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shareFilmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.
An on going legacy program with the film festival that has welcomed award-winning filmmakers early in their career. Experience a range of storytelling styles from the next generation. The future is now.
In this program
A ROADSIDE BANQUET
Directed by: Peiqi Peng | 16 mins
An eleven years old Chinese girl turns into a feather duster at her baby brother’s first birthday party, soon after learning her parents only ever wanted a boy.
BIRDSONG
Directed by: Hrishi Bardhan | 12 mins
Amidst moving homes, a superstitious Indian-American girl struggles to bury her pet bird in fear of it haunting her.
WHERE NO ONE LIVES
Directed by: Li Anne Liew | 15 mins
On one night, three lonely next-door neighbors find themselves in search of connection, forgiveness, and company in an old apartment building.
OTHER HOMES
Directed by: Joseph Youngjune Lee | 15 mins
In the winter of the Korean War, a North Korean family escapes to the sea, where they must quietly sneak across the water on a fisherman’s boat to reach freedom.
FILI
Directed by: Peter Filimaua | 16 mins
Fili, a young Samoan American, is torn between following his father’s footsteps in playing football and pursuing his hidden passion for acting.
BENTOBOX
Directed by: Olivia Owyeung | 16 mins
Set in the late 90s of rural Jersey, a ten-year old biracial Japanese-American boy begins rejecting his mother’s lunches.
