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Short Films in Competition for the 2024 Americas Award

Fiction
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YAYA

SHORTS PROGRAM 1

Friday, June 14 @ 5:00 P.M.

YAYA

Leticia Akel

Chile

Fiction

20 min

Yaya is a young woman with Down syndrome who is tired of being ignored and infantilized by everyone around her. While working at her uncle’s grocery store, Yaya befriends Genesis, a rebellious teenager who proposes getting a tattoo together, challenging her to break free from her restricted routine.

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