| FILM | DIRECTOR | COUNTRY | LENGTH | |
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| Closet | Deniz Akyurek | United States | 6 minutes | |
 A boy makes a harrowing discovery about his home… Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| Compassion for Change | Aditya Desai | United States | 10 minutes | |
 5 people—inclusive of researchers, community leaders, and survivors—reflect on the impact of COVID-19 on NYC’s Hispanic population, with an eye toward the path to recovery. Film Block: BLOCK #5: STUDENT-MADE DOCUMENTARIES | ||||
| DACAmented | Samantha Campbell, Emma Greally , and Kate Parker | United States | 11 minutes | |
 Three young female filmmakers give an intimate look into the life of Kiara Lopez-Cabanillas, a young DACA recipient, as she navigates the challenges that come with being an immigrant in the United States. Film Block: BLOCK #5: STUDENT-MADE DOCUMENTARIES | ||||
| Different | Rónan Dooher |
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 Different is a short film about someone who doesn’t quite fit in, but later finds that being different is normal and can be special in its own way. Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| Dream Job | jake Silber | United States | 2 minutes | |
 When a man wakes up late, he has to rush against time to make an important job interview. Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| Elude | Alejandro Santora | United States | 8 minutes | |
 Elude is a coming of age love story that addresses the hardships faced by a young teen woman named June, on her journey of finding meaning in a relationship.
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| Fever Dream | Hugo Long | Australia | 4 minutes | |
A flyover view of World War Two. Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| First Dances! What Could Possibly Go Wrong? | Nikki Behjat | United States | 7 minutes | |
 Leila is thrilled when she is asked by her crush, Andrew, to go to Homecoming. Her mother, however, growing up with traditional views, opposes the idea. Leila decides to disobey her mother wishes and go to the dance, but things don’t go as she had hoped. Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| Girls Should Stay At Home | Neel Menon | India | 10 minutes | |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYFiAZdaQ8M&feature=emb_title A look at how 3 women in Mumbai, India have battled adversity to hold their own. Film Block: BLOCK #5: STUDENT-MADE DOCUMENTARIES | ||||
| How to Make a Movie | Gabe Schmidt | United States | 5 minutes | |
 How hard can making a movie be? Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| I Wish My Education | BAYCAT Academy | United States | 4 minutes | |
 In a time of social turmoil, the youth are listening and formulating their opinions. Six students, age 13-16, reflect on the social turbulence in 2020 and commentate on what they wish their education could have taught them to better prepare them for the discussions happening in our society today revolving around American History, racial injustice, workers’ rights, and more. Film Block: BLOCK #5: STUDENT-MADE DOCUMENTARIES | ||||
| Intersect New Haven | Kaylen Yun | United States | 8 minutes | |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBEw0qPPS6E&feature=youtu.be New Haven, the city in which Yale University is located, is known to be under-resourced and separated from Yale. The annual Intersect New Haven event introduces Yale students to their host city, in the hopes that Yale students could be more involved in the area around them. Film Block: BLOCK #5: STUDENT-MADE DOCUMENTARIES | ||||
| Killing Time | Lola-Malini Raman-Middleton | United Kingdom | 10 minutes | |
 British Indian family experiencing the Covid-19 lockdown Film Block: BLOCK #5: STUDENT-MADE DOCUMENTARIES | ||||
| Little Bear and Me | Beth van Raalte | Australia | 4 minutes | |
 I love animals. I always have. They are so cute and incredibly interesting. I love how different, yet so similar they can be. I really enjoyed making this film and I learned so much about filmmaking from it. Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| Lost on Barduino | Asali Echols | United States | 13 minutes | |
 They had to get lost in space…to find what really matters. Film Block: BLOCK #9: SHORTS FOR AGES 10 AND UNDER, PT.2 | ||||
| MegaNectar | Aidan Denzel | United States | 10 minutes | |
 Glonka, an alien from deep space, desperately seeks the legendary Mega Nectar in order to save his planet. When he crash lands on Earth he’s forced to inhabit the body of a local lifeform. But little does he know that he’s not the only one who has sought the Mega Nectar. This light-hearted adventure features aliens and kids in a desperate race to save a planet before having to endure quarantine-enforced distant learning. Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| Quiet | Emma Scharf | United States | 7 minutes | |
A young mage just wants a little quiet while in quarantine so she accidentally magics her family away. Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| Ray of Change | Anoushka Mohindra | India | 6 minutes | |
 Anoushka explores the topic of electricity in India and starts a nonprofit to help those without it. Film Block: BLOCK #5: STUDENT-MADE DOCUMENTARIES | ||||
| The Meeting Spot | Tobin Cleary | United States | 3 minutes | |
 A Black Lives Matter film about two freinds, one white and one black, who get different reactions from strangers. Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| The Red Bowtie | Andrei Mitoiu | Romania | 2 minutes | |
 A shy teddy bear wearing a red bowtie arrives into a new town. At his new school, he is being constantly made fun of his shoes and bowtie, so he feels he is not accepted by his colleagues. During the class he tries to raise his hand to answer, but after his colleagues laugh at him, he decides to give up. At night, at his house, he draws how he was being laughed at. The next day, while he is eating, a new girl sits near him. She wears a red bow on her head, and she waves her hand hello. Happy, the teddy bear waves his hand back as well. Suddenly, the tripod fails, and tilts up revealing the puppet master, that was controlling the puppets. Film Block: BLOCK #2: SHORTS FOR AGES 10 AND UNDER, PT.1 | ||||
| The Reel Queens of Pittsburgh | Doria Focareta, Violet Wright | United States | 7 minutes | |
 Two young queer filmmakers, Doria Focareta and Violet Wright, explore the Pittsburgh drag queen scene and visit a local bar known as a hub for the LGBTQ+ community and drag queens. Film Block: BLOCK #5: STUDENT-MADE DOCUMENTARIES | ||||
| Two Sides | Rauliz Paez | United States | 2 minutes | |
 A love letter to one’s self during a pandemic. Film Block: BLOCK #4: STUDENT-MADE NARRATIVES | ||||
| Yuan Yuan and the Hollow Monster | Catherine Chen | United States | 7 minutes | |
 This is a personal story, with characters based on family members, and memories from Hurricane Katrina, Wilma, Charley, Ivan, and Frances from 2004 – 2005. The film centers the director’s younger sister and their childhood, growing up Chinese American: Eight-year-old Yuan Yuan (Jackie) is determined to protect her newest pet, a tiny turtle named Lucy, at all costs. Even if it means chasing down a massive hurricane called the Hollow Monster. Film Block: BLOCK #9: SHORTS FOR AGES 10 AND UNDER, PT.2 | ||||
