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Narrative Shorts: Childhood

115 minutes 7 films

In this program
still there

Are You Still There?

Directed by
Sam Davis & Rayka Zehtabchi
2022
16 minutes
Arabic & English

A teenager confronts the outside world when she's stranded after her car battery dies.

bellyful

Bellyful

Directed by
Alison Yardley
2022
20 minutes
English

Aaron Carter's tour changes everything for a group of pre-teens.

deer

Deer

Directed by
Hadi Babaeifar
2021
14 minutes
Farsi

Ehsan, whose brother is gravely ill, lives in Iranian village where a deer might be a saving grace or the Grim Reaper.

echo

Echo

Directed by
Sang Joon Kim
2022
17 minutes
Korean

A group of children in Seoul begin to suspect their neighbor is up to nefarious deeds.

glitter

Glitter Ain't Gold

Directed by
Christian Nolan Jones
2021
14 minutes
English

A sixth grader takes a trip with his best friend to the flea market to buy his first fake chain.

long run

In the Long Run

Directed by
Yousef Assabahi
2022
21 minutes
Arabic

In a film that brings to mind the works of Abbas Kiarostami, a young boy goes on quest for bread.

nounours

Nounours

Directed by
Lou Rigoudy
2021
3 minutes
French

A baby stumbles across a teddy bear that becomes her best friend.