Are We Alone?
- Short Film Programs
- 64 mins
Sometimes experimenting with form is the only way to depict the inexplicable: the comfort of home, the absurdity of isolation, the violation of voyeurism. The more time we spend alone, the more these ideas can intermingle in ways that cannot be explained through words. These somewhat upsetting, sometimes hilarious, and utterly unique shorts briefly look at the strangeness of who people are when they believe no one is watching—or when they suspect that someone might be…
Program curated by Selena Yip and Arzhang Zafar
Live Q&A on 11/06 at 11:00 A.M. EST
In this program
Night & Day
Directed by Paolo Bitanga
Blending documentary and fiction, a mother′s home comes alive once a year when her many children return for the holidays and play on their piano.
Third Culture Kid
Directed by Truong Dam
James Heinrich Nguyen, a “third culture kid,” is battling an inner conflict about cultural heritage, identity, and marriage.
In Loving Memory (of Who We Used to Be)
Directed by Vicky Lee
“In Loving Memory (of Who We Used to Be)” is reminiscent of the growing pains and awkward tween years of a Chinese American girl.
An Interloper’s Kiss
Directed by Grace Kim
A portrait of a woman’s everyday domestic life from the perspective of an unlikely, voyeuristic love interest.
Solo
Directed by Morteza Mirmontazemi
A portrait of a woman’s everyday domestic life from the perspective of an unlikely, voyeuristic love interest.