Short film
Dog Days
3 min
A gentle, bittersweet little fable that moves at a walking pace and leaves you quietly hopeful.
- Directed by
- Michelle Chen
- Starring
- Clara Hunt
- Tagline
- If the shoes don't fit, change it.
- Overview
- Mila is a cheerful young girl who always wears the same sandal, carrying it with her through life's highest highs and lowest lows. Though she smiles through it all, she finds herself unable to move forward. After consulting her therapist, she decides to go for a run. Along the way, she learns that change isn't something to fear, but something to embrace. Sometimes, the only thing standing between who you are and who you could become is a pair of shoes that no longer fit. In the end, she realizes the dog days are, indeed, over.
- How it feels
- Warm, melancholic, uplifting and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Healing, identity, trauma, freedom
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Michelle Chen
- Starring
- Clara Hunt