Skip to Content

AFTERLIFE

Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.

The rear-view mirror reflects the past, so let’s focus on the road ahead. To a place that acknowledges and accepts grief. Resilience will be our respite.

In this program


DAISY IS GONE

Directed by: Ziyao Liu | 13 mins

An absurdist sci-fi with comedic overtones.

FRAGMENTED

Directed by: T. L. Quach | 16 mins

The late stage of dementia erases memories of his wife, but her recollection of their past renews their bond.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Directed by: Camila Sagyntkan | 17 mins

After the death of his love, a middle-aged man tries to find a new sense of life against all changes in the country.

I LOVE YOU, YOUR KAMO

Directed by: Isaac Kau | 7 mins

A 93-year old Taiwanese widow recounts her love story with her late husband and the sacrifices they made for their children while 6,891 miles apart.

INTO THE EMERALD SEA

Directed by: Asuka Lin | 22 mins

Suzu emerges from the ocean after a long disappearance, reuniting with their grandmother – who has reincarnated into a sea turtle.

L.A. COFFIN SCHOOL

Directed by: Erin Li | 5 mins

A once-renowned Chinese painter is kicked out of her son’s home, prompting her to enroll in a controversial school that claims to teach people how to start life anew.

QUEERFULLY DEPARTED

Directed by: Trent Nakamura | 11 mins

A beyond the grave love story between a patient and her gynecologist.

Dates & Times

Past