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2025 Atlanta Documentary Film Festival

Nobody Said It Was Easy Shorts Program #1

A powerful collection of documentaries exploring journeys of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. From a novice monk in Thailand to an artist seeking solitude, a young woman reclaiming her Indigenous roots, and survivors finding their voices in the face of adversity.

Screening Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Get Passes

Disabled: A Love Story

Director Sheila M. Sofian

Documentary Short _ USA - 13 min. 


An animated documentary that explores the relationship and struggles of Terry, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, and her husband Jon, who has cared for her since her diagnosis.

 If You Believe In Me

Director Brandon Bloom

Documentary Short - USA - 13 min. 


An eccentric bee rescuer takes harassment and prejudice head on with the help of his goats.

ENCHUKUNOTO (The Return)

Director Laissa Malih

Documentary Short - Kenya - 16 min. 


Laissa Malih — the first female Maasai filmmaker — returns to the community her parents left behind in this deeply personal look at how the lands of her forefathers are being reshaped by climate change.

Doom & Despair

Director Jonathan Childs

Documentary Short - USA - 21 min. 


Follow Zach Gass as he attempts to ride one of the hardest bike-packing races in the country, Doom & Despair, deep in the Arkansas Ozarks. As his emotions mimic the ups and downs of the terrain, he finds out that even though this race is heavy metal on the outside, it is soft and fuzzy on the inside.

Failure to Fail 

Director Haley Breese

Made in Georgia, Documentary Short - USA - 20 min. 


"Failure to Fail" delves into the troubling phenomenon of grade inflation in the United States education system. This documentary follows three dedicated teachers navigating the ethical complexities of altering grades due to external pressures. 


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