“Life's like poetry, but in my poem until now, there's always been a missing line.” In this shorts program, we present a collection of true-life tales about extraordinary individuals from around the world. In Maureen Gosling and Maxine Downs’ Bamako Chic: Threads of Power, Color and Culture (US 2023, 27 min) self-empowered Malian women spark a revolution with hand-dying cloth creativity. In Salvation Mountain - Leonard Knight (US 2025, 20 min), Harrod Blank shares the life of a visionary who created a sacred monument in the Southern California desert. In Pride of the Gobi (2024, 7 min) Marin filmmaker Will Parrinello pays tribute to 81 year old Mongolian activist Batmunkh Luvsandash. With their delightful Tripawds (2024, 9 min), Bay Area filmmakers Jay Rosenblatt and Stephanie Rapp capture an annual San Francisco gathering of three-legged dogs. Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez seeks to heal his community by returning to traditional food and farming practices in Louie Psihoyos’ Navajo Nation: Reclaiming the Plate (2024, 10 min). With the nostalgic Motorcycle Moment (2025, 6 min), Harrod Blank finishes a short about a cross-country motorcycle journey that his legendary father Les Blank began 61 years ago. —Kelly Clement