Oct. 19 – Section C – Family Friendly Shorts

Oct. 19, 2024 – Spike Lee Screening Room, LIU

SECTION C – Family Friendly Shorts

Lil’ RED is RIDING the wrong way in the HOOD!

Producer/Director/Writer: Venus Jones

animated film, 7 min.

Lil Red is Riding the Wrong Way in the Hood is a gender and Hip Hop twist on a classic cautionary tale, and it begins when an adventurous little boy gets lost in an urban jungle and runs into a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” and a battle of wits begins. Childhood labor and public safety may sound like heavy topics, but they’re presented in an approachable manner in this timely and important project.

Brownies

Director/Writer: Aisha Ford

Producers: Preston Lee, Carole Murphy

narrative, 13 min.

Set in 1983 at camp, Snot (12) and her all-black girl scout troop seek revenge on an all white privileged troop for calling them a racial slur. However, things take a left turn which leads to a shocking truth.

Hooky

Director/Writer: Princess Usanga

Producers: Sam Brave, Timothy Mark Davis, Brianna Dooley

narrative, 8 min.

‘Goody two shoes’ high school freshman, Nora, agrees to play ‘hooky’ with her rebellious friend, Renee. Their day of skipping school in Miami in 1995 tests their friendship as they navigate through a series of back-to-back calamities. Nora’s struggle with being a second generation Haitian trying to assimilate to American culture hits new heights when she risks her grandparents catching her skipping school.

Butt

Producer/Director/Writer: Lulu Chen

narrative, 10 min.

A dumb girl whose fantasy about pure emotions and love is broken by the cruel reality as she sees the changes of her beloved neighbor, and she chooses to yield to reality, society, and humanity.