Pulling the Heartstrings (Quarantine Film Challenge)
Special | 11m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
A group of international shorts that highlight the humanity found during the pandemic.
Three short films from Brazil, Iran and Bolivia highlight the humanity that was found during the pandemic. Enjoy shorts from a filmmaker sending a birthday message to his little sister, a woman describing what it’s like to notice the beauty in the little things, and a nurse surprising her daughter with a birthday message.
Film Consortium TV is a local public television program presented by KPBS
Pulling the Heartstrings (Quarantine Film Challenge)
Special | 11m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Three short films from Brazil, Iran and Bolivia highlight the humanity that was found during the pandemic. Enjoy shorts from a filmmaker sending a birthday message to his little sister, a woman describing what it’s like to notice the beauty in the little things, and a nurse surprising her daughter with a birthday message.
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