We get by with a little help from our (sea monkey) friends! These shorts showcase a remarkable array of mechanisms that get us through the day, the year, and life in general. Whether you’re processing experiences from the past or are faring in real time, you can find solace and solidarity in these stories.

Urban newbie Moll, feeling isolated and ignored in the big city, develops an unsavory habit to fulfill with her desire to be seen.

Sticky Fingers

After his sister goes missing with no leads, a strange connection forms between a young man and the Sea-Monkey pets she left behind.

Last Seen

Increasingly disturbing flashbacks haunt a grieving girl who struggles to navigate her own pain in a desperate attempt to free herself from the trauma that has taken over her life.

Pathei Mathos

In this film, I curate a space for rest and acceptance~ a dreamscape waiting room~ an alternative to the fluorescent-lit, stale-magazine-clad, lonesome and anxiety inducing hospital waiting room routine for the chronically ill. Enter each room and be comforted by gathered affirmations and poetry.

the waiting room

At a Hip Hop therapy program in The Bronx, 18-year-old Marc Brooks unravels complex truths about life through his own creative expression.

HAVEN IN THE BOOTH

I am a Traister, an animated film that tells the story of an unsung hero in our community. Sarah Traister Moskovitz cofounded the Child Survivors of the Holocaust therapy and support group in the 1980s which went on to be a worldwide phenomenon. For the first time this generation of child survivors could name their experience, find community and begin to heal.

I Am A Traister: The Sarah Moskovitz Story

Coping For the Best

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The National Film Festival for Talented Youth - 15th Anniversary Edition

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