Shorts 5

Refuge: A Duty to Care

Annie Goldson | 2024 | 40 min | New Zealand
World Premiere

The film centres on life and work at a secret haven that shelters pets from violent homes, allowing victims of family violence to seek safety while knowing their animals are being cared for.

Finding Venus

Mandi Lynn | 2024 | 16 min | New Zealand
World Premiere

"Auntie Mandi... Am I fat?” These five words changed the trajectory of Master Photographer Mandi Lynn's life. Afraid that the next generation was going to face the same body shame that had impacted her life, Mandi answered her niece as an artist and created a “Golden Breasted Shield Wall”.

Yatra

Hemal Trivedi, Matt Alesevich | 2024 | 27 min | USA
World Premiere

Haunted by her mother’s death, a young Indian-American med student journeys back to
India to find closure. While there, an unexpected encounter with a young indigenous girl
makes her confront her past and question her future.