The Smell in the Trees
Film Florida Student Film Challenge 2026: High School
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4m 47s
During a lively family lunch, three generations of women gather around a table — grandmas, moms, and teenage girls — all talking over each other in the warm chaos of a Sunday meal. When teenager Lilli pulls out her notebook looking for a local Miami folklore story for a school project, she unknowingly unlocks a memory her grandmothers have carried for decades.
What starts as casual suggestions about alligators and hurricanes takes a turn when the grandmothers hint at something far more interesting, the Skunk Ape.
Credits:
Director: Natalia Isabel Grabiel
Writer: Natalia Isabel Grabiel
Producer: Carolina Grabiel
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