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shareThese narrative short films showcase the importance of community even in the worst of times as we grapple with who our friends and chosen family are, what we’d do for our loved ones, and the realities of being human today.
In this program
Lunch Box
Directed by Romeo Okwara, Sean Billings-Almendarez
Over the course of three days, a team of misfit eighth graders seek a victory on the schoolyard against their all-star classmates and win the prize lunch box.
Deposed
Directed by Eli Lederberg
Henrietta and Samuel are getting divorced. As a part of the legal proceedings, their parallel depositions force them to confront their deteriorating relationship.
Scars That Define Us
Directed by Edward Worthy
Set during the 2022 Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis, a woman returning home to care for her ailing father confronts a collapsing infrastructure and the emotional weight of her new reality.
All the Real Boys
Directed by Ohad Ira Amram
A group of young incarcerated men are tested during an inmate litter pickup day.
Sugar Water
Directed by Jordan Joseph
An 8-year-old girl braves the New Orleans heat when her family’s electricity is shut off in the middle of summer.
Unlimited, Forever and Ever, No Matter What
Directed by Jayme Coveliers
Maggie is a former athlete living with chronic pain struggling as her body and her relationship with her daughter begin to crumble.
Rare Birds
Directed by Lily Weisberg
A rambunctious 12-year-old tries to convince her former camp counselor to ditch his dead-end job at the local antique store for one last game of basketball.
Betty St. Clair
Directed by Kyle Casey Chu, Syra McCarthy
Backstage at an all-AAPI drag show, a fledgling Chinese American drag queen prepares for a performance that will change her family forever.
