FAMILY TIES I – Reel Sisters Shorts
The vast realm of family life and its complexity is wonderfully represented here with compelling stories of sibling rivalry, aging mothers, caring fathers, and irreverent daughters. The first of two REEL SISTERS programs centered on family bonds.
THE TRUCK
(9 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. India McKinney)
A sister decides to take her older brother out for a night of adventure after he experiences his first heartbreak.
LEAVE US HERE
(6 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. Tari Wariebi)
Janine and Lula are having a routine granddaughter & grandmother’s day out when a stop at a local gas station does not go as planned.
THE WALK HOME
(8 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. Kendra Brown)
As his daughter gets older, a father must come to terms with letting her walk home alone after school.
A TRIP WITH MOM
(25 mins I Narrative I Taiwan I dir. Sophie Shui)
In order to take care of his elderly mother, who is disabled & in cognitive decline, Xia Changming remains unemployed at home. The stress & disarray of elder care becomes too much for his wife, who threatens to leave. When the situation becomes untenable, he decides it’s time to take a trip with mom.
BROKEN BIRD
(9 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. Rachel Harrison Gordon)
Birdie, a biracial girl raised by her Jewish mom in a New Jersey suburb, spends a rare day with her father while preparing for her Bat Mitzvah. Birdie confronts what independence means as she steps into adulthood on her own terms.