Quaker

Generation 14plus 2025

In Brooklyn, a group of Quaker pupils gather for one last meeting before graduating from high school. As the rest sit in silence, each pupil has their chance to share a final message with the others. The meeting opens with sincere statements of love, joy and hope – but then takes an abrupt turn when one of the pupils confesses that she has never felt connected to her classmates.

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by Giovanna Molina (Director, Screenplay), Louisa Grenham (Screenplay)
with Cecilia Rene, Caroline Campos, Tyler Diamond, Ayana François, Allegra Leguizamo, Nate Huntington, Georgia Mayhew, Femi Olosunde, Eryn Bartz, Greta Hicks USA 2025 English 16' Colour & Black/White World premiere | Short Film recommendation: 14 years and up

With

Cecilia Rene (Celina)
Caroline Campos (Caroline)
Tyler Diamond (Ethan)
Ayana François (Sarah)
Allegra Leguizamo (Eva)
Nate Huntington (CJ)
Georgia Mayhew (Emma)
Femi Olosunde (Ben)
Eryn Bartz (Grace)
Greta Hicks (Lily)

Crew

Director	Giovanna Molina
Screenplay	Giovanna Molina, Louisa Grenham
Cinematography	Vittoria Campaner
Editing	Danielle Criqui
Sound Design	Rachel Ruggles
Casting	Ruby Green
Producers	Zoey Pressey, Dylan Gee, Eve Bromberg, Giovanna Molina
Executive Producer	Nuer Taqa

Produced by

Radiance Pictures

Photos

Giovanna Molina

The Mexican-Italian-American filmmaker lives in Brooklyn, New York City. Her films explore stories of isolation, belief and surrealism within a female coming-of-age context. She studied directing at UCLA and film and creative writing at Johns Hopkins University and has received grants and fellowships from Sundance, PBS, The Future of Film is Female and the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund. She is currently developing her debut feature film Kismet, the screenplay of which was selected for Wscripted’s 2024 Cannes Screenplay List.

Filmography

2022 Deer Girl; short film 2023 Hickey; short film 2025 Quaker; short film

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025