Into the Emerald Sea

From the ocean, Suzu returns to their quiet seaside town in Japan, to find that their grandmother has reincarnated into a sea turtle. Seeing the hometown they once knew as long gone – including the beloved garden – Suzu struggles to talk to her grandmother about relocating. Both must undergo their own process of reconnection to each other and with themselves.

Directed by Asuka Lin
Produced by Giuliana Foulkes and Charlotte Hong Bee Her

Director’s Bio: Asuka Lin is a Japanese-Taiwanese director and DP, born in Nishinomiya, Japan and currently residing in Los Angeles. Their directorial work spans across various genres, but mainly focused within magical realism, encircling stories of diaspora, yearning, and the construct of memory.

Plays in

Going the Distance

Lives 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.