You Don't Choose Your Family

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No matter what you do, the only people you have no choice about having in it are the members of your family.

Includes the films:

Finding Jacob

Director: 
Brett Stumpp
Duration: 
USA
Country: 
22 min.

Jacob made a decision long ago that altered the direction of his life forever.  Years later, as he struggles to keep his head above water, he is challenged to confront and reconcile that choice.

My Father's Son

Director: 
JorDan Fuller
Duration: 
25 min.
Country: 
USA

An American Father arrives in Mexico to pick up the son he’s never met after the child’s mother’s death lands him in an orphanage.  Driving back to the US, they get stranded in the desert overnight.  Will their estrangement and inability to speak each other's language keep them from getting out and having a future together?

Goofyfoot

Director: 
Chris Cashman
Duration: 
17 min.
Country: 
USA

A young man struggles to deal with the death of his brother to a surfing accident.  Would he still be here if he hadn’t been a goofyfoot?

Love ... Forever & Always

Director: 
Hannah Sullivan
Duration: 
5 min.
Country: 
USA

After the death of her sister, a young girl is given a message of comfort when she needs it most.

House of Hazards

Director: 
Patti Bruck
Duration: 
9 min.
Country: 
USA

A visual collage of the emotional fallout of child abuse.  Through the use of original and found footage, the film looks at the avenues through which adults subvert and manipulate childhood behavior and response.

Annie in the Aisle of Irma

Director: 
Tess Sweet
Duration: 
20 min.
Country: 
USA

A sudden epiphany inspires a 60-year-old woman living in a van to enroll in modeling school while her daughter is recovering from drug addiction.