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Embattled immigrant Aliyah just wants to do good, and she believes she’s found a way through the Environmental Justice Society (EJS). During her first week of volunteering, Aliyah finds she is an outlier within the trendy environmental activism world. As all her coworkers use this to satiate their ego-driven activism, Aliyah feels pulled to action for more personal reasons: EJS was the organization that helped her family’s village in Mali.

Her dreams of giving back are turned on its head when her boss, Amanda, asks for her proof of employment documents. Panicked, Aliyah tries to find a way to come up with proof of her citizenship. Consequently, she may jeopardize her and her family’s discretion, safety, and everything they’ve fought to maintain.

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All in the Family (Narrative Shorts #4)

Family: the source of our greatest joys and deepest frustrations. This collection of narrative short films explores the beautifully complex dynamics and fragility of the bonds we make.