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Short Film Programs

A Sweet Treat

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Program A Sweet Treat Sometimes life gets the best of you—you get caught in a lie, parents become too overbearing, or things…
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Award Nominated Shorts

Program Award Nominated Shorts
Short Film Programs

Breaking the Frame: Student Shorts

Program Breaking the Frame: Student Shorts Young, emerging filmmakers from Asia and the Asian diaspora are pushing the boundaries of storytelling, redefining the cinematic…
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Going the Distance

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Program Going the Distance Lives interrupted, forbidden love affairs, caretakers and children finally having it out, people desperate for success–and the physical,…
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Love Stories Before Dawn

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Program Love Stories Before Dawn In the quiet hours before the sun rises, we reach the raw edges of human connections, where they…
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Make It Pop

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Program Make It Pop When you have a brilliant idea or when something stands out in the midst of a crowd, those…
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Mind Games

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Program Mind Games These films explore the horrors that exist within our own bodies and minds–our deepest fears, our worst case…
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Moananuiākea: An Anthology of Us

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Program Moananuiākea: An Anthology of Us Moananuiākea - the ocean, not only connects millions of miles between the islands of the Pacific, but connects…
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On the Road

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Program On the Road “...The answer might be that people, many people, have lost all their political bearings. Mapless, they do not…
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Our Biggest Supporters: Family Shorts

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Program Our Biggest Supporters: Family Shorts Have you ever been confused or lost or even hurt? What happens when you don’t know the answer…
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Poetry of Time

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Program Poetry of Time The films in this showcase explore themes of age, memory, separation, and reunions; they capture the silent poetry…
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Queer (Be)longing

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Program Queer (Be)longing Everyone wants to find their people. Humans crave connection and intimacy whether searching for a friendship or a…
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Stepping Stones

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Program Stepping Stones Past and present reflect one another in this trio of short documentaries about islands caught in the web…
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Stories Our Moms Never Told

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Program Stories Our Moms Never Told What don't we know about our mothers? Who are they beyond the defining and confining role of motherhood?…
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Talking About It

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Program Talking About It A documentary can take many shapes, whether expository, investigative, or even pure entertainment. One of the most effective…
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The Journeys That Shape Us: Animated Shorts

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Program The Journeys That Shape Us: Animated Shorts Journeys take many different shapes and sizes. Some are physical—like treks through harrowing landscapes—and others are emotional—such as…
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The Kids Are Alright: Trans and Nonbinary Asian Childhood

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Program The Kids Are Alright: Trans and Nonbinary Asian Childhood While many countries and communities are starting to embrace transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people, stigma remains…
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The Pursuit of Happiness

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Program The Pursuit of Happiness Oftentimes, people say that the one thing they want out of life is true happiness. This showcase features…