Amira’s Letters
5:43 mins
United States of America
Feb 17, 2024
In Competition
An 11-year-old girl who has trouble speaking receives encouragement from a therapist to write letters about her thoughts and feelings. But when the letters she didn’t intend to send blow away, she’s nervous about the recipients’ reactions.
Mallory H. – “Ms. Pumpkin”
C. A. V. – “Dakarai”
Jackson Zeidler – “Principal Nile”ast
Sarina Policastro – Writer / Director / “Amira, therapist, Amira’s mom”
About
Sarina Policastro
Sarina Policastro was a high school senior who wrote, drew, and animated "Amira’s Letters." Sarina is planning to major in art and become an art teacher. She self-published the graphic novel “Clefelo” and the children’s picture book “Mitzy May Is Nothing Like Me!” One of her short animations, “Amira’s Letters,” is currently appearing in film festivals and won the national PTA Reflections Award for film. She is a lover of theatre, tea, and vampires.
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