Let’s Be Human – Short Films

(INTL • Shorts)
Screening Rm East, 10/9 5:00pm

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FOLLOWED BY:
PAINT FOR PEACE

Short films of human stories, minus the politics. Across varying cultures, eras, and scales – from displaced refugees in Asia, to teenagers and children in the American suburbs These four films collectively explore the universal friction of marginalization, moral agency, and forced maturity.

Majan, a young Afghan janitor and war fugitive, finds something odd in a garbage bin one night. She struggles to do the right thing.

Kiran, a documentary photographer specializing in marginalized communities, encounters the Rohingya community in Langkawi, Malaysia. Moved by their needs, he launches an educational project aimed at empowering the children through language learning and essential skills, helping them integrate, thrive, and build a dignified future on the island.

A Ukrainian war veteran, struggles to survive a life in New York City that feels profoundly foreign. Haunted by his best friend’s death and the ongoing war back home, Igor lives in a constant state of suspended grief.

An eight-year-old girl must grow up quickly during a tense car ride. Set in 1985. Inspired by a true story.