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Love Stories Before Dawn

In the quiet hours before the sun rises, we reach the raw edges of human connections, where they begin in darkness, grapple with inner turmoil, and ultimately reveal their most vulnerable yet beautiful truths in unexpected forms.

Curated by Chen-Yi Wu

In this program


Rat City Symphony

Directed by Adam Zheng Yuan

After a long day dressed in a Mickey Mouse costume, undocumented immigrant Yun finds a rat in her basement. Searching for rat poison at midnight in NYC, she feels akin to the rats and slowly hears sounds that only “rats” understand.

It’s Been a Long Time

Directed by Yuxi Yin

A heartbroken woman, armed with a knife and memories of a lost love, confronts her ex-boyfriend.

29 Hour Famine

Directed by Etzu Shaw

When a devout teenager discovers evidence of someone eating at her church youth group’s annual fasting event, she goes to absurd lengths to catch the culprit.

Growing Pains

Directed by Shengwen Ruan

Dance major student Xiao Yong accidentally obtains a “Body Art” magazine and goes through a complex growth process.