Hard to Heart
- Shorts Programs
- 108 mins
Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A
From reconciling with a sibling to envisioning a parenting plan with a partner, the hardest conversations are with the ones you love. — Eseel Borlasa
In this program
AND THEN
Directed by: Jenn Ravenna Tran | 17 mins
Two artists serendipitously meet over and over again in the vibrant nightscape of Tokyo.
FROM HERE
Directed by: Samantha Futerman | 7 mins
Amidst the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, Jess must face what it means to be a transracial adoptee in America.
NOOR & LAYLA
Directed by: Fawzia Mirza | 13 mins
Noor & Layla are breaking up. Is it the end of the road for these two Muslim women, or is it just the beginning?
PINK & BLUE
Directed by: Carmen LoBue | 13 mins
After a surprise first-time pregnancy, a trans couple of color wrestles with how to raise their child in a binary world.
RED HOUSE
Directed by: Gerard Elmore | 19 mins
When an addict sees someone struggling in the ocean, he is devastated to realize he’s incapable of saving them.
RIVER
Directed by: David Liu | 6 mins
Three siblings walk along the LA River, reminiscing about their late mother. One of them remembers her dream about a river.
SOFT SOUNDS OF PEELING FRUIT
Directed by: So Young Shelly Yo | 15 mins
A rebellious Korean American teenager discovers the complexities of her mother’s love.
THINGS WE CARRY
Directed by: Bo Yoon Ha | 18 mins
A closeted Korean woman returns home for her father’s funeral, and uncovers a secret that reconnects her to her grandmother, a traditional deep sea diver.







