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shareFilmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.
From a rhythmic dream of drawn line and motion, to a traditional Ryūkyūan song and dance, to a verite time capsule of a healing anthem’s moment in time, this year’s Cinema Musia program is bathed in melody and sounds inspirational messages of healing and connection.
Content advisory: Discussion of sexual assault, Grief, Mentions of anxiety attacks and depression
In this program
VALENTINO X – FUTURE GENERATIONS
Directed by Toby Sidler
A father is roaming the city of San Francisco reminiscing about a future that could have been.
SUBLIMINAL
Directed by Jess X. Snow
Hollis uses breath work to teleport to a desert where she reconciles with her inner child.
WHAT’S YOUR FANTASY
Directed by Vanessa Marzaroli
A luscious, synth-driven, sticky, dream-pop Venus flytrap adventure that can transport you to any fantasy you desire.
The music video is a twist on the classic Alice in Wonderland fairytale.
THE WEATHER INSIDE
Directed by Jonny Chang, Solomon Chang, Tiffany Ike
The Weather Inside is a 5-part original music video series exploring themes of identity, mental health, and growing pains through an Asian American lens.
I CAN’T KEEP QUIET
Directed by Eurie Chung
An intimate portrait of one woman’s quest for healing that reverberated around the globe through her song “Quiet,” an anthem for the women’s movement.
CHIJUYAA
Directed by Brandon Ufugusuku Ing
Chijuyaa – the plover. Descendants of Okinawan immigrants in Hawai‘i perform a traditional Ryūkyūan song and dance, evoking memories of the past, and emotions of loneliness and yearning. Sung in Uchinaaguchi, one of the endangered Ryūkyūan languages.
CAN’T WAIT
Directed by & Edwin “Sadboiii” Martinez, Lavelle “Velle Vell” Gamble, Mewael “Mobeats” Michael, Stephanie “Soultree” Camba, Uran “Kabashi” Kabashi
Nostalgia and Nature intertwine in this jazzy Chicagoan music video that explores mental health, herbalism, and the relationships between friends, lovers, and land.
