• The Kids Are Alright

    86 minutes | Camelot Theatres

They may be young, but by choice or by circumstance, they have been thrust into a world that has little patience for the innocence of childhood.

Short Films

Dulce

In coastal Colombia, a mother teaches her daughter how to swim so that she may go to the mangroves and harvest the piangua shellfish with the other women in the village.

Fence

A young boy maneuvers around his frenetic Kosovan family while his Roma friend waits outside.

The Handover

A seven-year-old boy is about to see his mother for the first time since his parents' divorce.

Melodi

An awkward, lonely boy is infatuated with his new neighbor, a young caregiver. In his own way, he reaches out to her...

Milk and Cookies

Grace is five. She wants milk and cookies. Everyday. Real bad.

Paper Crane

On her seventh birthday, Sora deals with the rigid demands set by her family.

A View from the Window

Young children at the California School for the Deaf take part in an ordinary day at school in this immersive and touching documentary.

Wicked Girl

A young Turkish girl with an overflowing imagination looks back on happy memories of holidays with her family, but dark and terrifying realizations begin to emerge.

film details

Running Time: 86 minutes

2018 ShortFest Archive