A Story A Day: Day 1

I may or may not post all the stories over here. But, I would love to log a few worth sharing.

Today is the first day of my A Story A Day (ASAD) Project, and so, here’s the first story I came across – New Boy.

This is a story of a young African boy, trying to adjust himself in his new school, with an appalling past from Ireland haunting him all the time.

The conflict that every new child at school goes through is well depicted here. But what truly moved me is the raw innocence by which the little boy juggles between his past and the present.

The film stood as the Best Narrative Short in Tribeca Film Festival 2008, and was nominated for an Oscar.