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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
U.S.
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
U.S.
2022
20 minutes
English

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

deer

Deer

Directed by
Hadi Babaeifar
Iran
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
U.S.
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
U.S.
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
Yemen
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
Canada
2021
3 minutes
French

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