Long Line of Ladies is a stigma-breaking, female-directed short documentary that gives viewers a glimpse into the story of the Karuk tribe of Northern California. The documentary takes a significant step forward to normalize period conversations by highlighting a culture that celebrates and uplifts its young women when they come of age. Long Line of Ladies opens the door for more young girls and women to feel seen, respected, and included. Imagine if all cultures rallied around their young women to feel proud and empowered at this critical juncture in their development – we’d all be unstoppable!

Long Line of Ladies

A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribes of Northern California.

A portrait of the life of Jonathan Benaim, who was left wheelchair bound due to one nurse's medical malpractice a few weeks after his complicated birth. Once Jonathan's father and brother leave Panama in search of a better life, his mother, sister, and grandmother are forced to take care of him.

Tuesco

A portrait of the life of Jonathan Benaim, who was left wheelchair bound due to one nurse's medical malpractice a few weeks after his complicated birth.

A Polish mother grieves when her only child leaves their home in the suburbs of Chicago to study in Poland. While her son is away, she finds a baby squirrel in her backyard and forges a unique and powerful bond with the animal, raising him as if he were her own child.

My Duduś

My Duduś follows a Polish mother with empty nest syndrome as she raises a baby squirrel.

A short film about ties and gaps between a child and a parent. The author rediscovers love letters her dad used to write her from prison. That love seems to be gone now. She decides to write back in hope to find the connection again. She puts in writing what could not be said: blaming him for family's break-up but also trying to understand.

Love, Dad

She finds letters full of love her dad wrote her 15 years ago. Now she fights to get that love back.

For 17 years, filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt filmed his daughter Ella on her birthday, asking the same questions. In a mere 28 minutes we see a girl go from a toddler to a young woman with all the beautiful and awkward stages in between. Her responses to her father’s questions are just a backdrop for a deeper story of parental love, acceptance, and ultimately, independence.

How Do You Measure a Year?

For 17 years, filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt filmed his daughter Ella on her birthday, asking the same questions.

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