2025 ZIFF

What is it Good For? Shorts

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7 films in package
Purga
Winter, 1942 in the Arctic Circle.
Combat Fatigue
In the midst of the European theatre of World War 2, Thomas, a young American paratrooper, becomes separated from his unit, behind enemy lines.
Boots on the Ground for Art
This film reflects the joy and honor of teaching Veterans representing all branches of the Military; and one sees that their talent is enormous.
One Fighting Irishman
The story of San Francisco attorney Wayne M. Collins whose uncompromising defense of the Constitution drove him to spend twenty-three years representing over 5,000 of the most maligned Japanese Americans who renounced their American citizenship under duress while imprisoned at the Tule Lake Segregation Center during World War II.
Ya Hanouni
While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them: who will manage to get the baby to say the first word?
Once a Child Soldier
Sayon Soeun breaks a 25-year silence to reveal his abduction by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge at age six, taking us behind the scenes with the children's army as a witness to genocide.
Daylight Follows
A teenage American soldier survives D-Day whilst a Czechoslovakian boy suffers at Auschwitz before being forced on a death march west.
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In the midst of the European theatre of World War 2, Thomas, a young American paratrooper, becomes separated from his unit, behind enemy lines. Finding himself completely alone, Thomas must find his way back to friendly forces while avoiding enemy soldiers and struggling with haunting delusions brought about by his previous traumatic experiences with the war.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    West Coast
  • Rating
    PG-13
  • Genre
    Drama, Action
  • Content Warning
    Violence
  • Director
    Tim Ballard
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