MPT Presents

Beyond the Bridge

Beyond the Bridge is the story of two community leaders who turned a practical conversation about light bulbs and safety into an international public art festival in Mexico. Considered an act of Creative Placemaking, the Akumal Arts Festival united all sectors of the community to collaborate with artists and strengthen the local web of life.

Beyond the Bridge

14m 53s

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    DelMar

    19m 24s

    A female surfer on the brink of adulthood navigates life between two worlds. Brenda has spent most of her life in El Zonte, El Salvador and is one of several women in her family celebrated for their surfing skills. In 2017, Brenda moved to Maryland, to reunite with her mother, whom she had never met. Now Brenda faces the challenge of reconciling the two worlds she inhabits.

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    Barnstorming

    49m 37s

    Barnstorming is the true story of an unexpected friendship that developed between a farm family and two pilots who literally dropped out of the sky. Their friendship has created a new tradition out of an old one long gone: barnstorming. As a story of ordinary people who share one extraordinary day a year, the film is a portrait of rural America, the life of antique airplane pilots, and friendship.

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    U.S. Army Field Band: Sound the Bells

    56m 45s

    The United States Army Field Band performs a concert filled with holiday favorites. Recorded in December 2024 at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, Maryland, the family-friendly program is hosted by WBAL-TV personality Jason Newton and features a guest appearance by the Singing Sensations Youth Choir.

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