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shareFilmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.
The community gather around the theatrical campfire and share stories of their struggles with demons, the external and within.
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Content, Adult Language, Alcohol, Drug Use, Self Harm
In this program
SOUL FOOD
Directed by: Emily Teera | 21 mins
A magical realist story that follows a mother and daughter, as they try to reconcile their imperfect relationship before time runs out.
REFUSE
Directed by: David Lee, Kenneth Chang | 23 mins
While attempting to clean his filthy room, a Korean American meth addict finds that something sinister lies within the trash.
MOM, IF I WERE A VAMPIRE
Directed by: Deborah Devyn Chuang | 17 mins
An insecure teenage girl dislikes her disapproving mother, and vows to be nothing like her. When she meets a cool school girl with that couldn’t-give-a-damn attitude, she becomes infatuated and follows her down a rabbit hole.
KNOCK KNOCK NIGHT
Directed by: Kaipo Huang | 5 mins
The little girl stays at home alone in the middle of the night, suddenly there came a rat a tat on the door, and the creepy night is about to begin…
NIAN
Directed by: Michelle Krusiec | 7 mins
A Chinese American girl stands up to her racist bully with the help of the Nian, a mythological beast said to come down on the eve of lunar new year to eat rotten children.
ONE THOUSAND CUTS
Directed by: Keiko Sugihara | 8 mins
A young Japanese American woman working in a corporate office discovers mysterious cuts on her body after experiencing microaggressions.
THE FALLEN WOMAN
Directed by: Jennifer Zhang | 17 mins
Two intrepid internet ghost hunters travel to a ranch purportedly haunted by a gold-rush era Chinese prostitute. As their friendship rapidly deteriorates, a dark secret about one of the hunters’ connection to the case comes to light.
