Shorts made by high school students from around the world.
Films: 091319.mov; Pinned Down; The Humanity Test; Girl Scout Cookies; Power Outage; Running the Empire; No Human Being is Illegal; Sophie and Jacob; 5 Years from Water; Beth
*Note: Audience Choice voting can only be completed via Internet browser.
Struggling between the bounds of Islamic expectations and American ideals, a young hijabi navigates a journey to owning herself. As she deals with familial and societal pressures that oppose one another, she must decide who she is for herself instead of what the world demands her to be.
High School: The Stony Brook School, NY
In English, Malay, with English subtitles.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.
- Year2021
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Malay
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- RatingSuitable for All Ages
- NoteNarrative Short
- DirectorAngela Kwak
- ScreenwriterAngela Kwak
- ProducerAngela Kwak
- Executive ProducerAngela Kwak
- CastTasnim Zamri, Aman Memon
Shorts made by high school students from around the world.
Films: 091319.mov; Pinned Down; The Humanity Test; Girl Scout Cookies; Power Outage; Running the Empire; No Human Being is Illegal; Sophie and Jacob; 5 Years from Water; Beth
*Note: Audience Choice voting can only be completed via Internet browser.
Struggling between the bounds of Islamic expectations and American ideals, a young hijabi navigates a journey to owning herself. As she deals with familial and societal pressures that oppose one another, she must decide who she is for herself instead of what the world demands her to be.
High School: The Stony Brook School, NY
In English, Malay, with English subtitles.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.
- Year2021
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Malay
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- RatingSuitable for All Ages
- NoteNarrative Short
- DirectorAngela Kwak
- ScreenwriterAngela Kwak
- ProducerAngela Kwak
- Executive ProducerAngela Kwak
- CastTasnim Zamri, Aman Memon