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

Moving drawings moving people. Intimacy between intimate moments. Over time and underneath. Animated films exploring the real and surreal.

In this program


Broken Mosaic

Directed by Alexandra "Lexie" Orr

In this punk music video, two mixed Asian-American siblings are always the topic of gossip, but they decide who they are.

Creatures of Chaos

Directed by Asavari Kumar

When emotional turmoil takes physical form, four strangers learn their new companions refuse to stay hidden

Crow, Starfish and Unicorn

Directed by Xiaoxuan Han

A story about crow, starfish, unicorn, and regret.

First Line

Directed by Tina

In the corner of an anime studio, the newcomer animator Mito takes on the challenge of creating the most demanding animation part. However, Mito is hampered by seemingly unreasonable demands from the director and soon finds himself unable to draw even a single line…

Grandpa’s Beef Stew

Directed by HaiTao Wu

Grandpa’s Beef Stew follows a young protagonist’s emotional journey as he grapples with his grandfather’s Alzheimer’s, uncovering the deep sacrifices of his past through the fading memories of his beloved beef stew.

Have I Swallowed Your Dreams

Directed by Clara Chan

A poetic conversation between an immigrant daughter and her mother about sacrifices and dreams.

HOLY HEAVINESS

Directed by Farnoosh Abedi-Negah Fardiar

The unbearable lightness of the death of loved ones… There are wounds in life that eat away at you like leprosy…

Say to You

Directed by Nuodi A

A sweet love story between two puppies.

She and Her Good Vibrations

Directed by Olivia Griselda, Sarah Cheok

A stressed-out, middle-aged woman discovers the wonders of a vibrator, but she soon becomes addicted to solo pleasure sessions and loses touch with reality.

Words of Her

Directed by Charlene Xu

A distressed woman’s soliloquy. 
“That woman” comes to her city for a short stay, bringing her the rain season from home. Inexplicable sensations plague her mind and body like mold, so she sinks into the reeds that grow out of the wounds on her finger.

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