Shorts: Family Friendly Narrative
First Night
Directed by Haneol Lee
11:43 • United States
A newly immigrated Korean father goes into a deli trying to order food for his family — only with the help of a dictionary.
Game Rules
Directed by Christian Zetterberg
11:30 • Sweden
A youth handball team is about to participate in their first major tournament. As they face professional players, talent scouts and sponsors, the game is suddenly interrupted by adults questioning who’s really allowed to play.
Unibrow
Directed by Nedda Sarshar
14:17 • Canada
Leyla is an Irani-Canadian girl with a complicated relationship with the Irani part: She does not want to speak Farsi with her mother and grandmother, she does not have any Irani friends, and she hates her unibrow.
The Man in the Blue Suit
Directed by Evan Patrick Adams
5:46 • United States
Charlie, a lone ranger, must protect Sarah from harm. As a result, Charlie becomes targeted by The Man in the Blue Suit. And to protect Sarah, Charlie must overcome his limitations.
Gamer
Directed by Katie Prentiss
4:59 • United States
Sam, often misunderstood by the adults around him, uses his gamer imagination to control his perspective on the situations he finds himself in.
Dynasty and Destiny
Directed by Travis Lee Ratcliff
6:44 • United States
A psychological portrait of mother-daughter duo Kanesha Jackson and Kortnee Solomon. They’re bound together by their passion for the rodeo and the weight of their family’s legacy in the sport.
A Bedouin Dream
Directed by Tom (he/him) Johnson
15:00 • Ireland
Nine-year-old Isra is proud of her Bedouin heritage and dreams of camping in the desert. She and her parents are evicted from their home, and Isra’s camping dream comes true when they end up living in a tent in a nearby wood.
Sunflower Girl
Directed by Holly M. Kaplan
13:08 • United States
Rosie, a 13-year-old Chinese-American girl, embarks on a skateboarding escapade through the streets of New York with her crush and his best friend — at the cost of abandoning her little sister and never delivering a forgotten lunchbox.
Operation: Wet Paint
Directed by Thomas Nishimoto, Curtis Nishimoto
8:30 • United States
An adventurous eighth grader and his friends concoct an elaborate scheme to bring their bullies to justice.
Boredom
Directed by Annie Foreman & Olivia Hall
1:49 • United States
A solitary person tries to make the most of his free day at home.