Movie #1766 ........................."The girl in the Hallway " (short doc)

Movie #1766 "The girl in the Hallway" (short doc)  male narrator talks about a 7 year-old black girl who lives in a complex with him and his wife and his new baby --- every day she asks what's the baby's name and he answers. One day, she isn't there --- she is missing, and the apartment is in a very dangerous part of town.  We find out how the story turns out, and I don't want to give more info in case you ever get to see it.  Sufficeth to say that I thought this one was the best of the 6 "stories to tell" packet of short films that I saw at Milwaukee Film Festival --- I was struck by the short story and the powerful message it told to us all.  I give it 5 out of 5.  It presented the story in a very artistic way (kind of reminded me of the Lebron James' short film that won an AA a couple of years ago about the power of basketball).    Here is the link you can see this at --- Link:  https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/watch-girl-in-the-hallway-animated-short-film-by-valerie-barnhart/

"The only thing that separates us from the street - is that door, and our deadbolt. All I want is to shut out the world…" A heartbreaking story brought to life using an unconventional animation style. Girl In The Hallway is a short film directed by Canadian animator Valerie Barnhart, who taught herself animation after graduating from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design as a Visual Arts Major. She uses charcoal, pastel, and graphite drawn on black paper to tell the story of why one man can never forget the girl in the hallway. Featuring a "witness testimony" spoken word performance by Jamie DeWolf - which makes this even more heartfelt because it's so powerful. This is a very creative way to tell this story, and  the distinct animation style makes it feel so much more visceral.