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Girls In Real Life Situations (2024)
On their first day of eighth grade (middle school), Sam, Lexi, and Jane come up with a plan to get the most coveted table in the school cafeteria. Their strategy, however, begins to fall apart when Katy, a sixth-grade TikTok influencer, takes the spot they wanted.
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On their first day of eighth grade (middle school), Sam, Lexi, and Jane come up with a plan to get the most coveted table in the school cafeteria. Their strategy, however, begins to fall apart when Katy, a sixth-grade TikTok influencer, takes the spot they wanted.
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Genre:Animation
Written By:Ofre Sparrow-Vaknin
In Theaters:4/26/2024
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Runtime:6 minutes
Studio:CalArts
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