Shorts Program: Resilience through Uncertainty

This is a featured presentation of our Resilience through Uncertainty program area.

Margarita of the River (Margarita La Del Rio)
Director:  Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma
Documentary Short, 2019 [USA] Spanish, 4 minutes
A documentary paper cut-out animation in Spanish showcasing moments in the life of a woman from Honduras who immigrated to the United States in order to support her family.

Strangers’ Reunion
Director and Writer: Liz Sargent
Narrative Short, 2019 [UK] Korean, English, 13 minutes
Mother and daughter reunite after 35 years, with only a basic understanding of each other’s languages, they struggle to connect and forgive.

Exiled (Exiliada) 
Director: Leonor Zúniga
Documentary Short, 2019 [Nicaragua] Spanish, 24 minutes
This 24 minutes documentary film explores the life of Zoilamérica Ortega Murillo, adoptive daughter of Daniel Ortega, leader of the Sandinista revolution and the current President of Nicaragua. The film reveals her struggle as a survivor of sexual abuse twenty years after she publicly accused Ortega of rape. We learn about her fate, her family and the impact of the accusation on her 10 years old son.

Ms Diva Trucker {New York Premiere}
Director: Dana Reilly
Documentary Short, 2021 [USA] English 13 minutes
In Ms Diva Trucker, a long-haul trucker turns to YouTube to combat loneliness and social isolation. In the process, she creates an empowering online community whose impact reaches far beyond America’s highways.

Heading South (雁南飛)
Director and Writer: Yuan Yuan
Narrative Short, 2020 [China, USA] Chinese (Mandarin), Mongolian, 13 minutes
Mongolian girl Chasuna travels from her home on grassland to visit her father who lives in the big city. However, during her father’s birthday party, she finds out he has remarried to a Chinese woman. Chasuna has to learn how to accept her as part of the family.

Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible
Directors: Kristen Lappas & Tom Rinaldi
Documentary Short, 2020 [USA] English, 29 minutes
A boxing gym on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana teaches girls how to defend themselves.