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ZAHRA AND THE OIL MAN
Directed by Yucef Mayes (US 2017 20:00)
Zahra, the daughter of a street merchant, fights to save her father's struggling business in a changing Newark.
FURTHEST FROM
Directed by Kyung Sok Kim (US 2020 18:58). Trailer.
In 1999, Novato, California, an 8-year-old girl named Jessie is enjoying what little time she has left with her best friend, Lucas. The two of them have difficulty conveying it, but they’re both aware as to what is about to happen. The trailer park they live in will be closed, and the whole community will be forced to evacuate, as a result of the MTBE water contamination. For Jessie, this means facing an unwanted change and learning to say goodbye to that which tethers her to her little pink trailer.
A SISTERHOOD OF SIGNATURES
Directed by Okema Gunn (US 2020 17:14)
After a middle school tween discovers a letter from her great grandmother (from WWII era), she challenges her mischievous friends to begin a cursive, letter-writing club.
THE LITTLE GODDESS
Directed by Gauri Adelkar (India 2018 14:30). Trailer.
Twelve-year-old Durga faces a life-changing decision when presented with the opportunity to leave her rural Indian village. Student Produced Films
BAXU AND THE GIANTS
Directed by Florian Schott (Namibia 2019 28:40). Trailer.
Baxu, a 9 year old girl, lives a peaceful life with her older brother Khata and alcoholic grandmother in rural Namibia, until strange men show up and cause change in the village. First the neighbour starts acting suspicious, then Baxu notices changes in her own household. Keen on finding out what Khata is hiding from her, Baxu investigates and learns that her brother started poaching, in order to improve his family's living conditions. Baxu has to make a tough decision - will she stay quiet or will she listen to the rhinos, the giants of the Savannah, who she talks to in her dreams and risk losing the people she loves the most?