KISSY AND THE SHARK

U.S.  |  2021  |  Short Film  |  13 minutes 20 seconds
Kissy, a young, working-class teenager enduring difficult financial and family circumstances, tries to save a hopeless, beached shark that is dying of plastic contamination. This story explores the painful reality of the damage made by man-made pollution and the will of one young woman to right this pervasive wrong.
DIRECTOR: Lola Blanche  
PRODUCED BY: Thomas Hartmann and Jordan Backhus  
American Film Institute Conservatory
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  • “In its brief running time, the film covers a myriad of topics that include nuanced views of interpersonal relationships, humanity’s deep”

    By Sigrid Toye | The Montecito Journal

  • “2019 BAFTA-GSA Short Film Commissioning Grant has been awarded to Lola Blanche Higgins from AFI Conservatory for her short film project, Kissy and the Shark”

    By Press Release | Insider

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