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Stories shape us. They mold our morality, sculpt our vision of love, and chart the course of our lives. For centuries, Western culture and its stories have fed us a narrow view of the "happily ever after." From Shakespearean comedies to Disney fairy tales, the hallmark of a life well-lived is often a woman by a man's side, vowing obedience, and sealed with wedding bells.  This well-worn formula has provided comfort, but it has also maintained a system that stifles imagination and leaves little room for other visions of fulfillment. Julia Jackman's second feature film, "100 Nights of Hero," is a luminous refutation of that tradition: a complex, playful, and poignant reminder that stories themselves can be acts of resistance. Director: Julia Jackman Writers: Isabel Greenberg, Julia Jackman Stars: Emma Corrin, Nicholas Galitzine, Safia Oakley-Green Adapted from Isabel Greenberg's award-winning graphic novel, the film is already doubly steeped in history. Gr...