The Elephant

The Elephant

2025 · 15 min · Drama, Comedy

A heartfelt drama following Casie, an international student who buries herself in parties to avoid confronting her grief and disconnect from her culture. With a high-stakes presentation on her home traditions, she is determined to excel and she would do it–except an invisible elephant keeps creating chaos in her life and ignoring it only makes it worse.

Directed by Chelcy S. Meneses · Written by Chelcy S. Meneses

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