Shorts Program III – Spotlight on STEM

7 Planets {New York Premiere}
Directed and written by Milda Baginskaite
Narrative Short, 2018 [UK], English, 6 min
A young girl dreams to escape planet Earth.

Giving Birth in America: California
Directed by Clancy McCarty
Documentary Short, 2018 [USA] English, Spanish, 18 min
A Mexican farmworker, pregnant with her third child, seeks prenatal care from a clinic in the “Strawberry Capital” of California.

Happy Today
Directed by Giulio Tonincelli
Documentary Short, 2017 [Uganda] English, 17 min
In Northern Uganda, a midwife accompanies new mothers through the physical pain and intense emotion of giving birth.

Newport Gun Girls {New York Premiere}
Directed by Lauren Orme, written by Nigel Crowle
Documentary Short, 2018 [UK] English, 11 min
The story of a forgotten group of Welsh women who worked at an ordinance factory during World War II.

One Small Step
Directed by Bobby Pontillas, Andrew Chesworth, written by Andrew Chesworth
Narrative Short, 2018 [USA] English, 8 min
In this animated short, an ambitious girl aspires to be an astronaut, guided by her supportive father.

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Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi
Documentary Short, 2018 [USA] Hindi 26 min
Indian women fight the stigma surrounding menstruation and begin manufacturing sanitary pads.

Rise and Shine
Directed by Ben Dai, written by Andrew Robinson
Narrative Short, 2018 [USA] English, 10 min
Waking up after years in a deep sleep, the last surviving scientist in Antarctica must use her ingenuity and science to survive.

Following the film, the Sloan Foundation-sponsored panel on Women in STEM will take place. Click here for more details.

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