
AN EMOTION
- Animation Programs, Shorts Programs
- 85 mins
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…
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.
Dates & Times
AMC Atlantic Times Square 14
May 3, 2025
9:00 pm