Indy Shorts Film Festival

High School Film Competition

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12 films in package
A Prayer for My Mother
An animated film that chronicles the extraordinary saga of Holocaust survivor Eva Brettler – a child facing brutality and profound loss who finds sustenance in faith and her own dreams for the future.
Belated Wishes
Coping with the grief of her mother’s death, a Korean-American daughter seeks out a wish tree for solace. As she reflects upon their relationship, she must decide between residing in regret or transforming her wishes into statements.
GONE
As development encroaches on a farming community, they struggle with the loss of their heritage and land.
The Summer Field
After being drafted to a pro track team, a Midwestern teen must decide between his future career and his dementia-ridden grandfather.
GRIZZ
After a young boy's father passes away, his gift to his son comforts and looks after him in his father's absence.
Lemonade
A competitive, business-oriented teen meets his match in a six-year-old girl running a lemonade stand.
A Ship Called Lili: The Lillian Trilling Story
An animated film about Holocaust survivor and activist Lillian Trilling which chronicles her experience of escaping the Warsaw Ghetto, surviving a #MeToo experience, working as a nanny in a German castle, and her eventual liberation and journey to America.
Bubba
In 2009 six-year-old Solomon Littleton contracted an illness, leaving him nonverbal with cognitive delays. The Littleton family recounts how Solomon's illness has changed them forever.
The Cleansing Spirit
A night shift custodian experiences supernatural phenomena in this eerie short.
Green
A day in the life of an elderly couple. A day that was special for the two of them.
Think Like A Filmmaker
Eli Berliner turns the camera on his father, Alan, a personal documentary filmmaker, whose new body of work approaches sculpture through the eyes of a filmmaker.
Pho
After building a seemingly successful life, a man must come to terms with the melancholic truth that he has detached from his Vietnamese culture and subsequently his grandmother, both of which he once held a close relationship with.
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Shorts made by talented teens from around the world.


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After building a seemingly successful life, a man must come to terms with the melancholic truth that he has detached from his Vietnamese culture and subsequently his grandmother, both of which he once held a close relationship with.


Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA


Film Contact:

Ethan Chu

film@ethanlchu.com

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English, Vietnamese
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    Indiana Premiere
  • Rating
    Suitable for All Ages
  • Director
    Ethan Chu
  • Screenwriter
    Ethan Chu
  • Producer
    Ava Encinas
  • Executive Producer
    Ethan Chu
  • Cast
    Khoi Le, Julie Tong, Zoe Oedekerk, Aaron Kapterian, Jesse Kapterian
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