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shareChildren observe and listen to those around them. But their understanding of a situation doesn’t always align with that of adults. In these shorts, filmmakers tap into the unique emotional and psychological perspectives of young people to tell their stories. What does it feel like to be bullied by your classmates? to struggle against the forces of unforgiving climates? How can a person hold onto a sense of self against the pressures of culture and tradition? Glimpse the world anew through this shorts program!
Program curated by Chen-Yi Wu.
Pre-recorded Q&A available with rental.
In this program
First Period
Directed by Julianna Romero
After a catholic middle schooler gets bullied about her period, her friend consoles her about accepting menstruation as a normal part of their lives. THROUGH SONG!
My Grandmother is an Egg
Directed by Wu-Ching Chang
As a child, the director’s grandmother was given to another family to be raised as a future daughter-in-law. The fragility and resilience of the director’s grandmother who faced oppression from unjust Confucian traditions in Asia.
Young People, Old People, & Nothing in Between
Directed by Parida Tantiwasadakran
7-year-old Juice has one mission this year: to help Grandma Lovely retain as many memories as possible in order to halt the onset of her early dementia.
A Roadside Banquet
Directed by Peiqi Peng
An eleven years old Chinese girl turns into a feather duster at her baby brother’s first birthday party, soon after learning her parents only ever wanted a boy.
White Grass
Directed by Justin Kim WooSŏk
In Mongolia, Munkhjargal dreams of following in both her father’s footsteps as a horse trainer. Unfortunately, her entire way of life is threatened by an increasingly common phenomenon of extreme and unrelenting cold known as dzuds.
Aban
Directed by Abbas Taheri, Mahdieh Toosi
Under constant pressure from her ex-husband, Nazanin should turn their child – Aban, nine years old – away from a very driven feminine taste. One day, Aban goes to the hospital thinking of undergoing life-changing surgery.
