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KBIA and Vox Magazine bring you True/False Conversations, a series of interviews with the filmmakers of this year’s True/False Film Fest.
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Teens Mylee Hawkins and Jessi Johnson are competitive figure skaters who met at the Jefferson City ice rink. The sport is very physically and mentally demanding, so they spoke about how they’ve found support in each other.
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