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Liliana Patel and Hana Marie Kim are second-year students at Ghetto Film School LA, creating their summer project: The Parts We Keep, a heartfelt coming-of-age short film set for production in summer 2025.

This film explores the bittersweet moments of growing up, friendship, and the memories that shape us. We’re raising funds to cover essential production costs like food for our cast and crew, transportation, and set design — all crucial to bringing this story to life.

Your support means everything to us as emerging filmmakers, helping us tell stories that matter and build a community through film. Every donation, big or small, brings us one step closer to sharing The Parts We Keep with the world.

Thank you for being part of our journey!

Logline: As her two best friends prepare to leave town, June tries to film the perfect summer to keep them close. But when the camera breaks, she’s forced to face the one thing she can’t capture: letting go.

About the film: ‘The Parts We Keep’ is a 10-minute short film written, directed, and produced by Liliana Patel and Hana Marie Kim. The film follows 16 year old June in her last summer with childhood friends Zoe (15) and Max (17). As June grapples with the fear of being left behind, unspoken feelings, and making every moment count, she is forced to confront the realities of growing up. It explores themes of growing up, memory, nostalgia, and begs the question: what is worth holding on to?