Jelly

Jelly

Girls’ night!

NR 2021 · 12 min · Drama

Jelly is a short film about a teenage girl who undergoes initiation into her school's new cult as a vehicle to explore tokenism and exploitation in mainstream, disingenuous feminist spaces.

Directed by Ariela Barer · Written by Ariela Barer

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