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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 | 4 mins
A father is roaming the city of San Francisco reminiscing about a future that could have been.
SUBLIMINAL
Directed by: Jess X. Snow | 5 mins
Hollis uses breath work to teleport to a desert where she reconciles with her inner child.
WHAT’S YOUR FANTASY
Directed by: Vanessa Marzaroli | 3 mins
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.
KAJO | REM KOOLHAUS
Directed by: Evelyn Lee | 5 mins
Official music video by Kajo performing REM Koolhaus.
THE WEATHER INSIDE
Directed by: Jonny Chang, Solomon Chang, Tiffany Ike | 13 mins
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 | 28 mins
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 | 9 mins
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 | 3 mins
Nostalgia and Nature intertwine in this jazzy Chicagoan music video that explores mental health, herbalism, and the relationships between friends, lovers, and land.
