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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family. A beloved character gets his big-screen debut in this hilarious and heartwarming story about finding connection in the smallest corners. – A24

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Bangla Surf Girls

In the water, Bangladeshi teens Suma, Ayesha and Shobe are mighty, riding ocean waves with a fluidity, ease and mastery. On land, their lives are more tethered–due to lack of resources, patriarchal limitations, and generational divides. Bangla Surf Girls is a beautifully observational coming-of-age documentary about these three teenage girls and how they get a rare sense of agency over their lives when they join a surf club. Over the course of three years, we follow them as they fight insurmountable odds to pursue their dreams.

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Naomi

Thirteen-year-old Naomi aims to be one of the crowd when she dares to sneak into the local swimming pool one night. But if her secret surfaces, will she still fit in?

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Just a Drop in the Bucket

A very long road trip or failure to launch?: you be the judge in this classic parent teen war of wills.

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Silence

A young teen in London looks for inspiration in the midst of dull lockdown and finds it in the unlikeliest place.

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Room Rodeo

Grounded and with a last-minute school project due, Jamil takes matters into his own hands in order to prove he is the great grandson of a legendary Black cowboy.

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The Night I Left America

While anxiously awaiting the results of his mothers visa renewal request, a teenage boy living Texas conjures memories of his life in Uganda.

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Burros

In southern Arizona, on the Tohono O’odham Nation, a young Indigenous girl meets a girl her age from across the border who has been separated from her dad.

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My Name is Maluum

Maalum comes from a home surrounded by love and Afro-centered references. When her classmates tease her about her name, Maluum discovers the lovely legacy of her name and ancestry.

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Alma y Paz

Sisters Alma and Paz have to consider parting with their childhood home. While the decision seems clearer for city-dwelling Paz, for younger Alma, their place in the Mexican countryside is full of memories hard to leave behind.

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An Invisible Apprentice

Twelve-year-old Inés keeps her challenges in check as she roller skates her way to equilibrium in this thoughtful 80s-inspired snapshot of time, family, and place.

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Our Lady Lupe

Chico’s luck might be a Lady Lupe in mechanic’s coveralls when he looks for a way to help out his mom, in this magical realist short about the power of family and the magic of Lotería.

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My Grandma Matilde

With a keen eye for art and a soft-spot for all creatures, Maria’s easily distracted in the eyes of her more practical grandmother. But their relationship shifts when Maria’s grandmother remembers a secret from her own childhood.

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Ghastly Fowl

A beautifully animated short story that offers both a stark countdown and the possibility of a new beginning.

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Love is Just a Death Away

Life, love and death coexist in surprising ways in a landfill rife with quirky inhabitants.

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The Devil Will Run

An anxious seven-year-old is convinced the Devil lives in a hole in his back yard.

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Danse Macabre

A tribute to the classic Disney short Skeleton Dance, Danse Macabre sees skeletons rise from the grave and frolic under the full moon.

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Warmth

Tender and observant, Warmth depicts the daily encounters of a passerby and a stranger without a home.

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Wall Piano

The keys to a life well-lived are barrier-free in this daydream of a young girl who lives under the shadow of a separation wall in Ramallah.

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The Fall

Leafie is a plucky little maple leaf who loves to groove. But when their latest performance takes an unexpected turn, the harsh realities of the season come crashing down.

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How I Got My Wrinkles

Stop motion can’t stop time in this charming live-action and animated reflection on life, art, film, family, and all that makes the world go round.

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Sanctuary

With a mindful animal rescuer, an ideal match is never far: even French Bulldogs on wheels and skittish puppies can all find their perfect human companions.

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Lola’s Work

After years in the Philippines, Grandma Lola came to the US to help raise her grandchildren. Her grandson shares the greatest lesson Lola taught him.

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Generation Impact: The Coder

Jay Jay Patton was only 13 when she designed and built an app to help kids connect with their incarcerated parents, inspired by her own experience. Now she is creating a coding academy to help other kids do the same.

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Horizon

To realize her dream of launching into uncharted space, a determined astronaut must choose to leave her humanity behind.

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Comic Escape

A young boy unexpectedly finds a comic book that changes his reality.

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A Bite of Bone

Vividly-rendered animation relays this story of a little girl’s last summer with her father.

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Damn It!

The classic struggle between good and evil is not always black and white in this hilarious short.

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Charlotte

A pop song cover transforms the lives of an enigmatic folk singer and her family in this brilliantly crafted stop-motion short.

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Gen Tree

In a town where the adults live on ground level and children refuse to come down from the treetops, a series of interviews sets out to discover what the generations misunderstand about each other.