A Family Reunion
Spotlight on Short Films from NFFTY • 7m 2s
Young Kelly invites her emotionally distant father to hunt for ghosts in her recently-deceased grandfather's house.
Ben Kadie is a writer, director, and visual effects artist. His 16 short films have screened at more than 200 festivals around the world, winning 5 top festival awards and 38 top youth awards including U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Ben earned a BFA in Film Production at the University of Southern California, where he was one of four in his class selected to direct an undergraduate thesis film. He’s passionate about telling deeply human stories, challenging the status quo, and advocating for social justice in media.
DIRECTED BY BEN KADIE
UNITED STATES | 2020 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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