In quiet corners and chance encounters, lives touch in ways both fleeting and forever. These short films trace the delicate threads that draw us together, from a living statue’s silent longing to the echo of war softened by grace. Whether across a park bench or a prison chessboard, connection emerges where we least expect it, fragile, profound, and utterly human.
Fifty years after the Vietnam War, an American veteran travels across the world to return a long-lost keepsake to the daughter of a former enemy soldier. What begins as a gesture of closure becomes a quiet, powerful act of remembrance and reconciliation, bridging past and present across distance, grief, and history. Filmed with a deeply personal touch, this moving short reflects on healing, legacy, and the human connections that endure long after the battles have ended.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJames Andrews
In quiet corners and chance encounters, lives touch in ways both fleeting and forever. These short films trace the delicate threads that draw us together, from a living statue’s silent longing to the echo of war softened by grace. Whether across a park bench or a prison chessboard, connection emerges where we least expect it, fragile, profound, and utterly human.
Fifty years after the Vietnam War, an American veteran travels across the world to return a long-lost keepsake to the daughter of a former enemy soldier. What begins as a gesture of closure becomes a quiet, powerful act of remembrance and reconciliation, bridging past and present across distance, grief, and history. Filmed with a deeply personal touch, this moving short reflects on healing, legacy, and the human connections that endure long after the battles have ended.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJames Andrews