1988

Paprika 2006

Selected Animated Shorts

Fragments and Chaos: Animating Life

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Widman Youth Engagement FundFilm Streams can provide complimentary tickets and concessions items to schools and groups serving at-risk or underserved populations. To learn more, contact Angie@FilmStreams.org.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. Our programming takes place across two wonderful and distinct cinemas:

BOARD OF DIRECTORSEsther BrabecTanya CookRoger duRandCharles GiffordDr. Soonjo HwangRachel Jacobson, Founder/Executive DirectorGerry LauritzenMike Lebens, Vice ChairDan Lonergan, ChairDan McCarthyAlexander PayneBetiana SimonPaul G. Smith, Past ChairTed Warin, TreasurerMargot Wickman-BennettSarah Bay Yale, Secretary

ADVISORY BOARDKurt Andersen Danny Lee Ladely Robb Nansel Hillary Nather-Detisch Joel Schlessinger Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein

STAFFKatie Alford Office Manager

Brian Allen Assistant General Manager

Angie Balsarini Community Engagement Manager

Erin Foley Finance Manager

Brenton Gomez Shift Manager/ Marketing Assistant

Crystal Hartford Shift Manager

Rachel Jacobson Executive Director

Patrick Kinney Communications Director

Aaron Lee Shift Manager

Casey Logan Deputy Director

Diana Martinez, PhD Education Director Sean Pratt Associate Manager, Ruth Sokolof Theater

Carol RedWing Membership Coordinator

Kevin Rooney Shift Manager/Projectionist

Paul Sanchez Shift Manager

Dana Ryan Mike Development Manager

Travis Upshaw Shift Manager

Connie White Balcony Booking

Kate Williams General Manager

PROJECTIONISTS

Scott Drickey Jim Foyt, Lead Projectionist Thomas Latchford Matt Maine, Lead Projectionist Jason Rumbaugh

THEATER STAFF

Tony Chudomelka Patrick Clark Shari Duminy Taylor Eagan TJ Jones Bridget Lachowsky Abdullah Lami Maribel Lepe Preciado Nick Lurz Taylor Page Colin McGrew Amélie Raoul Eli Witte

Design by Justin Kemerling

Est. 1925 4952 DODGE STREET

DUNDEE

Est. 2007 1340 MIKE FAHEY STREET

NORTH DOWNTOWNThe two-screen (206-seat and 96-seat) cinema we opened a decade ago within the Saddle Creek Records complex —  located one block west of TD Ameritrade ballpark. Free lot parking is accessible from 14th Street between Cuming and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema (free after 9 pm and all day on Sunday).

Omaha’s longest-surviving cinema, now with two screens: the historic 300-seat Peggy Payne Theater and the 25-seat Linder Microcinema. Dine-in or carry out from Kitchen Table Central and choose from a selection of film books, DVDs, and Blu-rays, in the new “Katie’s Video” bookstore. Free parking is available in the lot to the north and east of the theater, and in the NRG Media lot (5011 Capitol Ave) after 5 pm weekdays and all day Sat-Sun.

ACCESSIBILITYAll public areas of the Ruth Sokolof Theater and Dundee Theater are fully accessible. The parking lots adjacent to our cinemas include reserved accessible spots, and seating at both cinemas can be reserved for patrons using wheelchairs and their parties. Assistive devices are available at both venues (Fidelio and CaptiView), and hearing loop technology is now installed at the Dundee Theater for patrons with telecoil-equipped hearing aids. For more information, visit FilmStreams.org, or contact General Manager Kate Williams at 402-933-0259 x20.

TICKETS Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the day’s first showtime) or online at FilmStreams.org. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $10 general, $7.50 for seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriving by bike or bus, and $5 for Members.

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COURSES: DEEP DIVE

Saturday, April 6, 10 am to 12 pm

Ruth Sokolof

INSTRUCTORS Diana Martinez, PhD, Film Streams Education Director & Ross Karre, ONE Festival Artist-in-Residence

COST $30 General $25 Student/Teacher/Senior/Military $20 Film Streams Members Opera Omaha Season Subscribers ONE Festival Subscribers

Learn how film sound is created and examine the ways it enriches the movie-watching experience in a special two-hour seminar. The exploration will start with a musical analysis of great sonic moments in film history before looking into the process behind extra-musical, diegetic, foley, and dialogue sound decisions. In the second half of the Deep Dive, participants will collaborate with musicians from the International Contemporary Ensemble to create rough scores to some of the most iconic scenes in film. Part of CINEsound, an operatic film series in conjunction with ONE Festival — Opera Omaha’s multi-week, multi-venue festival with an emphasis on experimentation (see page 1).

Deep Dive: Music and the Moving Image

FILM STREAMS MEMBERS: ENJOY 20% OFF ALL BOOKSTORE PURCHASES!

Check out our one-stop shop for cinephiles, Katie’s Video, inside the Dundee Theater. Featuring a treasure trove of Criterion Collection selections, and new and used film books, including picks from the shelves of Jackson Street Booksellers.

Photo by Harrison Martin

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CINESOUND

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NEW RELEASES

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FOREVER YOUNG

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MIDNIGHTS / SIGHTS ON SOUNDS

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SPRING REPERTORY

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COLLABORATIONS

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THE MET IN HD

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COURSES

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