GIRL TALK - SHORTS BLOCK # 1

Little Hurts

Director Debra Solomon - USA - 11 min. - animation

An errand at the dry cleaners unleashes a free-for-all of fat-shaming, body image demons and family dieting obsessions.

Wait

Director Leo Kurpershoek - Belgium - 20 min. - narrative

Mathilde is 10 years old. She is a young rough, drifter and a connoisseur of 90s pop ballads. She walks along a deserted road with no beginning or end. She is accompanied by Daniëlle, her partner in crime. Both are waiting for tomorrow, a day their dreams might come true.

Eid Mubarak

Director Mahnoor Euceph - USA - 16 min. - narrative

A privileged six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Azha, only to learn the meaning of sacrifice.