The Lantern That Told the Truth
Honesty
Cozy
Mira borrows Grandpa's old lantern and accidentally cracks the glass. It keeps glowing anyway — but only when someone in the room tells the truth.
7 min Safe for ages 5+
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Short films your family will argue about at dinner — in the good way.
HearthReel makes seven-minute family dramas: the warmth of a bedtime story, the cliffhanger of a season finale, and the timing of a good sitcom. Written so a seven-year-old and a grandparent can watch the same thing and both stay hooked.
For adults purchasing on behalf of their family.
- Safe for ages 5+
- 5–9 minutes each
- One principle per story
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Big-hearted characters
Characters who want something, and a feeling that lands without a lecture at the end.
Season-finale cliffhangers
Every episode ends on a turn. We earn the next click instead of nagging for it.
Sitcom timing
Jokes for the kids, a second joke underneath for whoever's holding the remote.
Start with these
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One More Stair
Perseverance
Adventurous
The lighthouse has ninety-nine stairs and Theo has counted every one. Tonight the lamp is out, the ferry is late, and stair one hundred appears.
6 min Safe for ages 5+
Watch previewThe Soup That Said Sorry
Forgiveness
Funny
Two cousins stop speaking over a broken model plane and one stolen dumpling. Grandma's soup pot refuses to boil until somebody apologises first.
5 min Safe for ages 5+
Watch previewHow it works
- 1
Watch the preview
The first minute or two, free, muted by default. Decide with your kid, not for them.
- 2
A grown-up unlocks it
Checkout is adults-only. We never put a buy button in front of a child.
- 3
Talk about it after
Each story carries one principle — honesty, courage, kindness — and a question to ask afterwards.