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• Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars | Kanopy

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  Anne Shirley is thirteen years old and finds that life in Avonlea is never simple.

• Ava | Kanopy

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  A gripping debut about a young girl's coming-of-age in a strict, traditional society.

• Foreign Letters | Kanopy

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  Ellie, a 12-year-old immigrant girl from Israel, is lonely and homesick. Life brightens when she meets Thuy, a Vietnamese refugee her age.

• Sing | Kanopy

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  Based on a true story, this Oscar-winning short film follows an award-winning school choir and the new girl in class facing a tough choice: to stand up against a corrupt system, or to fit quietly into it.

• Hunt For The Wilderpeople | Kanopy

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  From acclaimed New Zealand director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do in the Shadows) comes an award-winning and quirky comedy.

• Life, Animated | Kanopy

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  The inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films.

• Wunderkinder | Kanopy

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  A tale of three exceptionally musically talented children, who develop a deep and genuine friendship, extending beyond their different religions and nationalities.

• David | Kanopy

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  As the son of the Imam of the local Brooklyn mosque, eleven year-old Daud has to juggle the high expectations of his Father and his feelings of isolation and difference- even from his peers in the Muslim community.