FACETS 37th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival

WHATEVER TREE (Shorts Program)

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PUBLIC PROGRAM - Groups of 12+ tickets CLICK HERE for Group Reservation Form


Social media mishaps happen. How do we take them in stride?


Social media mishaps? These teens take them in stride. In one short, Mya’s world is turned upside down when a personal photo surfaces online. Whether she is ready or not, Mya is forced to challenge the identity she has come to know with the one she feels deep down. In another short, Insta is in the eye of the beholder—can an isolated tree find new life on Social? Who gets more likes, the nature expert or the commercial entrepreneur? In the last short, When Hannah arrives at school, she's nervous a classmate from middle school will not respect her privacy. She wonders if it’s time to tell new friends her truth before the narrative is no longer hers to tell.


Shorts Program Duration: 72 minutes


Themes: Social media mishaps, outcomes, and turnarounds.


Language: This program is presented in English, Nonverbal, Persian, and Norwegian with English subtitles.


Geoblocking Notice: This program is only available in the Chicagoland area.

RUMPA (Short Film)


Synopsis: When a teen's social post goes massively awry, what can she do to fix the situation?


Program Type: Public Program - Groups of 12+ tickets CLICK HERE for Group Reservation Form.


Geoblocking Notice: This film is only available in the Chicagoland area.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    Norwegian with English subtitles
  • Country
    Norway
  • Premiere
    North American
  • Director
    Elisabeth Matheson
  • Producer
    Bente Maalen