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How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano

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A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crime’s only known witnesses recount their version of the events. But as they each tell their tale, it becomes clear that every testimony is plausible yet different. And each witness implicates themselves. What’s going on? Sheila Marie Orfano explores the phenomenon of warring perspectives known as the Rashomon effect.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Sheila Marie Orfano
Director
Jeremiah Dickey, Gerta Xhelo
Narrator
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Sound Designer
Jeremiah Dickey
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Associate Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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