“A great meeting of rhythm and face, a humming of values and a children’s place.”  Gather round with these shorts centered on girls who uncover something new about the world and their social circles.  In Dalya Keleş’s GRAVITY (Turkey 2026, 16 min), 12-year-old Deniz finds that being a girl changes dynamics among her boy schoolmates in her small rural town.  In Isabel Pask’s comedic SCOUT’S HONOR (US 2025, 14 min), selling girl scout cookies is a hidden path for two friends to achieve a much larger goal…or so they think. A mysterious pair of shoes provides a gateway to discovery for a mother and daughter in Adelle Yan’s THE SHOE THIEF (US 2026, 12 min).  A teenager preparing for a “purity ball” faces some harsh realities about religious expectation, self-worth, and personal expression in Lisa Cole’s FILTHY (US 2026, 19 min). Actor Morena Baccarin (Firefly) makes her directing debut with SELF-TITLED (US 2026, 13 min), a tale about the lessons a young girl learns from her father over the years, and how they resonate in her unknown future. Join us for stories that interlace joy, catharsis, and discovery. —Sterling Hedgpeth