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21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.

Japan after the end of the Corona disaster. It depicts a couple living with their husband's parents and living under the pressure of a mother-in-law who strongly desires to have grandchildren. This is Kenji Yamauchi's fourth feature film, following AT THE TERRACE (2016), which was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

The kids are alright. And by alright, we mean they might be aliens! When he meets three of them, Wao is told that he must return to their home planet, but is worried about leaving his feuding parents behind.