Shorts: Shorts With Kids

Calico
Narrative • Comedy/Drama • UK• 2024 • 15 Minutes

Director: Jake Mavity
Writer: Sarah Mavity, Jake Mavity
Cinematography: Murren Tullett
Editor: Elyse Raphael
Producers: Sarah Mavity, Kate Taylor, Maddy Easton, James Howland, Charlie Crompton
Cast: Jamali Maddix, Malaysia Newland, Alec Nicholls, Jennifer Preston, Alhena Al-Ali Douglas

A girl with vitiligo finds an unlikely friend in the school’s goldfish, who has the ability to speak and orchestrates a jailbreak.

Ruby
Narrative • Comedy/Drama • USA • 2024 • 14 Minutes

Director: Jaclyn Bethany
Writer: Jaclyn Bethany
Cinematography: Nathan Tape
Editor: Christine Yoon
Producers: Lara Hill, Sky Hardison, Fallon Goodson, Jaclyn Bethany, Carl Black, Theo Dumont, Geoff Thomson, Peter Clare, Suwanee Sam
Cast: Sarah Schuler, Fallon Goodson, Sky Hardison, Mary Steiffel, Ayla Miller, Summer Joy Campbell, Logan MacRae, Ajaye Hopper

Sister Natalie, a spirited Catholic nun in New Orleans and her schoolgirl protege Ruby challenge the status quo.

Coconut Girl
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 12 Minutes

Director: Ayesha Agarwal
Writer: Ayesha Agarwal
Cinematography: Nathan Tape
Editor: Christine Yoon
Producers: Ayesha Agarwal, Trey Sutton, Sayali Upadhye, Roberta Green
Cast: Rachael Dutta, Zen Dot, Liv Davenport, Luca Paul Duarte

Swetha, the young child of Indian immigrants, struggles to accept her heritage when she gets bullied at school for the coconut oil in her hair.

Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad
Narrative • Comedy • USA • 2024 • 10 Minutes

Director: Nicholas Luciano
Writer: Joy Regullano
Producers: Julia Schmidt, Bobbie Lucas
Cast: Joy Regullano, Geo Lee

A driven high school student in 2005 obsessively studies Spanish all year so she can test up a level into her crush’s class.

Gator Gal
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 18 Minutes

Director: Michelle Craig
Writer: Michelle Craig
Cinematography: Gary Long
Editor: Alex Burt
Producers: Sam Purdy, Piero Frescobaldi, Michelle Craig
Cast: Emily Juliette Murphy, Mallory Nagata, Tom Schanley, Lisa Roumain

When Elle has to return home to take charge of her little sister, beasts from the past appear in what becomes a fight for survival.

Wolf
Narrative • Drama/Comedy • UK • 2024 • 2 Minutes

Director: Chris Blaine, Ben Blaine
Writer: Laura McGrady
Cinematography: Carmen Pellon Brussosa
Editor: Chris Blaine, Ben Blaine
Producers: Barry Castagnola, Haydn Hades
Cast: Alexa Davies, Terique Jarrett

Halloween proves to be a time of reflection and change for two long-term friends.