SHORTS: Be The Change

Shorts in Program:

Beauty Queen

Dramatic Short by Myra Aquino • Philippines • 2021 • 18 mins.

Set in the Philippines during World War II, a young woman struggles to find purpose after losing her father.

Burros

Dramatic Short by

Jefferson Stein • USA • 2021 • 15 mins.

A young Indigenous girl discovers a Hispanic migrant her age who has been separated from her father in the beautiful but dangerous Sonoran desert.

Jill and Jack

Comedy Short by Nick Calori • UK • 2021 • 11 mins.

A love story that never was in a city that does not know how to talk. When Jill dares to chat with stranger Jack, a spark ignites and he rises to the challenge. But is the city ready to converse?

Stranger at the Gate

Documentary Short by Joshua Seftel • USA • 2022 • 30 mins.

A U.S. Marine plots a terrorist attack on a small-town American mosque, but his plan takes an unexpected turn when he comes face to face with the people he sets out to kill.

Superheroes Wear Hoodies

Documentary Short by Jason Osborne • UK • 2021 • 10 mins.

A group of black youths from one of the most notorious estates in London rise together in support of their community. In doing so, they challenge perceptions of a community often wrongly associated with crime, to one now associated with love – fuelled by food.

The Recess

Dramatic Short by Navid Nikkhah Azad • Spain/Iran • 2021 • 12 mins.

Seventeen-year-old Sahar is determined to watch her favorite soccer team play for the league championship. Barred from attending sports events as a woman, Sahar disguises herself as a boy with the help of her friends.