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Filmmakers Produce New Short Film In Boise After Winning '1 Potato Award'

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The 1 Potato screenwriter award is given every year at the Sun Valley Film Festival. This year's winner is screenwriter Scott Burkhardt, who wrote "Girls Are Strong Here." It's the story of a Syrian refugee whose faith is tested when an American teen and her mother are stranded at his car repair shop overnight. Guest host George Prentice speaks with Burkhardt, producer Celeste Matkika and one of the film's stars, Adrian Tafesh. 

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