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Mini Docs

Mini Docs

Mini Docs is an all-new original video series created and produced by Connecticut Public’s award-winning visuals team. Featuring everyday voices and striking visuals, we explore our state’s identity through the hearts and minds of the people who live here. These videos are short and powerful. New episodes are released every month.

The Pie Life

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Behind each of Granny’s pies is a team of immigrant bakers helping to fulfill family traditions. (5m 8s)

A Place to Gather

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Gather55 is a pay-what-you-can restaurant in Hartford that serves the city’s working poor. (10m 20s)

Trail of Terror

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Step into Connecticut’s legendary Trail of Terror for a terrifying haunt. (11m 38s)

Out of the Odor-nary

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Full of funk, a rare “corpse flower” is in bloom at Eastern Connecticut State University. (2m 42s)

Miss Gen from Georgia

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Geneva "Gen" Idlette reflects on life in the South and Jimmy Carter confronting the KKK. (3m 12s)

The American Mural Project

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The story of the American Mural Project, the world’s largest indoor collaborative mural. (11m 45s)

Metal Sam

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Afghanistan native ‘Metal Sam’ has re-established his true passion of playing metal guitar (4m 58s)

Chelsea Cutler: A New Generation of Music

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Singer, song-writer, and Westport native Chelsea Cutler shares her story as an artist. (9m 39s)

More Than a Movie: Mansfield Drive-In

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Michael Jungden and his family developed The Mansfield Drive-In into something meaningful. (8m 10s)

Teen Chefs, Big Dreams

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The Wilbur Cross High School culinary teams journey to the national championship. (24m 12s)

Back to Life | The Aircraft Restoration Team

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Volunteers with the Aircraft Restoration Team preserve and restore historical aircrafts. (7m 24s)

Light the Beacon

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The beacon atop the Heublein Tower on Avon Mountain has been restored and will be relit. (4m 48s)

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