BEYOND: The Cary Film Festival

SHORTS: THE WEIGHT WE CARRY

SHORTS: THE WEIGHT WE CARRY
Saturday, September 13, 2025
2:30pm

Intimate stories of family’s facing their hardest truths while holding on with love and resilience. 
Not Rated | 60 minutes | Drama

CRANE (USA | 2024 | 7:40 min) 
Directed By: Aiden Keltner 
A young girl gets the opportunity to visit her father, who is in a psychiatric hospital for a serious mental illness.

SINGLE RESIDENCE OCCUPANCY (USA | 2024 | 9:45 min) 
Directed By: Omer Ben-Shachar 
A Chinese immigrant living in a Single Residence Occupancy apartment receives news that her family’s application for better housing is denied, and grapples with how to share the news with her children.

I DON’T KNOW IF I HAVE TO SAY EVERYTHING AGAIN (Brazil | 2024 | 14:10 min) 
Directed By: Vitória Fallavena, Thassilo Weber
Fernando meets his mother weekly at a café. During their encounters, he always tells her that he is gay. Ana, who has Alzheimer’s, has difficulties remembering her son’s sexuality. Is it genuine forgetfulness, or something she chooses not to remember?

TAL VEZ EL CIELO ES VERDE (Mexico | 2024 | 16:53 min) 
Directed By: Angelica Belen Figueroa Sarabia 
A young Mexican boy works on a farm to support his family, but when he sets his eyes on a pair of dream shoes, he must decide whether to spend the money on himself or his family’s needs.

FOR EVERY BREATH (USA | 2024 | 11:39 min) 
Directed By: Erika Arlee  
A young girl goes on an illicit scavenger hunt to find medication for her strung out grandmother.

Filmmaker Q&A follows film block.

Films are not rated and may contain language or subject matter that may not be suitable for all ages. 

 

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