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Arts & Entertainment

AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary film festival

The festival will show 108 films from 52 countries. The films were selected from 2,011 submissions, according to an AFI news release. This year's films include a documentary about the man behind the famous puppet, Elmo on Sesame Street and many more.

  • 7 days

  • The best documentaries from every corner of the globe

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  • 14 Academy Award nominated films

  • 27,000 festival attendees

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