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shareLives interrupted, forbidden love affairs, caretakers and children finally having it out, people desperate for success–and the physical, emotional, and psychological distance sparked by these moments. This block of short films depicts the nonlinear spectrum of human connection, detachment, and loss. You’ll watch characters in their struggle to navigate distance of all kinds, including stories of those working to bridge the gap between their lofty dreams and their humbling realities.
Curated by Phoebe Schaub
In this program
Go Back to the Sky
Directed by Nina Zarabi
Due to an unknown brain deficiency, Raha sees everything upside down. She’s happy with her new eyesight, it entertains her & helps her forget what she’s been through.
Marisol
Directed by Aubrey Azmar
What happens when two languages, two cultures, and two worlds collide? One would assume tragedy. But “Marisol” proves that despite differences, love manages to bloom anywhere – no matter the distance, no matter the circumstance.
Seventeen
Directed by Geqi Li
A Chinese American teenage girl, Jasmine, gets pregnant and wants to keep the baby, while her pornstar mother, Yan, insists on having an abortion.
Into the Emerald Sea
Directed by Asuka Lin
Suzu emerges back to their quiet seaside town in Japan, and finds their grandmother reincarnated into a sea turtle.
One Note
Directed by Jamie Ting
A dark comedy about a neurotic but driven 17-year-old Chinese-American violinist on a mission to get admitted to Harvard at any cost.
