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It’s more than a lyric in a Dave Matthews song – it’s the name of a short film program line-up! More importantly, it defines the emotional rhythms and themes reverberating through these films; each featuring mysterious forces that attract and repel us, sometimes affecting disparate beings in the most unlikely ways. – Faroukh Virani
Co-presented with Community Partners: Silent River Film Festival
In this program
AYESHA
Directed by: Yanyu Dong | 20 mins
An imaginary biography of Yanyu Dong’s mother who, in her youth, dreamed of being a Bollywood dancer.
CARE LESS
Directed by: Tuan Quoc Le | 13 mins
When Wyatt’s girlfriend Rainey awakes up from a year-long catatonic state, he discovers that their relationship may not be as stable as he thought.
HANDS IN THE AIR
Directed by: Reginald Espiritu | 12 mins
An African-American teenager must sneak out of his girlfriend’s house without getting caught by her cop-father.
MY FRIEND MICHAEL JONES
Directed by: Ian Leaupepe, Samson Rambo | 15 mins
A high school misfit with severe OCD forms an unlikely bond with a popular classmate through a shared passion for music and dance.
SECRET LIVES OF ASIANS AT NIGHT
Directed by: Keff | 18 mins
A half-real, half-imaginary romp through a rich, stylized whirlwind world of Asian nightlife in America.
TIDES
Directed by: Masami Kawai | 12 mins
TIDES is a glimpse into a family’s attempt to repair their estrangement with an outing to the beach.
TUNDRA
Directed by: Carol Nguyen | 11 mins
A mother dreams and hallucinates about her daughter, trying to cope with her loss.
