Not All Heroes Wear Capes (Documentary Shorts #4)

An Invitation

Directed by Sam Mescon

In search of meaning after the passing of her young daughter, KT chooses a life centered around serving her community. AN INVITATION is a meditation on grief, parenthood, and living authentically in light of death.

1001cuts

Directed by Sarah M Temkin

The daughters of Title IX discover that pervasive gender-based stereotypes and discrimination persist within the high stakes professional world of surgery – a workplace designed for and and still controlled by men. Since 2003, half of medical students in the US have been women. Women remain in the minority in most surgical fields but their proportion is increasing. Leadership and culture in surgery remain disproportionately and persistently male despite ample evidence that women are just as good (and possibly better) at delivering care. Systemic barriers to success for women surgeons must be confronted and addressed for the surgical workforce to stay healthy and for patients to stay safe. We’ve interviewed dozens of surgeons who are women about their experiences, hopes, dreams and careers. This is a group of extraordinarily dedicated physicians who work every day to improve the health and lives of others despite untold challenges.

The daughters of Title IX encounter pervasive gender based stereotypes and discrimination that persist within the high stakes professional world of surgery – a workplace designed for and and still controlled by men.

Jonna & Louis

Directed by Linda Verweyen

Jonna’s childhood friend Louis assaulted her sexually when they were both about 12 years old. While Louis almost forgot the incident, Jonna is struggling with PTSD. The situation is very demanding on Jonna’s loved ones as well. Does an offender have to act in bad faith to be violent? Who is to be blamed? The docu-fiction short shows a montage of five staged interviews while playing with common clichés and constructs of offenders and victims.

As Long As We Can

Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan

AS LONG AS WE CAN captures a day-in-the-life of an Arizona reproductive health clinic trying to navigate the turbulent aftermath of the 2022 Dobbs decision.

I Am More Dangerous Dead

Directed by Majiye Uchibeke

A poetic tribute to writer, poet and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed alongside eight other activists for opposing the environmental damage done in their oil-rich homeland, Ogoni.

Winding Path

Directed by Alexandra Lazarowich, Ross Kauffman

Eastern Shoshone medical student Jenna Murray spent summers on the Wind River Indian Reservation helping her grandfather any way she could. When he suddenly dies, she must find a way to heal before realizing her dream of a life in medicine.