AFTERLIFE
- Shorts Program
- 71 mins
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
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.






