Documentary Shorts

AGE
Dir: Siyi Gu
UK/CHINA 10mins

Women can experience age anxiety, especially in China, where tradition expects women to get married before the age of 30. At the age of thirty, the film-maker chose to defy convention and study abroad instead of getting married, which led to questioning from her family and society.

REFLECTION
Dir: Julia Libera
UK 6mins

We invited 30 women to participate in a documentary film. Thirty women share their reflections and thoughts about themselves in front of a mirror.

THE AMAZING JOURNEY OF JACOB A RIIS
Dir: Marcus Mandai
DENMARK 3mins

The legendary Danish-American Jacob A. Riis was one of the 19th century’s most innovative journalists and the father of modern documentary photography.

Tormented by unrequited love, Jacob A. Riis emigrated from Denmark to the United States in 1870, becoming an innovative journalist and photographer, and the very definition of the American dream.

THE VOYAGE OF CORAL COLONIES
Dir: Dr Alongkot Chukaew
THAILAND 6mins

The Voyage of Coral Colonies follows a nine-year-old Charn, a curious young explorer with a passion for the ocean. Setting out to discover the beauty of the coral reefs, he dives into a world filled with vibrant colors, various species of fish, and intricate coral formations. But Charn’s journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a wise, gentle sea turtle, A Hawksbill Sea Turtle.

YASUKE THE AFRICAN SAMURAI
Dir: Scott Palazzo
USA 7mins

Yasuke was history’s first foreign samurai, who lived and fought in 16th-century Japan. Uprooted from his home of Africa, Yasuke rose through the ranks of feudal Japan to become an elite soldier, and dear friend of a warlord. This animation film uncovers a forgotten story.