GIVE/TAKE (Student Shorts #2)

108 mins

In this program

Mix Matched Socks

Directed by Nikki Page

Martha, a single mother, must come to terms with her daughter, Olivia, growing up as they spend time together before she leaves for college.

In rural Georgia, the 2008 recession rips nine-year-old Tommy out of the imaginary world he and his stepsister Mabel built, forcing him to reckon with his mother’s financial instability and tumultuous marriage.

The Humming Grows

Directed by Aughbar

Breaking into her sister’s home in an attempt to save her, MMA fighter Jodie realizes
she must free her chained niece from both a brutal captor and family secrets as she fights for their escape.

We’ve Been Here Before

Directed by Christian Kelly

When a young woman enters an experimental trial that grants her the opportunity to delete painful memories in exchange for increasing her age, she must decide between living with the pain of the past and sacrificing the potential of her future.

The Truck

Directed by Elizabeth Rao

A Chinese American teenager and her boyfriend try to buy the morning after pill in post-Roe America.

All Beauty Queens Have Broken Bones

Directed by Max Tullio

Marlo believes God has told her to win the Miss Teen Indiana Pageant—but to do so, needs to break her legs to get the pity vote. Her older sister, Rose, is skeptical, but with her heavy drinking, she’s not so sure what to believe anymore. The word of God is a mystery to her.