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Spotlight: Children's Resilience with Shine Global

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Available July 21, 2026 4:00 PM UTC
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Spotlight: Children's Resilience with Shine Global
Witness the incredible resilience and unwavering spirit of children as they overcome challenges and find strength in unexpected places. One film will win the $2,500 Children's Resilience Short Film Prize presented by Shine Global.
Where We Played: Voices From the Fire
In January 2025, devastating wildfires swept through Los Angeles. Through firsthand interviews, children reflect on what they experienced, what they lost, what they carried with them, and how their lives have been forever changed; while simultaneously holding onto hope for what comes next.
Hatchlings
A resentful teenager is forced to babysit her turtle-obsessed half-brother as he dives into a vivid fantasy world where he is a sea turtle and she is a tortoise.
Amazeze (Fleas)
Tonderai, a young Zimbabwean boy living in a South African township, watches as a xenophobic mob runs rampant through his neighbourhood. He watches over his gravely ill younger brother, who becomes desperate for drinking water.
Finding Syn
When her older sister runs away, 10-year-old Skylah goes out into the streets determined to bring her home. As she wanders the city with only a photograph, "Finding Syn" becomes a story about resilience, longing, and finding the one you love.
JASON
A young boy in Miami carries on with his days while the voice of his mother, recently deported, travels through the phone to try to reach him. JASON is about what happens after deportation, the felt absence, the connection that struggles to survive it and the power of a mother's love.
My Plastic Mother
Eki, living by the landfill, searches for a memento to honor his late mother. Battling the relentless rain, landslides, and looming threats from scavengers and machinery, he fears her memory could be lost beneath the waste forever.
Firewall
When her long-lost father mysteriously returns home, Ani is forced to confront her deepest fears as her life in Texas merges with ancient Persian mythology.
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Witness the incredible resilience and unwavering spirit of children as they overcome challenges and find strength in unexpected places. One film will win the $2,500 Children's Resilience Short Film Prize presented by Shine Global.

A young boy in Miami carries on with his days while the voice of his mother, recently deported, travels through the phone to try to reach him. JASON is about what happens after deportation, the felt absence, the connection that struggles to survive it and the power of a mother's love.


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Bonanza Productions LLC

gabriella.canal@gmail.com

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    English, Spanish
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Midwest Premiere
  • Genre
    Latinx/Latin American Cinema, Current Events/History
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Gabriella Canal
  • Screenwriter
    Gabriella Canal
  • Producer
    Gabriella Canal
  • Cast
    Jason
  • Cinematographer
    Brendan Hall
  • Editor
    Gabriella Canal
  • Composer
    John Paul Canal
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