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Try Harder!

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Try Harder! | Official Trailer | Independent Lens | PBS

At Lowell High School, San Francisco's academic pressure cooker, the kids are stressed out. With a majority Asian American student body, high-achieving seniors share their dreams and anxieties about getting into a top university. But is college worth the grind? Premieres May 2, 2022. 

Special Events

Join KMOS PBS and Capitol City Cinema for a special 'Sneak Peek' preview screening of TRY HARDER!

Date: Wednesday, APRIL 6

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Capital City Cinema,  126 E High St.  Jefferson City, MO 65101

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January 26th, 6:30pm at Capitol City Cinema

Missing in Brooks County

Migrants go missing in rural Brooks County, Texas more than anywhere else in the U.S. For many families, community activist Eddie Canales is the last hope for finding loved ones.

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March 16th, 6:30pm at Capitol City Cinema

Writing With Fire

In the midst of a patriarchal news landscape, the reporters with "Khabar Lahariya" – India’s only all-female news network – are taking it upon themselves to redefine power.

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February 16th, 6:30pm at Capitol City Cinema

Apart

U.S. prisons and jails lead the world in incarcerating women—what happens when they return to their families? 
 

two students sit in a classroom, looking over papers

April 6th, 6:30pm at Capitol City Cinema

Try Harder!

At a prestigious public high school with a majority Asian American student body, fiercely competitive seniors share the dream, and the stress, of getting into a top university.