Not just for girls! These shorts feature stories of girls breaking the mold. Recommended Ages: 10+. Purchase tickets here.
BABY
Dir. Cristina Sánchez Salamanca | Live Action | Colombia | 2021 | 15 min
First-born Nina feels like second in line for her father’s attention once her little sister comes around. Who’s the real baby in this dance of love, jealousy, mistakes, forgiveness, when everyone could use a little growing up?
FIRST DOWN
Dir. Carrie Stett | Documentary | United States | 2021 | 12 min
America’s first all-girls tackle football league brings together a band of misfits and outcasts who compete for the title while tackling struggles on and off the field.
FUR
Dir. Madeleine Homan | Animation | Netherlands | 2022 | 5 min
A girl attempts to understand and comfort her sister after gray fur covers her body, making her feel miles away even as they sit right next to each other.
KISSY AND THE SHARK
Dir. Lola Blanche | Live Action | United States | 2021 | 13 min
Kissy has enough on her mind worrying about her mother and grandmother, but her caring instinct takes hold when she finds and tries to rescue a small stranded shark washed up on a littered LA beach.
SECONDARY
Dir. Ian Keteku & Rui Ting Ji | Animation | Canada | 2022 | 3 min
A daughter grapples with her mother’s anger and how it made her who she is today.
SPOTLESS
Dir. Emma Branderhorst | Live Action | Netherlands | 2021 | 16 min
With her mom struggling to make ends meet, teenage Ruby doesn’t want to bother her when her period comes around. So she’s forced to find a solution for a basic need all by herself.
TROPHY
Dir. Sandra Coppola | Live Action | Canada | 2021 | 15 min
Hyper-focused Dominique wants just one thing: to become the best hockey player in her league, and her father who trains her demands no less. But when she secures a coveted trophy, whose win is it?
THE SOLOIST
Dir. Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Woldehawariat, Razahk Issaka, Celeste Jamneck, & Yi Liu | Animation | France | 2021 | 8 min
In a small village ruled by ridiculous laws, three singing sisters and their dog get a joyful reprieve by rehearsing for the Annual Autumn Festival. But an unexpected event will disrupt their plans.
Presented as part of the New York International Children’s Film Festival.