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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/22/qap6dezopyndf7npg8ti.jpg?quality=75847468As this short doc by Jarred Alterman and Ryan Scafuro shows, American Renaissance festivals have become less about historical recreation, and more about community building and providing an outlet for offbeat creative expression.