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Narrative Shorts: Reproductive Rights

117 minutes 6 films

In this program
anja

Anja

Directed by
Ben Baranyi
Hungary
2020
19 minutes
Hungarian

Levente interns at a rural hospital in Hungary and begins to question the treatment provided to a pregnant woman.

bride token

Bride Token

Directed by
Xiaoyan LI
Netherlands
2021
15 minutes
Chinese, Dutch & English

When facing unintended pregnancy, a couple has to make decisions about their relationship due to cultural differences.

one for sorrow

One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

Directed by
Ana Yang
China
2021
19 minutes
Mandarin

China's one-child policy has traumatic ramifications for Yimeng and her family.

spotless

Spotless

Directed by
Emma Branderhorst
Netherlands
2021
16 minutes
Dutch

Ruby, whose single mother is struggling to make ends meet, is forced to steal tampons when she gets her period.

study

A Study in Conservation

Directed by
Anna Ramey Borden
U.S.
2021
18 minutes
English

A young family confronts the impending realities of a positive pregnancy test.

we will be

We Will Be the Greatest

Directed by
Jelena Vujovi
Switzerland
2021
20 minutes
Albanian, German, Serbian & Swiss German

When Dunja finds out she's pregnant, she decides to run away to her aunt in Switzerland.