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Survived By

Survived By

20244.50h 13m

Overview

A newly orphaned kid dodging the foster care system spends a magical evening with a sock puppet hoping to unpack her complicated relationship with her father days after his death.

Directed by K.D. Chalk
Written by K.D. Chalk
Produced by Nicole Crespo, Pinar Binay
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Top Cast

Kiarra Beasley

Kiarra Beasley

Grace Charles

Chris Chalk

Chris Chalk

Evan Charles / Sock Dad (voice)

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K.D. Chalk

Miss Kim

Allen Rueckert

Allen Rueckert

Truancy Officer

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Clover Kelly

TV Sock Daughter (voice)

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Lacy Hornick

Sock Dad Puppeteer

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Olivia Marie Valdez

Sock Dad Puppeteer

Themes & Keywords

coming of agegrieforphanall black castfoster caregrieving daughterfather daughter relationshipsock puppetfather and daughterphases of grieforphan teenage girl

About Survived By

Survived By is a drama, family, fantasy film released in 2024 exploring themes of coming of age, grief, orphan, all black cast, foster care, grieving daughter. Directed by K.D. Chalk, it stars Kiarra Beasley, Chris Chalk, K.D. Chalk. A newly orphaned kid dodging the foster care system spends a magical evening with a sock puppet hoping to unpack her complicated relationship with her father days after his death.

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