Short of the Week
Paraphernalia
Directed by John Williams · Starring Elijah Muhammad, Nieema Muhammad, Alisha Muhammad, Kaylan Jeffrey · 2009
Young Atari Withers is fed up with the little robot that follows him everywhere and tries to ditch it, sell it and smash it, only to learn it is far more than a toy.
A quirky boy-and-robot tale with a poignant secret at its heart.
When young Atari Withers gets annoyed with the little robot that follows him everywhere, he tries to leave it, sell it and smash it up—but this robot is more than just a toy.
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