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In person: director Oscar Perez (The Tailor), Stephen Hyde (Shika Shika), and David Fenster (Wood).

People work for similar reasons — to survive, to keep busy or, if they're lucky, to do what they love. From rapidly disappearing timber mills to an organic bakery, the films show what people go through to get the job done.

34x25x36 (dir. Jesse Epstein, 10 min.) — What is the perfect female? The designers at Patina V believe they know and the company uses their ideals to manufacture synthetic bodies in this behind-the-scenes look at the ubiquitous mannequin.

Wood — (dir. David Fenster, 21 min.) Beautifully shot images of a Northwest logging company and stories from its employees form this elegy to a rapidly disappearing type of labor that includes pride in work, generational history and physical labor.

Shika Shika (dir. Stephen Hyde, 10 min.) — This spirited film follows one family that for three generations has scaled the Peruvian Andes to "harvest" ice for shika shika, a colorful shaved ice treat they sell in the market.

Breadmakers — (dir. Yasmin Fedda, 11 min.) A tender portrait of a unique community of workers with disabilities who work together to produce organic breads for delivery in Edinburgh. Watching the bread-making is mesmerizing and observing the intricate social relationships is touching.

The Tailor (dir. Oscar Perez, 29 min.) — In a small shop in Barcelona, Pakistani tailor Mohamed holds court over mounds of plastic bags containing customer's clothing. His unique customer service and relationship with his Indian assistant make for fascinating, and comical, observation. (KC)