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15

What would you change if you could go back in time?

15, written and directed by Glenis Hunter, explores the tug-of-war between who we were at fifteen and who we’ve become. This emotional short film reminds us that growing up isn’t linear, and neither is healing!

🎬 Directed by: Glenis Hunter
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00:10
Our ads have been dropping,
00:12
and this team needs to do better.
00:15
2024 has been the worst year for our marketing team.
00:19
Anna. You might want to pay attention because your numbers are
00:23
tanking. Oh, I,
00:25
no, I am paying attention.
00:27
Right? Don't come in here if you're not ready to work
00:29
OK?,
00:33
yeah, actually. I'm ready to work,
00:37
Martin. Look around you,
00:39
we're all ready to work,
00:40
all right? We're exhausted.
00:43
Speak for yourself, sis.
00:44
OK, I'm exhausted.
00:46
God. Just being an adult kind of sucks,
00:49
right? Doesn't it suck waking up in the morning and just
00:52
sitting in traffic when you could be at home with your own
00:54
kids? I don't have it.
00:55
Well, it's good for you because mine threw up on me
00:57
this morning. Hey?
00:59
I turned 40 today.
01:01
And I don't even know how I got here,
01:04
you know. The night that Poppy died.
01:09
I wasn't there to unplug him.
01:11
You know why I wasn't there to a plug-in?
01:13
Because I was here typing my little fingers away for you.
01:17
You got to work.
01:20
Yeah. I say I hate this job.
01:27
I hate it. God,
01:30
I just miss when things were so much simpler.
01:33
When Pay used to bake those,
01:36
they were ugly cakes.
01:38
They were so ugly,
01:39
but oh, so good.
01:41
So yeah, Martin,
01:43
I'm working hard. I'm here to work and I'm ready to
01:45
work. You know what you need to be ready to do
01:47
What? Just shut the.
01:52
You have an hour,
01:53
honey. Yeah, 4:45,
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right? Mhm. Thank you.
02:10
www.a flashback.com. No.
02:19
A little bug won't hurt.
02:21
I'm already fired. Hm.
02:52
Oh You like really went down.
02:57
Girl, you good?
03:01
that. Where am I?
03:06
At the park. You got hit in the head with a
03:10
soccer ball. Wait,
03:12
what? Oh my God,
03:14
what? Naya? Yeah.
03:20
Why are you so young?
03:24
OK, I think you have a concussion.
03:27
Am I dreaming? No.
03:33
OK, I think I need to take you home.
03:35
Give me your mirror.
03:37
What? The compact mirror you always carry around.
03:39
Give it to me.
03:40
Yeah, OK, OK,
03:41
OK, OK. Give,
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OK. Oh my gosh.
03:49
And my dad? Did I finally have an aneurysm at work
03:54
I wanna go home.
03:55
Take me home, OK?
03:57
OK, I got you.
03:57
Let's go. Let's go,
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let's go, let's go,
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let's go. The house was yellow back then.
04:05
There's no way. Mommy?
04:14
She got hit in the head with a soccer ball.
04:18
What happened? She was out for a while.
04:25
Sit down. I'm going to get you the mentor,
04:27
OK? This is the old kitchen.
04:38
What day is it?
04:41
June twenty-eighth, your birthday?
04:46
I think I'm going to call the doctor.
04:49
No. I Think I'm OK.
05:06
It All right, cake is done and ready.
05:14
Ready, and it's ugly.
05:19
Puppy? Yeah. Hey,
05:25
hey, everything OK?
05:27
she, she got hit with a soccer ball in
05:31
the head, and,
05:32
I,,
05:34
I think we should take her to the doctor.
05:36
We got a little chee chong.
05:38
No, I'm OK.
05:40
I'm really happy to see you.
05:49
It's only been a couple of hours,
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homie. Really happy to see you too,
05:53
birthday girl. OK.
06:02
Hey, hey, look,
06:04
I know you love me,
06:05
OK? But we can't stay here all day.
06:08
We got a crazy birthday party to throw and it's.
06:13
It's 4:40. People are gonna start to come already.
06:16
All right, so come on,
06:17
let's go. Almost.
06:23
4:40. I I have 5 minutes left.
06:30
5 minutes? For what?
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It's not enough. I just got here,
06:36
but I have to go back.
06:38
I have a son,
06:39
Adrian. Adrian, your dad?
06:44
Girl, are you sure you're OK?
06:47
I. I have to go.
06:53
Go where? Girl,
06:57
go take a shower and get ready.
07:03
OK, I will.
07:13
You will always be my ride or die.
07:15
It's just a shower,
07:16
boo. No, I'm gonna find a way back.
07:18
I promise. And by the way,
07:21
you do not age.
07:24
Girl. Yeah, Mommy,
07:25
mommy. Why are you crying,
07:29
mommy? Did I overdo it on a cake again this year
07:32
No? No,
07:34
perfect. You are the best dad in the world.
07:42
I wish I could hear you say happy birthday forever.
07:51
Happy birthday forever. Listen to your mom,
08:11
OK? Go get ready.
09:13
Birthday girl's home. Come down.
09:17
I'm making some culture.