WWYD (What Would You Do?)
- Shorts Programs
- 73 mins
Filmmakers in attendance.
Pixelated glimpse of some of the intimate moments of life. From a panicked search for a missing child, to the remnants of loss and war; this collection of live action, experimental, and animated works poignantly asks, “What would you do?” — Annie Liang & Eseel Borlasa
Co-presented with Community Partners: Tuesday Night Cafe / Tuesday Night Project, Slamdance
In this program
CHILDREN OF THE SOIL
Directed by Judhajit Bagchi, Ranadeep Bhattacharyya
Sculptures made of soil collected from the barren fields of farmers who have committed suicide, are used to document the plight of Indian farmers.
I CAN’T BRING YOU AWAY
Directed by Li-Wei Lin
This short film is about the growth of young minds, as they express their inner worlds …using imagination and pencil lines.
IN FULL BLOOM
Directed by Maegan Houang
An older Vietnamese hoarder has her life upended when worms open a black hole in her house and threaten to take all her stuff.
LUCY IN THE SKY
Directed by Bertha Bay-Sa Pan
LUCY IN THE SKY follows 14-year-old Lucy on the autism spectrum as she starts mainstream high school, and the impact on her entire family.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Directed by Ray Wu
A despondent security guard of an aging amusement park must grasp the last redemption as he reunites with his long-lost daughter.
MY MOON
Directed by Eusong Lee
A relationship between three celestial bodies; a romance between Earth, Moon, and Sun.
NOWHERE
Directed by HyeonJeong Cho
While attending a social event at a bar, John tries to fit in by changing his personality to match each person he meets.
SISTER
Directed by Siqi Song
A man thinks back to his childhood memories of growing up with an annoying little sister in China in the 1990s.
WAYWARD EMULSIONS
Directed by Tina Takemoto
Queer glimpses of a wayward woman captured in bits of emulsion lifted from stray reels of a 35mm Asian drama.