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Chalte Raho

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United States
United States
New York
By:
Vidhu
Kota
Vidhu

Saroj Goyal has been a store owner in New York City for 46 years and after innumerable obstacles, she has to shut her store down.

Granny Smith

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United States
United States
New Jersey
By:
Christopher
Kosakowski
Christopher

When a gigantic apple appears in her kitchen, a recently widowed old woman must reconcile the joy the fruit brings with its inevitable decay.

PHONE IS MY LIFE

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Asia
India
By:
Shreyash
tayade
Shreyash

A story revolves with Shiva , vikas , and other freinds , how they are giving more importance to there phone , mostly everyone is addicted by phone , everyone understands phone is not anything but family and friends is everything

Glitters

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Asia
Israel
By:
Romy
Havivi
Romy

A documentary film about teenagers who are different from the norm and the harassment they receive for trying to be themselves

Our Place in the Red Seats

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Europe
United Kingdom
By:
Maddie
Barnes
Maddie

Staples of the high street are slowly slipping away but in Christchurch one constant has remained for over 90 years, the local arts centre. How has this staple helped the local community prosper?

Lotus Roots

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United States
United States
California
By:
Jarret
Zundel
Jarret

Lotus Roots is a short film that shares the experiences of a Bay Area Vietnamese cafe owner. Authentically capturing her story, Lotus Roots encourages people to engage in consumer activism and support small Asian owned businesses. Produced by two Bay Area high school students, Jarret Zundel and Nicole Guo.

The Righteous: The Delegation to Poland

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Asia
Israel
By:
Gal
Balaban
Gal

A group of 33 students at Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel were selected to travel to Poland and witness the horrors that were committed to the Jewish people by the Nazis. A film about connecting to the past, as well as the Jewish community and each other.

ASHIMA

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Asia
Japan
By:
Tsumugi
Yagi
Tsumugi

This story takes place in a world where fiber material lays thick on the ground and can’t be disposed due to climate change. They say a big typhoon occurs once in a thousand years. It’s considered dangerous to live above ground where a disaster could occur at any time. People who were afraid of disasters started living in underground caves. Ashima, who is dissatisfied with the underground world, begins her journey above ground with her friend Shimon.

Gum Bichromate Memories: Jacob Wachal's Photographic Process Through Philippine Roots

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North America
Mexico
By:
Ana Paulina
Navarro Cortés
Ana Paulina

Jacob Wachal, a visionary photographer from the Philippines, reveals his mesmerizing post-processing technique using gum bichromate - a photographic printing process from the 19th century. Jacob showcases how he utilizes his approach to transform the historical times' photography was used to subjugate people with the goal of colonization, into a tool to give voice to a broader narrative. Drawing from his own identity, rooted in his family history and Philippine culture, Wachal demonstrates the power of artistic expression and memories as a means of reclaiming history and subverting dominant narratives, one photo at a time.

Ferret Frenzy

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United States
United States
Connecticut
By:
Oliver
Gill
Oliver

An irresponsible older sibling loses a playful and mischievous pet ferret, a present for his younger sibling, at a family entertainment center and has to hunt it down before he opens the present.

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