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Youth unemployment and youth crime on the rise, and riots rage in London. Just off Hackney's notorious Murder Mile, the Pedro Youth Club reaches out to local kids to show that hanging around corners and drifting into crime is not their only option. The method;boxing. Under the guidance of former European champion (and now MBE) James Cook and his team of volunteers, the Pedro uses boxing not only to occupy the youths' spare time, but to teach them qualities such as self-discipline and respect. But as funding cuts and crime close in around the Pedro, will it continue its important work, or will it, like so many clubs, be allowed to fade away, leaving the youth of the community to fend for themselves?

Funeral School spends a few weeks with students at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO)--but not just any students. Rather than pursuing typical degrees in chemistry, history, sociology, business, or mass communications, Funeral School focuses on students majoring in funeral services. Subsequently, UCO was the first university in the country to offer such a degree. But, more importantly, this short documentary depicts what it's like for young people to study funeral/mortuary science, and the film seeks to understand why late teens and early twentysomethings have elected to pursue careers as funeral directors and embalmers.

'The film focuses on the historical and future significance of American manned space flight and the importance of the United States remaining on the forefront of space discovery. 'The 2nd Assassination of JFK' commemorates the Florida Coast's pivotal role in human space discovery. The future of the Space Program is examined through thought provoking interviews with astronauts, NASA engineers, residents of the Space Coast in Florida, among others. With massive budget cuts from previous and current US administrations, the country will soon be losing our collective and genius workforce at the Kennedy Space Center. '2nd Assassination of JFK' brings to light the uncertainties surrounding the future of America in space, and how this uncertainty could be one of our most costly mistakes.

Drawing Dead is a documentary film about the highs and lows of online poker from two very different perspectives: a professional poker player worth millions, and a gambling addict.

The choice of 2 girls of the same age led one to jail and the other one to compete college before graduating high school.