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shareFilmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.
Discarded dreams. Forgotten memories. Missing pieces. These animated films will be where we put it all back together again.
Content Advisory: Animated Violence, Adult Content, Adult Language
In this program
NOW I’M IN THE KITCHEN
Directed by Yana Pan
The same pot, same recipe, same smell, connecting my mom and I. Through cooking, I reflect on what it means to be independent and my relationship with my mom.
ECHO
Directed by Sang Joon Kim
Young brothers during the midst of Korea’s development boom chase a mysterious man who screams every dawn.
COLORVILLE
Directed by Ushmey Chakraborty, Wyatt Hall
In the fantastic world of Colorville, Momma Brown teaches her wayward son that his destiny and worth aren’t tied to his color… they are tied to his hopes and dreams.
THE SPRAYER
Directed by Farnoosh Abedi
A soldier in the sprayers army follows orders spraying poison on plants they find, which are illegal. But one day he finds a seed.
MEIHOUWANG
Directed by Justin Ni
On his first day of preschool, Sun goes toe to toe with his new classmates, channeling the strength of the legendary Monkey King to earn their respect and recognition.
WELL WISHES MY LOVE, YOUR LOVE
Directed by Gabriel Gabriel Garble
A boy lends his friend a prosthetic arm for the day.
MARIONETTES (AND THE VIRTUE OF A LOTUS FLOWER)
Directed by Prajdnik Awasthi
The fate of marionettes is sealed as they are stuck inside a cycle of suffering; the mother questions their existence to the god and supplicates for liberation from an unfortunate tradition.
ORION
Directed by Kyung Na Park
Orion Nam navigates his undocumented status and attachment to home as he chooses what matters most.
DRAGONFLY
Directed by Julia Morizawa
A young girl learns of her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing on March 9-10, 1945 through the eyes of her brother’s spirit.
