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SJSFF 2025

I Came with Earrings

Drama 2025 11 mins USA

Directed by Jonathan Caren

This is a personal story inspired by the real-life video that Hahn Ponder uploaded to YouTube intended for her unknown birth mom in Vietnam…. It all begins when Leah’s adoptive mom gifts her a pair of diamond earrings that force her to overcome more than just a brown belt test.

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About I Came with Earrings

I Came with Earrings is an 11-minute drama short film from the USA directed by Jonathan Caren. It screened at the 2025 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the “Our Flesh, Our Blood” program.

Director
Jonathan Caren
Program
Our Flesh, Our Blood
Country
USA
Run time
11 mins
Genre
Drama

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