The Struggle to Show the World Your True Self
By Rishi Mulloth Sometimes when people look in the mirror they don’t see the person that they want to be – they see a false image that doesn’t represent their reality. For people who feel this way, being the person they want to be often means facing ridicule and judgment from society. In the animated short film Broken Doll, the main character faces this stressful and emotional problem. The film takes us through their journey to become...
Manrique: Creating Peace Through Dance
By Alex Silverman From Luis Barreto comes a short documentary about violence, art, peace, and rehabilitation. Manrique chronicles the journey of Yoiner Machado, a teacher and professional dancer who has used his dance academy to help the struggling communities of the city of Manrique in Columbia. Manrique is a city struggling with gang violence in its neighborhoods and people losing loved ones frequently due to all-out war. ...
Gregory Foltynowicz’s The Art of Healing Shows the Reality of Grief
By Grace Madover The Art of Healing is a short silent film that aims to effectively depict the stages of grief and healing. The story is about a father grieving the loss of his daughter. The two enjoyed painting together and had a passion for art. Throughout the film, the father attempts to paint again without his daughter. There is a transformation in the father where at first he is hesitant to paint, then he becomes very angry and...
An Immersive Journey Through the Life of One of the Most Revered Trees in the World
By Rishi Mulloth One of the greatest innovations of humankind was the creation of record keeping, and with it came a record of history for future generations to learn from. But what if civilization could see human history through the lens of something that lived through it, like a tree. The immersive and spectacular short film, The Atomic Tree, tries to do just that. It tells the story of the 400 year old bonsai tree that...
Exposure: A Hard Look at the Nursing Frontlines During COVID-19
By Alex Silverman In this short film by Claire Imler, we follow Deanna Okajima, a nurse from Sharp Memorial Hospital in California and her job combating Covid-19. The film shows us Deanna’s everyday duties at the hospital where she works, which become far more challenging during the pandemic. We learn about the procedures she and her fellow nurses must follow from simple tasks to critical life-saving situations. They do their jobs...
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